The Longshot

The Longshot is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Paul Bartel and starring Tim Conway. The movie involved four friends who enjoy betting on horses at the race track. Someone tells them that he's got something to give his horse to make it run faster, and they can win a lot of money if they bet. Dooley (Tim Conway) tries to romance Nicki Dixon (Stella Stevens) to get the money, but he finds out she's a lunatic who tries to kill him when he reminds her of her ex. Later, they borrow an envelope of money from the mob, who expect them to pay back within a week. They find out that the man who gave them the tip was a fraud, but Dooley remembered someone saying that the horse would run fast if a shirt was waved. He ran out to the track, and the horse won the race.[2]

The Longshot
Directed by	Paul Bartel
Produced by	Lang Elliott Mike Nichols (executive producer)
Written by	Tim Conway
Starring	Tim Conway Harvey Korman Jack Weston Ted Wass
Music by	Charles Fox
Cinematography	Robby Müller
Edited by	Alan Toomayan
Distributed by	Orion Pictures
Release date	January 17, 1986
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$256,301 (US)[1]

Cast

• Tim Conway as Dooley
• Harvey Korman as Lou
• Jack Weston as Elton
• Ted Wass as Stump
• Stella Stevens as Nicki Dixon
• Anne Meara as Madge
• George DiCenzo as DeFranco
• Jorge Cervera as Santiago
• Jonathan Winters as Tyler
• Frank Bonner as Realtor
• Eddie Deezen as Parking Attendant
• Nick Dimitri as Track Cop
• Garry Goodrow as Josh
• Edie McClurg as Donna
• Joseph Ruskin as Fusco

References

1. "The Longshot - Box Office Data". The Numbers. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
2. http://allmovie.com/work/the-longshot-29963

External links

• The Longshot on IMDb
• The Longshot at the TCM Movie Database
• The Longshot at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Longshot at the American Film Institute Catalog