The Longshot

The Longshot (1986), starring Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, Jack Weston, Jonathon Winters

 If you’re like me, you consider  Tim Conway  and  Harvey Korman  to be one of the classic comedy teams, and wish that they had worked together beside The Carol Burnett Show. Thankfully, they did!  The Longshot is an independent film  written by Tim Conway, co-starring Tim Conway,  Harvey Korman  (as well as Jack Weston, Ted Wass, and  Jonathan Winters).   The basic  plot is that a group of four life-long losers decide to take a chance for once in their lives, and place a large long-shot bet on a broken-down horse.   With borrowed money.   Borrowed from the mob.  

Is it the greatest comedy of the 20th Century?   No.   It is more than enjoyable?   Absolutely!   And it’s now available on DVD as part of a double feature (another Tim Conway movie — They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way), making it a  very  good bargain.

Cast of characters

• Tim Conway (The Billion Dollar Hobo; The Carol Burnett Show) as Dooley
• Harvey Korman (Herbie Goes Bananas; Dracula Dead and Loving It) as Lou
• Jack Weston (The Incredible Mr. Limpet; Cactus Flower) as Elton
• Ted Wass as Stump
• Stella Stevens (The Nutty Professor) as Nicki Dixon
• Anne Meara (The Boys from Brazil) as Madge
• George DiCenzo as DeFranco
• Jorge Cervera as Santiago
• Jonathan Winters (It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World) 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