slanting

1988-09-28 | 103 min. | Comedy, Drama

After a heart attack, Abbie Polin (Crystal), a New York doctor, goes to Los Angeles to see his father, Abe (King), who works in Hollywood as the "king of the extras." Their relationship has been strained for several years. Lisa, the romantic interest in Abbie's life, bonds with Abe, who gets along famously with everyone but his son. Abe begins having memory loss and eventually is diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. He and his son grow closer in time and, before it's too late, Abbie tries to get Abe a speaking role in a film.

Billy Crystal

Abbie

Alan King

Abe

JoBeth Williams

Lisa

Janet Carroll

Dorothy Davis

David Ackroyd

1st Assistant Director

Phil Fondacaro

Horace Bosco

Robert Pastorelli

Al (Broccoli)

Mark L. Taylor

2nd Assistant Director

Peter Elbling

Director

Larry Cedar

1st Assistant Director (Soap)

Sheryl Bernstein

Dancer

Sean Connery

Self (uncredited)