Special When Lit

Special When Lit

97 mins | Documentary | Oct. 1, 2009

What made more money than the entire American movie industry through the 50s and 60s? Pinball. Special When Lit rediscovers the lure of a lost pop icon. A product of the mechanical and electrical age, the American invention swept the world and defined cool. Now it is relegated to a nostalgic footnote deserving a better fate. Joining the fans, collectors, designers and champion players from across the globe who share a world many of us didn't know still existed.

Special When Lit

97 mins | Documentary | Oct. 1, 2009

Special When Lit
What made more money than the entire American movie industry through the 50s and 60s? Pinball. Special When Lit rediscovers the lure of a lost pop icon. A product of the mechanical and electrical age, the American invention swept the world and defined cool. Now it is relegated to a nostalgic footnote deserving a better fate. Joining the fans, collectors, designers and champion players from across the globe who share a world many of us didn't know still existed.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Steam Motion & Sound
Original title Special When Lit
Directors Brett Sullivan
Writers

Cast

Roger Sharpe

as Himself

Rick Stetta

as Himself

Pat Lawlor

as Himself

Steve Epstein

as Himself

Sam Harvey

as Himself

Tim Arnold

as Himself

Lyman Sheats

as Himself

John Broughton

as Himself

Josh Pingeek Kaplan

as Himself

Gary Stern

as Himself

Donovan Stepp

as Himself

Koi Morris

as Himself

Neil Shatz

as Himself