Special When Lit
“Rediscover a lost icon”
2009•G•1h 37m•6.6•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Brett Sullivan
Languages
English
Studio
Steam Motion & Sound
Cast
Roger Sharpe
Himself
Rick Stetta
Himself
Pat Lawlor
Himself
Steve Epstein
Himself
Sam Harvey
Himself
Tim Arnold
Himself
Lyman Sheats
Himself
John Broughton
Himself
Josh Pingeek Kaplan
Himself
Gary Stern
Himself
Donovan Stepp
Himself
Koi Morris
Himself
Neil Shatz
Himself
Production
Company
Steam Motion & Sound
Producer
Brett Sullivan
Producer
Clayton Jacobsen
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