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Special When Lit (2009)

Rediscover a lost icon

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 37M

Director : Brett Sullivan

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Roger Sharpe
Roger Sharpe
Himself
Rick Stetta
Rick Stetta
Himself
Pat Lawlor
Pat Lawlor
Himself
Steve Epstein
Steve Epstein
Himself
Sam Harvey
Sam Harvey
Himself
Tim Arnold
Tim Arnold
Himself
Lyman Sheats
Lyman Sheats
Himself
John Broughton
John Broughton
Himself
Josh Pingeek Kaplan
Josh Pingeek Kaplan
Himself
Gary Stern
Gary Stern
Himself
Donovan Stepp
Donovan Stepp
Himself
Koi Morris
Koi Morris
Himself
Neil Shatz
Neil Shatz
Himself

Crews

Brett Sullivan
Brett Sullivan
Director
Clayton Jacobsen
Clayton Jacobsen
Producer
Brett Sullivan
Brett Sullivan
Original Music Composer
Brett Sullivan
Brett Sullivan
Editor
Emily Rickard
Emily Rickard
Line Producer
Julian Chow
Julian Chow
Co-Producer
Brett Sullivan
Brett Sullivan
Producer
Luke Carvell
Luke Carvell
Art Direction

Trailers and other movies

Special When Lit Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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