Special When Lit

Special When Lit

Rediscover a lost icon

2009•1h 37m•6.6/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.6/10(25)

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.

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Production

Steam Motion & Sound

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

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

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