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66% Critic Match
Special When Lit
“Rediscover a lost icon”
6.6 / 10• 2009• 1h 37m•G• English
Documentary
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
RS
Roger Sharpe
Himself
LeadRS
Rick Stetta
Himself
PL
Pat Lawlor
Himself
SE
Steve Epstein
Himself
SH
Sam Harvey
Himself
TA
Tim Arnold
Himself
LS
Lyman Sheats
Himself
JB
John Broughton
Himself
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Brett Sullivan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Special When Lit is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
