Special When Lit (2009)
Rediscover a lost icon
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.
- Date of release
- 2009-10-01
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (27)
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Brett Sullivan
Casting
- 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
Interesting facts
Special When Lit is a feature length documentary film about pinball written and directed by Brett Sullivan. The film is produced by Steam Motion and Sound.
Production
Filming took place from mid-2006 to 2008 in several trips to the U.S., France, Italy, Sweden, Australia and the UK. Post-production was completed at Steam Motion and Sound in London during 2008 and 2009.
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