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Special When Lit

Rediscover a lost icon
Oct 1, 2009 · 1h 37m
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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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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
Directed by Brett Sullivan

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
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Production
Steam Motion & Sound
Country
US, GB

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