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Special When Lit

Special When Lit

# Rediscover a lost icon
Documentary
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2009-10-01
⌚ Running Time: 97 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.6

Beloved Cast

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

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