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Special When Lit

Special When Lit

2009·Movie·1h 37m

Documentary

6.6 / 10 (27 votes)

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.

Directed by
Brett Sullivan
Original language
English
Released
1 October 2009

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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

Cast

  • RS

    Roger Sharpe

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  • RS

    Rick Stetta

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  • PL

    Pat Lawlor

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  • SE

    Steve Epstein

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  • SH

    Sam Harvey

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  • TA

    Tim Arnold

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  • LS

    Lyman Sheats

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  • JB

    John Broughton

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  • JP

    Josh Pingeek Kaplan

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  • GS

    Gary Stern

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  • DS

    Donovan Stepp

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  • KM

    Koi Morris

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