History Pinball / LightsCameraAction

* ThemeNaming: The movie's characters are named after playing card ranks -- "Ace" (TheHero), "King" (BigBad), "Queen" (CampGay), "Jack" (TheDragon), and "10" (TheChick).

* PaintingTheMedium: The game has which shine down on the player at key points of the game.

->'''Director:''' "Quiet on the set!"

''Lights... Camera... Action!'' is an [[PhysicalPinballTables arcade pinball game]] released by Creator/{{Gottlieb}} (under the "Premier" label) in 1989. It was designed by Creator/JonNorris, with artwork by Brian Johnson and Constantino Mitchell.

In this game, the player is a budding Director working on a summer action movie. Under the heat of the spotlights, travel around San Francisco, wrap up the five big Scenes, and finish the Blockbuster. Complete the Stunt Sequence, perform the Helicopter Rescue loop, then flip the ramp and film the big Shoot-Out in the backbox. Keep an eye on the countdown timer embedded in the playfield, use the Catch-Up feature to stay in the game, and collect the stars' playing cards to [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext build up your Poker Hands.]]

''Lights... Camera... Action!'' was one of the earliest System 3 tables from Gottlieb, allowing for more complicated games like those from their competitors. Although many players initially dismiss ''LCA'' for its cluttered, cartoonish artwork, those who look past the surface find it fast, sophisticated, and challenging, with lots of satisfying shots and a deep ruleset that requires several plays to fully understand it all. The game has ended up an under-rated CultClassic among pinheads.

* TheArtifact: The numerous references to playing cards, and the need to assemble poker hands for bonuses. WordOfGod is that the game was originally designed with a card game theme, which was changed to movie-making midway through production.

* BigBad: "King", the antagonist of the movie.
* CampGay: "Queen", the flamboyantly effeminate man with a loose shirt and leather-skinned bandanna draped over his shoulder.

* TheDragon: "Jack," the BigBad's enforcer.

* EiffelTowerEffect: [[UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco The Golden Gate Bridge]] is prominently featured on the backglass.

* TheHero: "Ace," the star of the film.

* MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext: While naming the characters in an action movie after playing cards can make thematic sense, there's no way to explain why you're collecting their "cards" to build poker hands while filming the movie...

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname[=/=]ThemeNaming: The movie characters are named after playing card ranks -- "Ace" (TheHero), "King" (BigBad), "Queen" (CampGay), "Jack" (TheDragon), and "10" (TheChick).

* PaintingTheMedium: The spotlights which shine down on the player at key points of the game.

* ShowdownAtHighNoon: Though it's not set in the Old West, the shootout scene in the backbox plays this trope straight.
-->'''Director:''' "Ready, set, ''DRAW!''"
* ShowWithinAShow: Or, rather, Movie Within a Pinball.

'''Lights... Camera... Action!''' is an [[PhysicalPinballTables arcade pinball game]] released by Creator/{{Gottlieb}} (under the "Premier" label) in 1989. It was designed by Creator/JonNorris, with artwork by Brian Johnson and Constantino Mitchell.

->'''Director:''' "Cut, cut, cut!"

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The movie characters are named after playing card ranks -- "Ace" (TheHero), "King" (BigBad), "Queen" (CampGay), "Jack" (TheDragon), and "10" (TheChick).

In this game, the player is a budding director putting the finishing touches on a summer action movie. Under the heat of the spotlights, travel around San Francisco and wrap up the five big Scenes and make the Blockbuster. Complete the Stunt Sequence, perform the Helicopter Rescue loop, then flip the ramp and film the big Shoot-Out in the backbox. Keep an eye on the countdown timer embedded in the playfield, use the Catch-Up feature to stay in the game, and collect the stars' playing cards to [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext build up your Poker Hands.]]

DestinationDefenestration: The rooftop ChaseScene includes a bystander knocked through a skylight window.

''Lights... Camera... Action!'' was one of the earliest System 3 tables from Gottlieb, allowing for more complicated games like their competitors offered. Although many players initially dismiss ''LCA'' for its cluttered, cartoonish artwork, those who look past the surface find it fast, sophisticated, and challenging, with lots of satisfying shots that require several plays to understand all of the rules, making it something of an under-rated CultClassic among pinheads.

* TheArtifact: The numerous references to playing cards and the WordOfGod is that the game was originally designed with a card game theme, which was changed to movie-making midway through production.