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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Discussed in the section on pinball history; even when pinball machines were banned in the United States, pinball manufacturers continued to survive and thrive thanks to its popularity in Europe.
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* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Done briefly with Koi Morris, a synthetic chemist and pinball tournament player who failed to qualify for PAPA 8. [[spoiler:He wins the C Division at Pinball Expo 2005.]]
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* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Done briefly with Koi Morris, a synthetic chemist and pinball tournament player who failed to qualify for PAPA 8. [[spoiler:He wins the C Division at Pinball Expo 2005.]]]]
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''Special When Lit'' is a 2007 {{Documentary}} by Brett Sullivan about {{Pinball}} -- its history, creators, and fans. The movie explores pinball's past, present, and future, its role in pop culture, interviews pinball players, collectors, and creators, and culminates with a showdown at the PAPA 8 World Pinball Championships in 2005,
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''Special When Lit'' is a 2007 {{Documentary}} by Brett Sullivan about {{Pinball}} -- its history, creators, and fans. The movie explores pinball's past, present, and future, its role in pop culture, interviews pinball players, collectors, and creators, and culminates with a showdown at the PAPA 8 World Pinball Championships in 2005,
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* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Done briefly with Koi Morris, a synthetic chemist and pinball tournament player who failed to qualify for PAPA 8. [[spoiler:He wins the C Division at Pinball Expo 2005.]]
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* TheAce: Lyman Sheats Jr., who is heavily favored to win the PAPA 8 Championship.
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* TheAce: Lyman Sheats Jr., who is repeatedly named by other players as the best, and is heavily favored to win the PAPA 8 Championship.Championship. [[spoiler:He does.]]
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* {{Otaku}}: Several of the collectors featured in the movie come across like this. The most prominent example is Sam Harvey, a former bowling operator who lives alone and spends his days working on his collection of 400 pinball machines, complete with meticulous lots of owners' histories.
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* {{Otaku}}: Several of the collectors featured in the movie come across like this. The most prominent example is Sam Harvey, a former bowling operator who lives alone and spends his days working on his collection of 400 pinball machines, complete with meticulous lots logs of owners' histories.
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''Special When Lit'' is a 2007 {{Documentary}} by Brett Sullivan about {{Pinball}} culture -- its history, creators, and fans. The movie explores pinball's past, present, and future, its role in pop culture, interviews pinball players, collectors, and creators, and culminates with a showdown at the PAPA 8 World Pinball Championships in 2005,
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* TheAce: Creator/LymanSheats, who is heavily favored to win the PAPA 8 Championship.
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* TheAce: Creator/LymanSheats, Lyman Sheats Jr., who is heavily favored to win the PAPA 8 Championship.
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* StrawFan: Some viewers feel that the movie casts pinball collectors and fans in this light, particularly the less-than-flattering portrayals of Josh "Pingeek" Kaplan and Sam Harvey. Others, however, have argued that the movie is simply accurately reflecting the RealLife eccentricities of its subjects.
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* StrawFan: Some viewers feel that the movie casts pinball collectors and fans in this light, particularly the less-than-flattering portrayals of Josh "Pingeek" Kaplan and Sam Harvey. Others, however, have argued that the movie is simply accurately reflecting the RealLife eccentricities of its subjects.subjects.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Done briefly with Koi Morris, a synthetic chemist and pinball tournament player who failed to qualify for PAPA 8. [[spoiler:He wins the C Division at Pinball Expo 2005.]]
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Done briefly with Koi Morris, a synthetic chemist and pinball tournament player who failed to qualify for PAPA 8. [[spoiler:He wins the C Division at Pinball Expo 2005.]]
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''Special When Lit'' is a 2007 {{Documentary}} by Brett Sullivan about {{Pinball}} culture -- its history, creators, and fans. The movie explores pinball's role in pop culture, interviews with passionate collectors and pro players, and culminates with a showdown at the PAPA 8 World Pinball Championships in 2005,
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''Special When Lit'' is a 2007 {{Documentary}} by Brett Sullivan about {{Pinball}} culture -- its history, creators, and fans. The movie explores pinball's role in pop culture, interviews with passionate collectors and pro pinball players, collectors, and creators, and culminates with a showdown at the PAPA 8 World Pinball Championships in 2005,
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The movie won the award for Best Feature Documentary at the 2009 Los Angeles United Film Festival.
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The movie premiered in October 2009 at London's Raindance Film Festival, and won the award for Best Feature Documentary at the 2009 Los Angeles United Film Festival.
Festival. It was released on DVD in 2011 and is available on multiple digital streaming services.
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The movie won the award for Best Feature Documentary at the 2009 Los Angeles United Film Festival.
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* StrawFan: Some viewers feel that the movie casts pinball collectors and fans in this light, particularly the less-than-flattering portrayals of Josh "Pingeek" Kaplan and Sam Harvey. Others, however, have argued that the movie is simply accurately reflecting the RealLife eccentricities of its subjects.
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''Special When Lit'' is a 2007 {{Documentary}} by Brett Sullivan about {{Pinball}} culture -- its history, creators, and fans. The movie explores pinball's role in pop culture, interviews with passionate collectors and pro players, and culminates with a showdown at the PAPA 8 World Pinball Championships in 2005,
The documentary includes interviews with the following pinball luminaries:
* Tim Arnold - operator of the Pinball Hall of Fame in UsefulNotes/LasVegas.
* Steve Epstein - former operator of New York City's Broadway Arcade.
* Creator/SteveKordek - pinball designer.
* Creator/PatLawlor - pinball designer.
* Raphael Lankar - owner of the Paris Pinball Museum
* Creator/SteveRitchie - pinball designer.
* Creator/RogerSharpe - author and former licensing manager for Creator/WilliamsElectronics.
* Creator/LymanSheatsJr - pinball programmer and top player.
* Gary Stern - President of Creator/SternPinball.
* Natal Zaccaria - pinball designer, Creator/{{Zaccaria}}
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!!This documentary features the following tropes:
* TheAce: Creator/LymanSheats, who is heavily favored to win the PAPA 8 Championship.
* BigGame: The PAPA (Professional and Amateur Pinball Association) 8 World Pinball Championship.
* CollectorOfTheStrange: Some of the collectors veer into this territory, such as Steve Keeler (collects pinball machines and ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' memorabilia) and Josh "Pingeek" Kaplan (collects and sells videos of pinball games being played).
* CompetitionFreak: Sean Grant, ''a.k.a.'' "The Storm", a tournament player who incorporates angry screaming fits into his game.
-->"What's really important when you play pinball at the tournament level is to have your mentality straight -- to be sharp and to have a killer instinct."
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Discussed in the section on pinball history; even when pinball machines were banned in the United States, pinball manufacturers continued to survive and thrive thanks to its popularity in Europe.
-->"...people were proud of that, proud to have -- in a French bistro in Paris -- an American [pinball] machine."
* GloryDays: Rick Stetta, the 1991 Pinball World Champion.
-->"I would even go so far as to say I am special, because of pinball."
* KillItWithWater: Discussed; shortly after the World Pinball Championships in 2004, the PAPA facility was devastated by a major flood that destroyed all of the pinball machines and much of the building's infrastructure. Despite the setback, Kevin Martin and PAPA rebuilt the facility and restored the collection of games in time for the 2005 Championships.
* {{Otaku}}: Several of the collectors featured in the movie come across like this. The most prominent example is Sam Harvey, a former bowling operator who lives alone and spends his days working on his collection of 400 pinball machines, complete with meticulous lots of owners' histories.
* StrawFan: Some viewers feel that the movie casts pinball collectors and fans in this light, particularly the less-than-flattering portrayals of Josh "Pingeek" Kaplan and Sam Harvey. Others, however, have argued that the movie is simply accurately reflecting the RealLife eccentricities of its subjects.
The documentary includes interviews with the following pinball luminaries:
* Tim Arnold - operator of the Pinball Hall of Fame in UsefulNotes/LasVegas.
* Steve Epstein - former operator of New York City's Broadway Arcade.
* Creator/SteveKordek - pinball designer.
* Creator/PatLawlor - pinball designer.
* Raphael Lankar - owner of the Paris Pinball Museum
* Creator/SteveRitchie - pinball designer.
* Creator/RogerSharpe - author and former licensing manager for Creator/WilliamsElectronics.
* Creator/LymanSheatsJr - pinball programmer and top player.
* Gary Stern - President of Creator/SternPinball.
* Natal Zaccaria - pinball designer, Creator/{{Zaccaria}}
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!!This documentary features the following tropes:
* TheAce: Creator/LymanSheats, who is heavily favored to win the PAPA 8 Championship.
* BigGame: The PAPA (Professional and Amateur Pinball Association) 8 World Pinball Championship.
* CollectorOfTheStrange: Some of the collectors veer into this territory, such as Steve Keeler (collects pinball machines and ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' memorabilia) and Josh "Pingeek" Kaplan (collects and sells videos of pinball games being played).
* CompetitionFreak: Sean Grant, ''a.k.a.'' "The Storm", a tournament player who incorporates angry screaming fits into his game.
-->"What's really important when you play pinball at the tournament level is to have your mentality straight -- to be sharp and to have a killer instinct."
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Discussed in the section on pinball history; even when pinball machines were banned in the United States, pinball manufacturers continued to survive and thrive thanks to its popularity in Europe.
-->"...people were proud of that, proud to have -- in a French bistro in Paris -- an American [pinball] machine."
* GloryDays: Rick Stetta, the 1991 Pinball World Champion.
-->"I would even go so far as to say I am special, because of pinball."
* KillItWithWater: Discussed; shortly after the World Pinball Championships in 2004, the PAPA facility was devastated by a major flood that destroyed all of the pinball machines and much of the building's infrastructure. Despite the setback, Kevin Martin and PAPA rebuilt the facility and restored the collection of games in time for the 2005 Championships.
* {{Otaku}}: Several of the collectors featured in the movie come across like this. The most prominent example is Sam Harvey, a former bowling operator who lives alone and spends his days working on his collection of 400 pinball machines, complete with meticulous lots of owners' histories.
* StrawFan: Some viewers feel that the movie casts pinball collectors and fans in this light, particularly the less-than-flattering portrayals of Josh "Pingeek" Kaplan and Sam Harvey. Others, however, have argued that the movie is simply accurately reflecting the RealLife eccentricities of its subjects.
