Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game
Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game is a 2022 biographical comedy-drama film directed and written by the Bragg brothers. The film stars Mike Faist. It is based on true events around the story of Roger Sharpe, GQ journalist and real-life "pinball wizard" who in 1976 helped overturn New York City's 35-year ban on pinball.
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Cinematography | Jon Keng |
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Music by | Rob Barbato |
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Distributed by | MPI Original Films |
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Running time | 95 minutes[1] |
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Language | English |
Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game made its world premiere at the 2022 Hamptons International Film Festival.[2] It was released in select theaters and VOD on March 17, 2023.[1] The film received generally positive reviews from critics.
Cast
- Mike Faist as Roger Sharpe
- Dennis Boutsikaris as Mr. Sharpe
- Crystal Reed as Ellen
- Christopher Convery as Seth
- Mike Doyle as Jack Haber
- Damian Young as Ben Chikofsky
- Bryan Batt as Harry Coulianos
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 94% based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10.[3] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 64 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]
References
- "Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game". Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- "PINBALL: THE MAN WHO SAVED THE GAME". Hamptons International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- "Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- "Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.