Pinball historian Richard Bueschel hosts an hour-long look at the arcade favorite's illustrious history, including interviews with flipper devotees Slash (from Guns & Roses), Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry, baseball great Frank Thomas, and others.
Production
Incredible archival footage of 1930s bagatelle machines.
Acting
Richard Bueschel's unfiltered enthusiasm for flippers.
Director
Mark Helms
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Richard Bueschel's personal collection exceeded 800 machines; he literally wrote the book on pinball valuation before this documentary existed.
This was filmed during pinball's absolute nadir—1998, right before The Who's Tommy revival and barcades resurrected the culture. Bueschel was documenting a dying art form that didn't actually die.
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