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Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game
Directed by
  • Austin Bragg
  • Meredith Bragg
Written by
  • Austin Bragg
  • Meredith Bragg
Produced by
  • Rob Pfaltzgraff
  • Lana Link
  • Stacey Park
  • Summer Crockett Moore
  • Tony Glazer
Starring
CinematographyJon Keng
Edited by
  • Michelle Botticelli
Music byRob Barbato
Production
company
Distributed byMPI Original Films
Release dates
  • October 8, 2022 (2022-10-08) (Hamptons)
  • March 17, 2023 (2023-03-17) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes[1]
Country
  • United States
LanguageEnglish

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, Crystal Reed, and Dennis Boutsikaris. 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.

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.

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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

  1. ^ a b "Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game". Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. ^ "PINBALL: THE MAN WHO SAVED THE GAME". Hamptons International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.

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