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"Watching this mamoth slapstick World War II farce is like being stuck in a pinball machine for two hours." "World War II, Animal House Style," (12/14/79) "Michael Srigow, L.A. Herald Examiner, reviews the movie, "1941"

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MOVIE

PINBALL MACHINE

SCENE

Friday The 13th, part 2

KISS, Bally, 1978

Pokerino, Williams, 1978

About 26 minutes into movie, bar scene, behind drunk teen camp counselors, There is also a Galaxian vid across from the pins in the background.

Ghostbusters Flash Gordon, Bally, 1980

29 minutes into movie, fire house, just as the Ghostbusters are about to slide down the pole at the station, you can barely see a Flash Gordon pin in the far right of the room, with two videogames beside it. (thanks Svensson and Zaphod)

*Goodfellas

Capt. Fantastic, Bally, 1975

Astro, Gottlieb, 1971

Nitro Ground Shaker, Bally, 1978

CF pin in bar scene, about 1.5 hrs into movie.

Deniro and vending machine operation. The pins are on the sidewalk, about last half hour of movie. (thanks Steve)

     

  Hayjt

(The Baddies)

  Corvette, Bally, 1994

cult movie made in Finland. Local pub "Puukkohovi" (the Jackknife House) scene.

(Thanks Sampo S.)

  Hooper

Time 2000, Atari, 1977

Space Riders, Atari, 1978

  Outdoor bar scene, behind Burt Renyolds off in a corner, near end of movie before Hooper tests flying stunt car.

House Of Games

Rollergames, Williams, 1990

scenes in two different bars, both with pins.  The first bar scene is about 14 minutes into the movie, with an unidentified pin, the second is about 40 minutes in, with the Rollergames and another pin. (thanks Mark O.)

The Hustler

???

All you could really see clearly is the right side of the machine and it had bowling pins painted on the side in a single row all leaning towards the back of the machine at about a 45 degree angle. Theremay be another machine or two in the rest of the movie. (thanks Steve G. for jotting my memory on that one).
     
  *Jurassic Park 3   Pinbot, Williams, 1986

?Fireball Classic, Bally, 1985

DVD, scene 3, 13 min. into movie, scientist is in the country-style restraurant together with the man who hires him for expedition. (thanks Bijarne B.)

Kingpin

 

Eight Ball Deluxe Ltd. Edition,

1982, Bally

DVD, scene 12, "Claudia/Three Strikes", about 47 minutes into movie, rich guy's home, hustle
La Balance

?

arcade scene w/ at least 10 pins
Lonely Are The Brave

The Thing, Chicago Coin, 1951

bar scene. view still shot here. (thanks Beester!!)

*The Last Dragon

Tri-Zone, Williams, 1979

DVD, scene 17, 48 min. into movie, Shogun and friends bust up Daddy Green's Pizza. (thanks Ron D.)
The Lost Boys

Phoenix, Williams, 1978

Comic book shop, about 52 min. into movie.
     

Maximum Overdrive

Night Rider, Bally, 1976 and ?

Arcade scense around beginning of movie, when machines start going crazy. Pin plays itself then playfield glass shatters. Star Castle and some other vids featured too.

Meteor (1979)

Sky Lab, Williams, 1974

Space Odyssey,Williams,1976

DVD, scene 21, "Making Human Contact", Sean Connery and Natalie Wood in military base's breakroom
     
  Money Train The Games, Gottlieb/Mylstar, 1984 ?
  My Bodyguard Night Rider (EM), Bally, 1976

Chris Makepeace walks into restaurant and right past pin in background. (about 45 min. into movie) 

Next of Kin

Gorgar, Williams, 1979

Black Hole, Gottlieb, 1981

10 or more pins.  Unsure of what scene.  

(thanks Rich W.)

   Nightmare On Elm Street 3   Eight Ball Deluxe, Bally, 1981

Bar where Nancy meets dad 

Night Shift (Henry Winkler)

Sinbad, Gottlieb, 1978

DVD, scene 36, "The ground broke my fall," 1 hr 37 minutes into the movie, Henry Winkler in night club, walks past Atari Sprint 2 and Space Invaders vids, and the Sinbad pin.

*None But The Lonely Heart

Odd Ball, Daval, 1938

Ten Spot, Genco, 1941

?

(thanks Marco Rossignoli)

  Opportunity Knocks

  High Speed, Williams, 1986 ?
     

Over The Top

High Hand, Gottleib, 1973

Night Rider, Bally, 1976

?

Payback ?50's or 60's pin?

about a half hour into the movie where Mel Gibson's in a small warehouse, and two cops are gambling.  There is a pin behind them which unfortunately is too dusty and far back to see very well. 

*Pickup Summer (aka Pinball Summer)

Arthur (talking, custom SS, clown on bg, Gottlieb pf), Blue Chip, Buccaneer, Card Whiz, Cinema, Countdown, Disco, Dragon, Eight Ball, Grand Prix, Nugent, Jacks Open, KISS, Mata Hari, Paragon, Pinball Summer (Bally SS pin with movie art), Playboy, Power Play, Space Odyssey, Surf Champ, and 2 EM shooter games

DVD, pins seen in Pete's Arcade scenes, back store room/repair shop. Talking Arthur pin at OJ's Drive In.
     

 Police Academy

Triple Strike, Williams, 1975

(possibly Bowl-A-Strike?)?

DVD, scene 24, Trouble downtown, pin on wheels rolls into traffic, across the street, and falls over.  Ouch!

  *Problem Child 2

Gottlieb's Black Hole or possibly Spirit

kid's playroom

    Project Alf

  ?unknown?

scene unknown(thanks for the title though, Aeneas V.)  Anybody got the other info?

*Purple Rain

Jungle Lord, Williams, 1981

first 56 seconds of movie, club scene, "Let's Go Crazy" (see screenshot here. (thanks Bman for the link and Tim Ferrante at Gameroom Magazine for the ID)

*Quicksand

unknown woodrail with giant WWII bomber across backglass

Ballerina, Bally, 1948 Kontest Poker, Gillispie Games Co., 1946, Big Hit, Chicago Coin, 1952

Gus' Place (a coffee shop)

Santa Monica Pier, "Joyland Arcade" (thanks Russ Jensen)

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