Pinball In The Movies, page 3

"You got us lit up like a pinball machine" Donald Sutherland, "Virus" (thanks Sampo)

MOVIE	PINBALL MACHINE	SCENE
Race With The Devil	Sky Kings, Bally, 1973	bar scene
*The Rachel Papers	Domino, Gottlieb, 1968	machine in guy's apartment, near the end of the movie. (thanks Jody)
Red Rock West	Gorgar, Williams, 1979	"Country Girl" bar, DVD, scene 15, 50 minutes into movie. pin seen on the left in the background.
Reindeer Games	Big House, Gottlieb, 1989	Gary Sinese throws darts at Ben Aflick (thanks, Stephen C.
Rentun Ruusu(Rogue's Rose)	Gottlieb, Jumping Jack, 1973 and ?	about life of Finland's no.1 protest singer, the late Irwin Goodman. A protest singer wasn't too popular with powers-that-be. They even tried to tax him silent and foreclosed his home a couple of times. 2nd foreclosure scene, IG is playing GTB Jumping Jack in his home and deputies carry the game away mid-play. In the 1st foreclosure scene a reference to a pinball game is also expressed by IG as the auction is about to begin: "Don't bid too heavy on this pin. It's tilted just like its owner." There is also a pin shown sideways in a bar scene, but it can't be identified, however, it is too young for the time period the scene is supposed to be set in the 1970's. (thanks Sampo)
The Replacement Killers	Cyclone, Williams, 1988, Jackbot, Williams, 1995, No Fear, Williams, 1995, Safecracker, Bally, 1996, Taxi, Williams, 1988, ?Theatre Of Magic, Bally, 1995(and ?)	DVD, scene 16, 47 minutes into movie, arcade scene. Watch for our heroes crouching behind a Safecracker as the bullets fly. The cabinet says, "In Pinball We Trust." (thanks Bruce T.)
Rififi	Dallas, Williams, 1949 Tahiti, Chicago Coin, 1949	Both pins can be seen about 20 minutes from the end of the film in 2 separate locations. Both in coffee bars. (thanks Marco Rossignoli, author of "Pinball Memories")
Richie Rich	Richie Rich, Data East, 1994	No idea what scene. Haven't seen this movie in a while....thankfully. This pin was converted from a "Tommy" pin, one of a kind. More info here. (thanks Kevin Oakes)
Road House	Roller Disco, Gottlieb, 1980, and Delta Queen, Bally, 1973	Double Deuce bar scene, 1 hr. 18 minutes into movie, blonde chick takes the stage to strip. Screen shot HERE.
Roadie	Royal Flush, Gottlieb, 1976 Freedom, Bally, 1976	DVD, 42 minutes into movie, laundrymat scene.
Rock And Roll High School	Op-Pop-Pop, Bally, 1968	About 1 hr. 15 min into movie, backstage scene with the Ramones and Riff Randell, when Joey Ramone passes out.
Rocky	Dealer's Choice, Williams, 1974	pin in the corner bar, scene twice in the movie, way in the back, backglass just barely identifiable.
Rocky III	Rocky, Gottlieb, 1982, Playboy, Bally, 1978, Flash Gordon, Bally, 1980, Space Invaders, Bally, 1980 and Paragon, Bally, 1979	About 8 minutes into movie, Paulie enters arcade. (thanks Simon Beauchamp and Dr. Dave)
Rocky V	Future Spa, Bally, 1979	near the end of the movie, Rocky in a street fight. (thanks Dawid and also Bill Michalowski)
Rookie Of The Year	Rollergames, Williams, 1990	1hr, 5 minutes into the movie a quick scene showing the backbox. (thanks Mike S.)
The Rose	Big Brave, Gottlieb, 1974	bar scene, DVD, scene 17(thanks tiedyemo)
Rumble In The Bronx	Strikes And Spares, Bally, 1977	DVD, scene 14, 53 min. into movie, gang hangout, row of 4 pins, and some playfields hanging on the wall. Strikes and Spares gets trashed in fight with Jackie Chan vs. bad guys.
The Rundown	Masquerade, Gottlieb, 1966	DVD, scene 6, about 22 min. into movie, bar scene, Christoper Walken and his soldiers bust into bar. (thanks Sampo)
Scooby Doo	Pinball Magic, Capcom, 1995 Who dunnit, Bally, 1995	DVD, less than a half hour into movie, arcade scene at Spooky Island. Screen shots HERE and HERE.
Second Hand Lions	Odds And Evens, Bally, 1971	?general store or possibly bar?(thanks to David Schelberg for the sighting.)
Semi-Tough (1977)	Pro-Football, Gottlieb, 1973	Burt Renyolds' study, 31 min. into movie, can see front view of pin, and 1 hr 4 min. into movie, can see overall view. Screen shots HERE and HERE.
*Senseless	Twilight Zone, Bally, 1993	College coffee house. 1 hr. 14 min. into movie. Screen shot HERE.
*Sex, Lies, and Videotape	High Speed, Williams, 1986	bar scenes (thanks MarcG)
Sideways	?	they are in a bar at their hotel halfway through the movie right after Giamatti finds his buddy having sex with Sandra Oh in their hotel room. (thanks Nicholas Falcone)
Singles	Smart Set, Williams, 1969	"Java Cafe" scenes
Sonja (German movie)	Star Trek: The Next Generation, Williams, 1993	about 25 mins into movie, some boys are playing the game and Sonja and Julia want to hang out with them. According to Sampo, who caught this sighting, the game wasn't actually being played. "If you are familiar with the game, the scene turns a bit comical: first time the player presses flipper button you just hear the communicator beep and that's all the sounds the game makes. Further on you see the text "PRESENTS" on the display. It's clear the kids are just leaning on the game pressing the buttons like they are playing but the game is in attract mode." (thanks Sampo)
16 Blocks	?	There's a pivotal scene early on where they dash into a bar and there's a quick pan across a couple of games in the background. (thanks Cody Chunn)
Slap Shot	Gridiron, Williams, 1969 4 Square, Gottlieb, 1971	DVD, chapter 4, 14 min. into movie, Gridiron and a bingo. DVD, chapter 7, 41 min. into movie, 4 Square and 2 bingos. (thanks JP)
Slap Shot 2	?	a few pins shown (thanks JP)
So Fine	Space Invaders, Bally, 1979	Richard Kiel who played Jaws, from the James Bond movies, picks up and throws down this pin. (thanks, Barney K.)
Some Came Running	?	Bar scene, blurry shot of backglass and playfield.
Sometimes A Great Notion	?	2 woodrail pins in pub "Snag" scene, about 60 minutes into movie. One or possibly both are bingo pins. (thanks Sampo and Steve Smith)
Spaceballs	Space Invaders, Bally, 1979 Night Rider, Bally, 1976 (EM)	Inside Winnebago, at the back, scene where Daphne Zuniga and Bill Pullman meet for the first time. (thanks, Neil B.) Diner scene, look in the far wall behind Harry Dean Stanton during the "Alien" parody scene.
St. Elmo's Fire	Miss-O, Williams, 1969	scene where rob lowes character "billie" turns to say something to his friends before getting on the bus to New York. In the scene he says goodbye to all of them and then heads toward the bus, turns and seems to want too say something..but then just smiles and slightly waves. Behind him looks to be a dinner ....in the window is a faint shot of a MISS O blinking (thanks Derek Moore)
Stakeout	Comet, Williams, 1985	bar scene, about 30 minutes into movie (thanks Taru Hartikka)
*The Stand	Black Rose, Bally, 1992 4 Queens, Bally, 1970	Opening scene, lab with the dead people laying in their soup, approximately 2 minutes into movie. gas station, about 50 minutes into movie. See screen shot HERE. (thanks Cody Chunn)
Star Crossed	Xenon, Bally, 1979	Back room of a bar or arcade (thanks tiedyemo)
*The Star Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski	Jamboree, Exhibit, 1948	bar scene, 11 min. 10 seconds into movie. (thanks David B.)
Star 80	Strikes and Spares, Bally, 1977, Tri Zone, Williams, 1979, Black Knight, Williams, 1980, Knight, Space Invaders videogame, Bally/Midway, 1979	DVD, Chapter 16, Playboy Mansion, 55 min. into movie (thanks Duffdry)
Starsky And Hutch	Big Deal, Williams, 1977 and Target Alpha, Gottlieb, 1976 Super Star, Williams, 1972	DVD, scene 12, 31 min. into movie, biker bar. (thanks Mark Schneck) DVD, scene 23, 1 hr. 8 min. into movie, Huggy's bar, front of cabinet seen, also deleted scene, "Drinking on the job" pin is clearly seen in the background.
State Of Grace	Eight Ball Deluxe Limited Edition, Bally, 1982	Bar scenes. Also, in the last scene, look for a puck bowler which gets shot up in the shootout between Shawn Penn, Ed Harris, and his thugs.
Stepmom	Prospector, Sonic, 1977	Kid playing the pin at a cafe. (thanks Jørund Aakervik, Norway)
Stir Crazy	Night Rider, Bally, 1976 and Gun smoke, Chicago Coin, 1968	Bar Scene(8 min. into movie) (thanks to Derek Moore, Mission KS for ID'ing Gunsmoke)
The Straight Story	?	bar scene with unidentified pin in background. (thanks Jørund Aakervik, Norway)
Strange Brew	Black Hole, Gottlieb, 1981 and Superman, Atari, 1979 (covered except for a side of the cabinet and the front), and a covered third pin. Also a custom videogame with Centipede sound effects and an Asteroids vid	Cafeteria in Elsenore Brewery
Strange Days	Scared Stiff, Bally, 1996, and ?	bar scenes early in the movie (thanks Dave G.)
Stripes	?	Psycho plays pin in bar scene (thanks Sean K.)
Strul	?	2 pins and a pool table in background. (thanks Svensson)
The Stunt Man	Fireball, Bally, 1971	Diner scene, first five minutes of movie.
Summer Rental	King Of Diamonds, Diamond Jack, both Gottlieb, 1967	scene where they waited a long time on line at a fancy seafood restaurant. All the while, the lobster tank was being emptied of the lobsters which they were hoping to have. They ended up going to a let's say, more "family oriented" seafood place on a wharf. In the background was unmistakeably a "King of Diamonds" or a "Diamond Jack". You could easily tell by it's unique cabinet design." (thanks Frank)
Sunes Sommar	Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends, Sega, 1993	????? (thanks Svensson for the sighting)
Superman II	World Fair, Gottlieb, 1964 Buckaroo, Gottlieb, 1965	Diner scene, Clark Kent slides trucker down counter straight into a Buckaroo at end of film.
Superman IV	Black Knight, Williams, 1980and.... ? Karate Fight, Bally, '86and an unidentifiable video game.	DVD, scene 17, "Hot Experiment", about 47 minutes into movie. Nice seeing Jon Cryer thrown around:)
Take Away	Playboy, Bally, 1978	seen in the Fish N' Chip shop in several shots throughout the film. (thanks Marco Rossignoli, author of "Pinball Snapshots.)
Tank (James Garner)	Space Invaders??? and some kind of bowler game	Bar scene, what else. Seen right before fight between James Garner and deputy.
Tank Girl	a row of EM pins	When Kat and Tank Girl are in the bowling alley with the Rippers there's a whole line of EMs. (Thanks Jen)
Terminator 2	Harley Davidson, Bally, 1991	DVD 26 minutes 12 seconds into movie where the second Terminator is looking for John in the arcade. The right side of the pin can be seen towards the right edge of the screen with the words "Live to.." seen on the side. (Thanks Mike S.)
Thank God It's Friday	Bronco, Gottlieb, 1977 (or possibly Mustang) Volley, Gottlieb, 1976	21 minutes, 56 seconds into movie, "Zoo" gameroom. (A disco comedy classic, featuring Donna Summer and The Commodores)
They Drive By Night	?	Something flipperless. A comedic scene showing a truck driver in a truck stop addicted to the machine. The ball is bouncing around, and he’s using all kinds of “Body English” to get the ball to do what he wants. (thanks Mark Malmberg)
Three Men And A Baby	Harlem Globetrotters, Bally,1979	Apartment. I think the pin is visible even in the previews for this movie.
The Thing('82)	Heat Wave, Williams, 1964, and an Asteroids vid	Pin seen several times throughout movie in the game room.
Thirteen	Blackout, Williams, 1980	At neighbor Luke's house, dvd, scene 18 or 19 (thanks John Latimer)
13 Going On 30	Jack*bot, Williams, 1995	Hockey player's appt. (thanks Jack) scene 14, 46 min. 53 seconds into movie
Tightrope	Q*bert's Quest, Gottlieb, 1983 and Amazon Hunt, Gottlieb, 1983	About half-way through the movie, Eastwood goes into a bar (of course) to look for some suspect and there in the background are the backglasses from Qbert's Quest and Amazon Hunt clearly lit up (along with the standard E/M soundtrack that usually accompanies them). (thanks John Trudeau, designer of QBert's Quest)
Tootsie	Space Invaders, Bally, 1979	In the bar where Jessica Lang's father, played by Charles Durning, returns the engagement ring he gave to Dustin Hoffman, thinking that Dustin was the woman of his dreams. The bar is actually a restaurant/bar in Hurley, New York called the Hurley Mountain Inn. The gameroom still has a pin! (thanks Bob Keown)
Truck Turner	Sea Ray, Bally, 1970 Flying Carpet, Gottlieb, 1972	DVD, about 29 min. into movie, pimp offers $50 to everyone at the Skipper Inn to stop Isaac Hayes, a bounty hunter, and his partner. Sea Ray is seen in back when pimp goes out the back door of the bar, but when Isaac Hayes and his partner enter the bar, a clear shot of Flying Carpet is visible. 39 min. into movie, another bar, pin scene in back, blurred shot. 1 hr. 12 min. into movie, yet another bar with 2 unidentifiable pins.
Tsatsiki, morsan och polisen	Jurassic Park, Data East, 1993, Baywatch, Sega, 1995 and possibly Demolition Man, Williams, 1994	about 58 mins. into the movie, where Tsatsiki's mom's band is throwing a gig in a dancehall. (thanks Sampo S.)
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