Pinball In The Movies, page 4

MOVIE	PINBALL MACHINE	SCENE
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)	Buckaroo, Gottlieb, 1965	Underground hideout, 1 hr., 7 minutes, 8 seconds into movie.
The Theory Of Everything (2014)	Universe, Gottlieb, 1959	pub scene early in the movie, quite possibly the pin mentioned. (thanks Gene Williams)
Thunder Bay(1953)	??	Bar scene, a couple of pins, a shooting gallery game, and a jukebox. Screen shots HERE. (thanks Christian Fabiano)
Till The End Of Time	Majors - 1941, Chicago Coin, 1941	Bar scene near end of movie has four "Majors - 1941" pins. Robert Mitchum plays a game and there is a bar brawl between and on top of the games. (thanks Steve Yates)
Tilt	Several pins throughout movie.
The Time Of Your Life	Show Boat, Chicago Coin, 1941	Nick's Pacific Street Saloon. Willie "The Marble Game Maniac" as the pinball addict. The pin is visible throughout the entire movie. Read the history of the pin used in this movie HERE(thanks Russ Jensen for the pin ID) and Dennis Dodel for the pin whereabouts update.
They Drive By Night	?	It's a film about truck drivers, starring Humphrey Bogart. There's a scene in a diner or truckstop where one of the characters is playing the game. He comments that he can't leave because the game keeps giving him free plays. I think he says it gave him 30 free games or some crazy high number.
Tight Shoes	Chubbie, Stoner, 1938	This pin came out in two versions. The one pictured in the lobby card is the tall backbox version, which can be seen HERE. The person wearing the white hat is Shemp Howard from "The Three Stooges." (thanks Dennis Dodel)
Tim's Vermeer	Cosmic Venus, 1978 ?	26 minutes, 35 seconds into movie. Two pin cabinets are visible. Screen shots HERE.
Tommy	____	several pins throughout the movie.
The Toy	Volcano, Gottlieb, 1981, Haunted House, Gottlieb, 1982, and Mars God Of War, Gottlieb, 1981	25 min. into movie.
Toy Story 4 (2019)	Tiki Party	preview, fake solid state pin.
Transformers: Age Of Extinction	Laser Cue, Williams, 1984 Firepower, Williams, 1980	Best seen on right side of frame when white robot mini fridge opens in Cade's barn. Pins have no backglass. (Thanks Andrew Martin, who rented these pins to Paramount during the filming of this movie.)
Trapeze	Dew-Wa-Ditty, Williams, 1948 and ?	Mystery pin looks like something late 40's with an altered backglass. (thanks Mark "Pin-wiz762" and Bernie)
Tron	Tri Zone, Williams, 1979 Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Gottlieb, 1978 Power Play, Bally,1978 Meteor, Stern, 1979 Ali, Stern, 1980	Gameroom scenes, starting 46 seconds into movie. Screen shots HERE. (thanks Mark W. and Dan Kimray)
23 Paces To Baker Street (1956)	Black Gold, Genco, 1949	bar scene, 9 minutes, 48 seconds into movie, backglass is visible. (thanks Neil Griffiths)
Two-Lane Blacktop	Sea Island, Bally, 1959	diner scene, 1 hr., 9 minutes into movie. Screen shots HERE. (thanks Scott Overbey and Jeff Lawton) (added 4/6/12)
The Ugly Truth	Capt.Fantastic, Bally, 1976	located in Katherine Heigl's house.
Unforgivable	Black Rose, Bally, 1992	About 30 minutes into movie, bar scene, pin in background.
Until The End Of The World (1991)	Robocop, Data East, 1989	23 minutes into movie, pin being played at a train station in the background of the scene, back right, only backglass is visible.
Upgrade (2018)	___	24 seconds into movie, "BH Tilt" shows up as the production company.
Uptown Girls	?	Apartment scenes.
Urban Cowboy	Jackpot, Williams, 1971 Outer Space, Gottlieb, 1972 Odds & Evens, Bally, 1973 Super Star, Williams, 1972 ?	Gilley's bar, 33 min. 24 seconds, first four pins. Fourth one appears to be a duplicate "Jackpot." About 10 minutes later, "Super Star" and possibly another pin is seen to the right of a "Speedway" EM racing game.
Urban Legends (1998)	GI-Joe, Victory Games, 1944	party scene.
Used Cars	Count-Down, Gottlieb, 1979 Paragon, Bally, 1979	bowling alley and bar scenes.
The Van	Quick Draw, Gottlieb, 1975 ?	Pepe's Pizza Parlor scene, 26 minutes, 15 seconds into movie. Two pins, one in the distance, barely visible. Screen shots HERE.
Van Wilder 2002	The Getaway: High Speed II, Williams, 1992 Elvira And The Party Monsters, Bally, 1989	skating rink arcade scene, first pin, 24 minutes, 41 seconds into movie. Second pin, 27 minutes, 24 seconds, part of backglass and cabinet are covered.
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj	Miss Nude America	customized alphanumeric pin, possibly Gottlieb, starting at 15 minutes into movie, frat house scenes.
Vanishing On 7th Street	Revenge From Mars, Williams, 1999	bar scenes (added 5/19/12)
The Verdict	Disco Fever, Williams, 1978	Paul Newman plays pin in bar scene during opening credits at the beginning of the movie and also a scene later.
Very Bad Things	Funhouse, Williams, 1990 Whirlwind, Williams, 1990	bar scene, 1 hr. 11 minutes into movie. Screen shot HERE.
Vivre Sa Vie (My Life To Live) 1962	Sea Belles, Gottlieb, 1956	bar scene, 8 minutes into movie. At approx. 28 minutes into movie, in another cafe a man is playing what appears to be the same pin.
Volgliamo I Colonnelli (We Want The Generals)	Grande Domino, Gottlieb, 1968	Coffee bar scene.
Waiting (2005)	?	playfield on wall at restaurant, 22 minutes, 39 seconds into movie.
Waking Life	Fireball, Bally, 1972	pin seen about 8 minutes before the end of the film.
The Wall (1982)	Lightning, Stern,1981	42 min, 56 seconds into movie, pin right outside Bob Geldoff's trailer, front of cabinet barely visible.
The Wanderers (1979)	?	unknown EM.
War Of The Worlds (2006)	Nitro Ground Shaker, Bally, 1980	Tom Cruise's house, 6 minutes into movie. The pin is set up on legs and in the closet. Only the front of the cabinet is visible. Screen shots HERE and HERE.
War On Everyone (2016)	Fish Tales, Williams, 1992 Cross Town, Gottlieb, 1966	"Fish Tales," bar scene, 10 minutes, 20 seconds into movie, back right, cabinet barely visible. "Cross Town," officer's house, 23 minutes, 36 seconds into movie. Screen shots HERE.
The Warriors	Aquarius, Gottlieb, 1970 2001, Gottlieb, 1971 Top Card, Gottlieb, 1974	subway station scene, starting at 1 hour, 12 minutes, pins and misc. other coin-op machines.
War With Grandpa (2020)	Trident, Stern, 1979	20 minutes, 13 seconds, gameroom scene.
Weird Science	Old Chicago, Bally, 1975	Kelly Lebrock meets Anthony Michael Hall's parents.
Welcome To The Punch (2013)	_	"Fireball Hijack" custom possible Gottlieb solid state pin at 53 minutes, 42 seconds into movie.
West Side Story (1961)	Chubbie, Stoner, 1938	Doc's Candy Store. The chimes can be heard faintly in the final scene in Doc's, and the game is clearly visible at 2 hours, 13 minutes, and 46 seconds into the movie. (thanks Matt H and Jay Bartelt. Jay's late grandfather, Wendell Bartelt, designed "Chubbie," and also "Zeta," the first pinball machine to feature the pop bumper, which he invented.)
West Side Story (2021)	Bonanza, Williams, 1947	Doc's drugstore scenes.
What Happens In Vegas	Free Fall, Gottlieb, 1974	Aston Kutcher's apartment.
What's Eating Gilbert Grape	Fire!, Williams, 1987	Ramp Cafe scenes. Screen shots HERE.
What Women Want	Silver Slugger, Gottlieb, 1990 Striker Xtreme, Stern, 2000	Scene in the office rec room, 37 minutes into the movie. (thanks Paul H.) Screen shots HERE.
Whatever It Takes	Funhouse, Williams, 1990 Getaway: High Speed II, Williams, 1992 Whirlwind, Williams, 1990	scene were the main protagonists are playing air hockey. You can see the three pins behind them.
When A Stranger Calls (1979)	Hot Tip, Williams, 1977 Mata Hari, Bally, 1978	bar scenes, starting at 29 minutes, 47 seconds into the movie.

Where Is The Big North?	Playboy 35th Anniverary, Data East, 1989	bar scene, about 25 min. into movie.
Where The Buffalo Roam	Travel Time, Williams, 1973	14 minutes, 50 seconds into movie, in the Blast Magazine (Rolling Stone) editorial offices. (added 1/19/12)
Whip It	? Gottlieb EM?	Ellen Page, the main character, is flirting with her new man and asks why he has a number scrawled out on a piece of masking tape that he wears across his army jacket. Turns out, the number is his current pinball high score and he takes her to his favorite pin spot to show off his skills.
White Lies	Medieval Madness, Williams, 1997	8 min. into movie, bar, pin clearly seen in corner away from pool tables.
White Lightning	Rack-A-Ball, Gottlieb, 1962	Skeeter plays the pin on the porch.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?	Hurdy Gurdy , Gottlieb, 1966	In ?The Terminal Station Bar? there is a jukebox, some other arcade game with a dome, and two pinball machines.
Wicked City	Six Million Dollar Man , Bally, 1978	apartment scene. No side art, playfield has a mirror like surface with much art still intact, and backglass has an animated woman's face. (thanks Bumper McB) (added 3/24/12)
The Wild One	some sort of woodrail with maybe a swimming pool on backglass. There was an out of order sign on the backglass, and the shots were distant, so it was hard to tell what this was. This is possibly Champion, Bally, 1939	diner scenes, with pin in the corner.
Wild Things	?	bar scene during the closing credits.
Wired	Blues Brothers	Short scene around last half hour of movie where Belushi is playing this 2 player custom EM, which appears to be a Bally pin from the 70's, judging by the score reels.
The Wolverine	Sun Valley, Chicago Coin, 1962	bar scene, 10 minutes, 53 seconds into movie.
The Women In His Life (1933)	?	pin being played in opening scene at club. The Internet Movie Database mentions in the trivia for this movie, that this is the earliest known pinball appearance in a major production.
The Wraith	Royal Guard, Gottlieb, 1968	32 minutes into movie. Pin gets blasted into pieces by Wraith's shotgun.
The Wrong Man (1956)	Wild West, Gottlieb, 1951	About 70 minutes into the film, hotel scene. Henry Fonda walks past a woodrail in the hotel lobby.
Xanadu (1980)	?	1 hr., 2 minutes, 31 seconds into movie, What appears to be a Gottlieb electromechanical pin playfield from possibly the 70's with altered art being played, then Gene Kelly is dancing on a playfield hitting bumpers.
X-Men: First Class	Fun Land, Gottlieb, 1968	break room scenes, starting at 50 minutes, 5 seconds into movie. "Fun Land" was made in 1968, and this movie is set in 1962.
Yanks	????	Bar scene in Ireland, several pins.
Yes Man	Pin-Bot , Williams, 1986	this pin and possibly two others are seen several times at a pub/bar 3 minutes into the movie, when Jim Carrey meets his ex-wife.
Zapped!(1982)	Delta Queen , Bally, 1974	72 minutes into the movie.
The Zoo Gang	Pinball , Stern, 1977	"The Nook" scenes, starting at 2 minutes, 41 seconds.
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