Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game

Movie Details:

Cast & Characters:

• Mike Faist as Roger Sharpe
• Dennis Boutsikaris as Mr. Sharpe
• Crystal Reed as Ellen
• Christopher Convery as Seth
• Mike Doyle as Jack Haber
• Damian Young as Ben Chikofsky
• Bryan Batt as Harry Coulianos
• Connor Ratliff as Jimmy
• Olivia Koukol as Judy
• Todd Susman as Sam Gensberg
• Kenneth Tigar as Irving Holzman
• Toby Regbo as James Hamilton
• Supriya Ganesh as Pamela
• Alexandre Bagot as The Guy

Storyline:

In the 1970s, Roger Sharpe was a New Yorker struggling to rebuild his life as a writer, with his only escape being playing pinball. Although Roger finds work with a magazine and love with a woman, Ellen, whom he first met in an elevator, he discovers that the City has banned pinball for decades as gambling. With this challenge to his passion, Rogers is inspired to write first a magazine article and then a book about pinball with Ellen and her son, Seth, helping him. Although reluctant to answer the call by the Music and Amusement Association to join the fight to change the pinball law, Roger finds the need for a little fairer world is broader than just pinball as his love with Ellen is challenged by his frustrations. With that, Roger struggles to find a balance even as life leads him to accomplish the improbable with one pull of the plunger.

About Movie:

Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game is a biographical comedy-drama directed and written by the Bragg brothers. The film stars Mike Faist, Crystal Reed, and Dennis Boutsikaris, and is based on the true story of Roger Sharpe, a GQ journalist and real-life “pinball wizard.” In 1976, Sharpe played a pivotal role in overturning New York City’s 35-year ban on pinball.

Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game premiered at the 2022 Hamptons International Film Festival. Following its debut, the film was released in select theaters and on video on demand (VOD) on March 17, 2023. It garnered generally positive reviews from critics.