"All of a sudden the gauges started lighting up like a pinball machine." Susan Anton, Cannonball Run II, 1984 |
The pinball machine has made its appearance in many
films around the world. You don't believe me? Well, take a look at the
list below, which I will update every time I see a pin in a movie. In the
films, don't expect to see close-ups of the pins due to copyright issues.
If you are a pro, you can ID the pin by the cabinet or by a corner shot of
the backglass.
When I started this site in April, 2001, there were 37 films listed with pins. As of June 12, 2024, there are 202 just on page 1 alone, 609 films listed total....so far. Be sure to check out my site update page, to see what's been added in the past few months. So that you may find the scene quicker, I have mentioned the scene and whenever possible, the exact moment the pins are seen. I've included links for each pin to the Internet Pinball Database, where you can view pics for most of these pins and get the information on them. If you wish to look up the movie in which the pins appeared, the Internet Movie Database is a great source. Wanna see more pins in the movies? Try John's Robertson's site of pins his business, John's Jukes rented to Hollywood for movies and television. Also, don't miss the late Russ Jensen's comprehensive article, "The Time Of Your Life...And More!" Last but not least, check out my Pinball Quotes In The Movies site. |
MOVIE | PINBALL MACHINE | SCENE |
A Beautiful Mind (2001) |
Madison Square Gardens, Williams, 1950 Cue-Tee, Williams, 1954 |
bar/lounge scenes, 12 minutes, 59 seconds into movie and 19 minutes, 23 seconds into movie. screen shots HERE. |
Aberdeen (2000) |
Star Trek: The Next Generation, Williams, 1993 |
approx. 40 minutes into the movie when the two characters are leaving the cafe, pin visible in background. screen shot HERE |
About Last Night (1986) |
Fun Ball, Midway, 1966 |
approx. 40 minutes into the movie, pin is behind the table top hockey game being played by Rob Lowe and Jim Belushi. |
The Abyss |
Secret Service, Data East, 1988 |
underwater station, when they have had their first contact with the "waterworm" that transform it's "nose" to the main character's face. |
According To Mrs. Hoyle (1951) |
Trade Winds, Genco, 1948 Alice In Wonderland, Gottlieb, 1948 |
40 minutes into movie, hotel lobby scene. |
Ad Astra (2019) |
Attack From Mars, Bally, 1995 |
3 minutes, 59 seconds into movie. |
Spin Wheel, Gottlieb, 1968 Genesis, Gottlieb, 1986 Title Fight, Gottlieb, 1990 Happy Clown, Gottlieb, 1964 Firepower, Williams, 1980 |
Screen shot HERE | |
Alfie (1966) |
Flying Chariots, Gottlieb, 1963 Ski Club, Williams, 1965 Sky-line, Gottlieb, 1965 |
Michael Caine plays pinball at a truck stop about 65-70 minutes into the movie. "Ski Club" could possibly be "Alpine Club." "Flying Chariots" in bar fight scene, along with a BAL-AMI J40 junior jukebox. |
Alfie (2005) |
Pinbot, Williams, 1986 |
bar scene, 15-20 min. into movie. |
Alienate (2016) |
Indiana Jones, Stern, 2008 |
bar scene, 14 minutes, 47 seconds into movie. |
All I Want For Christmas |
Cyclone, Williams, 1988 |
About fifteen minutes in the movie, the two kids are seen playing the pin. The scene starts off with a great rolling shot of the playfield and then centers on the two kids playing as they discuss some family biz. |
Alley Cats Strike |
Doctor Who, Bally, 1992 Tommy, Data East, 1994 |
Bowling alley, 4 pins, including two 60's pins. |
All The Right Moves |
Beauty Contest, Bally, 1960 |
bar scene, 1 hour, 9 minutes, 46 seconds into movie. Parts of backglass are covered, and cabinet has been repainted red. |
America 3000 (1986) |
Medusa, Bally, 1981 |
40 minutes, 49 seconds into movie. |
American Graffiti |
Ball Park, Williams, 1968 Buckaroo, Gottlieb, 1965 Vampire, Bally, 1971 Sky Rocket, Bally, 1970 Royal Guard, Gottlieb, 1968 Wild Wild West, Gottlieb, 1969 |
1 hour, 3 minutes, 43 seconds, mini golf arcade, pins range from 1965-71, and the movie takes place in 1962. |
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation |
Far Out, Gottlieb, 1974 ? |
two pins in a bar fight scene near beginning of movie |
American Reunion (2012) |
Sharkey's Shootout, Stern, 2000 Harley Davidson, Stern, 1999 |
bar scene, 15 minutes, 25 seconds into movie. |
Anatomy Of A Murder |
World Champ, Gottlieb, 1957 |
bar scenes. Screen shots HERE. |
Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy |
?Bally, Night Rider EM? Mata Hari, Bally, 1978 |
biker bar scenes, starting 4 min. 22 sec. into movie. slot machine in office, 47 minutes, 33 seconds into movie. |
Anchorman: 2: The Legend Continues |
The Six Million Dollar Man , Bally, 1978 Playboy , Bally, 1978 Harlem Globetrotters , Bally, 1979 Eight Ball , Bally, 1977 |
apartment scene, 51 minutes, 46 seconds into movie. |
Angel Heart |
Silver Sails , Bally, 1962 |
malt shop. |
Animal House |
A row of about 5 pins I think. They were loaned out to the frat house during the filming of this movie. You have to look closely for them. One is Gottlieb's Domino, 1968. Also, possibly Shipmates, by Gottlieb, 1964, which you can see the upper right corner of the backglass, and a woodrail from the 50's with score reels, and some other pins I can't quite see. |
DVD, scene 5, "The New Pledges" |
Another Day In Paradise |
Olympic Hockey, Williams, 1972 |
4 min. into movie, Bobbie is robbing some vending machines, there is the pinball machine in the room. It's first seen as shaky Bobbie examines the game, but then he decides to go for the vending machines. Then he is surprised by the security guard, who lays him sprawled on the playfield glass, when the game's sideart is clearly visible with hockeystick-like images. A bloody fight ensues, during which the game can be seen in the background. Parts of the scene, with the game, can also be seen in the beginning of the trailer at the IMDB. |
The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz |
Sittin' Pretty, Gottlieb, 1958 Arrow Head, Williams, 1957 |
4 minutes, 7 seconds, "Sittin' Pretty" in background at coffee shop. 52 minutes, 28 seconds, playing "Sittin' Pretty" in coffee shop. 54 minuts 20 secods, meets Virgil, talks about pinball machines. 1 hr., 11 minutes, 49 seconds, Virgil is back with the machines (Arrow Head gets a little rough handling). 1 hr., 26 minutes, 53 seconds, playing "Arrow Head" |
The Simpsons, Data East, 1990 |
Arcade scene, 8 minutes, 5 seconds into movie. | |
Are You In The House Alone? (1978) |
Fun Fest, Williams, 1972 ? Bow And Arrow, Bally, 1975 and ? Pro-Football, Gottlieb, 1973 |
First two pins in arcade scene, 26 minutes, 24 seconds into movie. Only corner of possible Gottlieb EM second pin's backglass and cabinet are visible. Approx, 39 minutes into movie, friend's house gameroom scene, the other two EM pins are visible. The fourth one is football themed. |
Arthur | Eight Ball, Bally, 1977 |
Gameroom scene with Dudley Moore and Liza Minelli |
Asphalt Jungle (1950) | ? |
woodrail in bar scene. |
Dolly Parton, Bally, 1979 | bar scene, 48 minutes into movie (thanks Andrej) | |
August | ? | A pinball game in a bar used as an after hours water cooler. (thanks Kim Mitchell). |
Baby Face Morgan |
Red Hot, Keeney, 1940 | drugstore scene, 4 minutes, 50 seconds into movie. "Got a nickel, Mouse?" "You mean a slug." "Alright, a slug." |
The Bachelor |
Roto Pool, Gottlieb, 1958 | Jimmy's apt., 5 minutes and 30 minutes into movie. |
Backroads |
Sinbad, Gottlieb, 1978 Stellar Wars, Williams, 1979 |
A sailor was playing against a hood for money on a "Sinbad" pinball. There was some good shots of a "Stellar wars" and others as well. |
Bad Day At Black Rock |
Follies of 1940, Genco, 1939 |
Bar scene. Screen shots HERE. (Thanks Jeff Shue, Tim Kai, Will Martin, and Jay Stafford) |
Banzai Run, Williams, 1988 | bar scene at the beginning of the movie. | |
Bad Luck Love (Finnish movie) |
South Park, Sega, 1999 | a South Park appears twice in the movie, just between these appearances the lead character is supposed to have spent four years in prison. A South Park pin didn't exist four years prior to the shooting of this film. There's also another modern steep-pitch pin in the background, but it can't be identified, there's always someone's head in the way. Even the guy who rented the games for the shoot can't remember the pin anymore. There is also a friend's bubble-gum machine supposedly stolen by the lead character's brother for his welcome home present. |
Bad News Bears | Gulfstream, Williams, 1973 High Hand, Gottlieb, 1973 Big Indian, Gottlieb, 1974 FunFest, Williams, 1973 Klondike, Williams, 1971, Flip-A-Card, 1970, Gottlieb, ?Spin-A-Card, Gottlieb, 1969, Gulfstream, Jack In The Box, Bali-Hi, Bally, 1970 | Bonanza Arcade scene, air hockey match. |
Bad News Bears (2005) | KISS, Bally, 1978Skateball, Bally, 1980 | Arcade scene. |
Bad Santa |
Funhouse, Williams, 1990 White Water, Williams, 1993 The Getaway: High Speed II, Williams, 1992 |
Mall arcade, scene 8, 34 minutes into movie. There is also a fourth pin, which has a blue cabinet with stars on it, and looks stenciled. |
Banana Split (2018) |
The Addams Family, Bally, 1992 |
bowling alley scene, 48 minutes, 6 seconds into movie. Backglass appears to be missing, and color display appears to have been installed in game. |
Band Of Outsiders (1964) |
Sunset, Gottlieb, 1962 |
cafe scene, 38 minutes, 48 seconds into movie. |
Bank Shot |
? |
laundrymat arcade which George C. Scott's girlfriend quickly walks by. You can clearly see electromechanical pinball machines inside. |
Mademoiselle, Gottlieb, 1959 |
Publisher comes into the Bar (43 minutes, 10 seconds into movie). Machine seems to be out of order. | |
BASEketball (1998) |
Big Guns, Williams, 1987 |
bar scene, 46 minutes, 29 seconds into movie. Screen shot HERE. |
Basket Case (1982) |
Old Chicago, Bally, 1976 |
bar scene. (thanks Miles Bellar) |
Be Cool |
Mata Hari, Bally, 1977 Big Deal, Williams, 1977 |
DVD, 1 hr. 20 min. into movie, Elliot and Raji the record producer walk into his office. |
Beerfest (2006) |
8 Ball, Williams, 1966 |
bar scene, starting at 1 hour, 30 seconds into movie. Pin rethemed as "Shark's Corner." Art altered including part of the playfield. German thug smashes the playfield glass after he says "You should get a pinball machine that works." |
Before Sunrise | Space Riders, Atari, 1978 |
characters play this pin for 5 minutes. I haven't seen this movie yet. |
Behind Enemy Lines | Terminator 2, Williams, 1991 | The pin is seen a few times in a shootout in an abandoned bullet-ridden arcade about 80 mins into the movie, along with some arcade games.A possible miniature or older pin or possibly just a piece of furniture is also seen about 20 mins into the movie in the Serb forces bunker in Bosnia. Its visibile side is in shadow, you can only see the outline in this poorly lit scene. |
Big Town, Genco, 1940 |
drug store fight scene | |
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) |
Creature From The Black Lagoon, Bally, 1992 Gilligan's Island, Bally, 1991 |
36 minutes, 11 seconds, bar scene |
Big |
Pinbot, Williams, 1986 |
Tom Hanks apt., asks Elizabeth Perkins to "sleep over." |
The Biggest Bundle Of Them All (1968) |
Ace High, Gottlieb, 1957 |
Behind pool table, 1 hour, 20 minutes into movie. |
Big Daddy |
Space Station, Williams, 1987 |
Adam Sandler's apt. |
Big Fat Liar |
Hit and Run, Williams, 1970 Pinbot, Williams, 1986 |
30 min. into movie. Kids stuck in Hollywood prop warehouse. 38 min. into movie. Main character plays a Pinbot, only cabinet seen. pin makes EM sounds. |
The Big Short |
Galaxy, Stern, 1980 |
Pin with altered backglass and cabinet. Sighting times and screen shots HERE. |
Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure |
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Gottlieb, 1978 |
1 hr. 5 min. into movie, mall skating rink. There is a blurry shot of 2 pins and 3 vids. From a distance, all you can tell is the pins are some sort of solid state, not electromechanical. |
Blades Of Glory |
?Sinbad?, Gottlieb, 1978 |
towards the end when they are in Canada - The guy captures Will Farrell and you see what appears to be a Bally or Williams solid state or electromechanical pinball machine. |
Blood Diamonds |
? |
possible pin sighting, very dark scene, to the left of a chair, what could possibly be pin legs, a coin door, and part of a cabinet. |
Blood Father (2016) |
Little Chief, Williams, 1975 |
approx. 47 minutes, 45 seconds into movie. |
Blue Collar |
Big Hit, Gottlieb, 1977 |
bar scene. |
The Blues Brothers |
4 Square, Gottlieb, June 1971 Monte Carlo, Bally, 1972 Blue Chip, Williams, 1976 |
bar scene, with two other pins by the stage that cannot be identified. |
Blume In Love (1973) |
Hi-Lo, Gottlieb, 1969 |
1 hour, 35 minutes, 43 seconds into movie, bar scene. |
BMX Bandits (1983) |
Firepower, Williams, 1980 Speakeasy 4, Bally, 1982 |
arcade scene, starting at 9 minutes, 31 seconds. |
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) |
Galaxy, Stern, 1980 |
backstage concert scene, 1 hour, 9 minutes, 57 seconds into movie. Playfield appears to have led bulbs. |
The Boogens (1981) |
Sharpshooter, Game Plan, 1979 |
bar scene. |
Boogie Nights |
Stardust,
Williams, 1971 Aladdin's
Castle, Bally, 1975
Hot Line, Williams, 1966 |
56 minutes into movie, at the disco 1 hr. 21 minutes into movie, Dirk Diggler's house |
Book Of Eli |
Bow and Arrow, Bally, 1975 |
In the corner of the "Things" shop when Eli picks up his charged radio. |
Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 |
Time Warp, Williams, 1979 |
Warehouse scenes. Screen shots HERE. |
Borg vs. McEnroe (2017) |
Orbit, Gottlieb, 1971 |
12 minutes, 55 seconds into movie, "Orbit," and another mystery pin beside it. Screen shot HERE. |
Bottle Rocket |
Power Play (Bobby Orr), Bally, 1977 |
Luke and Owen Wilson, about 15-20 minutes into the movie, are having a discussion in a diner, while they are playing the pin. One guy storms out of the diner, and the other chases after him asking if he can finish his game. |
Bowling For Columbine |
Circus Voltaire, Bally, 1997 World Cup Soccer, Bally, 1994 |
DVD, scene 7, 14 min. into movie, arcade scene. World Cup Soccer is later in the scene, when the two kids are playing air hockey. |
Brick Mansions |
Frank Thomas' Big Hurt, Gottlieb, 1995 |
gangster's office, 26 minutes, 4 seconds into movie. |
A Bronx Tale |
Beach Queens, Bally, 1960 |
pin is seen briefly then smashed. |
Brotherhood Of Death (1976) |
? Flying Carpet, Gottlieb, 1972 |
bar scene, 17 minutes, 5 seconds. Cabinet of possible early 60's EM pin visible at 57 minutes, 23 seconds |
Bucktown (1975) |
Spanish Eyes, Williams, 1972 |
bar scene, 19 minutes into movie. Side of cabinet, could be "Spanish Eyes," or "Granada." |
The Buddy Holly Story (1978) |
Swinger, Williams, 1972 |
(? scene. sighting time?). |
Buffalo 66 (1998) |
Congo, Williams, 1995 SlugFest, Williams, 1991 |
vids in bus terminal, pins in bowling alley. Screen shots and sighting times HERE. |
Bus Stop (1956) |
Black Gold, Genco, 1949 |
Blue Dragon Cafe scenes. Screen shots HERE. |
Bustin' Loose |
Superman, Atari, 1979 |
arcade scene, 29 minutes into movie, front of cabinet barely visible. |
By Dawn's Early Light (1990) |
Space Shuttle, Williams, 1984 High Speed, Williams, 1986 ? |
dining room scenes, 6 minutes, 56 seconds, approx., two pins and a Sega "After Burner" videogame, and at 14 minutes, 29 seconds, a third pin is also visible. |
Caddyshack II (1988) |
Fireball Classic, Bally, 1985 Paragon, Bally, 1979 Disco Fever, Williams, 1978 |
45 minutes, 31 seconds, Chevy Chase's mansion. |
The California Kid (1974) |
El Toro, Bally, 1972 Baseball, Gottlieb, 1970 Doodle Bug, Williams, 1971 Scuba, Gottlieb, 1970 Play Ball, Gottlieb, 1971 |
"State Line Diner" scenes, starting at 15 minutes, 55 seconds into movie. |
Capitol Conspiracy |
Old Chicago, Bally, 1976 |
Bar fight scene, 25 seconds into preview. (this preview was on the dvd for "Deathsport."). Screen shot HERE. |
Captain Marvel (2019) |
Flight 2000, Stern, 1980 Space Invaders, Bally, 1980 |
alien ship scene, 1 hour, 21 minutes into movie, with Centipede vid and a jukebox. Samuel Jackson mentions if he had the same pinball machine for six years, he would have the high score too. "Flight 2000," pin and "Street Fighter" videogame in bar scene, earlier in movie. |
Car Wash |
Spirit Of 76, Gottlieb, 1975 |
break room scenes, starting at 19 minutes, 43 seconds. |
Carnival Of Souls (1962) |
Double Action, Gottlieb, 1958 |
57 minutes, 7 seconds into movie, club scene. |
Casino Royale (2006) |
Fun Land, Gottlieb, 1968 |
7 minutes, 7 seconds into movie, military camp scene. |
The Cat From Outer Space |
Super Star, Briarwood, 1976 |
Pool hall. 1 hr., 4 minutes, 41 seconds into movie. |
Charlie Bubbles |
Big Deal, Williams, 1963
Ice-Revue, Gottlieb, 1965 |
Albert Finney plays Big Deal and his friend Colin Blakely plays Ice-Revue. Only the back glass is shown throughout and they achieve quite good scores considering they are supposed to be drunk. Colin Blakely's character ends up getting frustrated with the table and smashes the glass in a temper. Also, another pin can be seen in a later bar scene, but only the cabinet side is visible, which has blue and red stripes. |
Chasing Amy |
Pin-Up,
Gottlieb, 1975
Rescue 911, Gottlieb, 1994 Whirlwind, Williams, 1990 |
Arcade scene, Ben Affleck accidentally throws a skee-ball which smashes the playfield glass of Pin-Up. When they walk into the arcade at 41 minutes, 42 seconds into movie, you can see the head of a Whirlwind pin and the head of two Premier/Gottlieb pins. Screen shots HERE and HERE. |
Chasing Ghosts: Beyond The Arcade |
Twilight Zone,
Bally, 1993
Banzai Run, Williams, 1988 Genie, Gottlieb, 1979 |
Several pins can be seen throughout this movie in photos and video clips of various arcades, past and present. |
Chi l'ha vista morire | Harmony, Gottlieb, 1967 | About 20 minutes into the film (from memory) in a coffee bar in the centre of Venice. A real nice shot of the upper playfield "in action" with the ball rolling around. |
Children Of The Corn |
Medusa, Bally, 1981 |
DVD, scene 1, 2 minutes into flick, EM sounds heard in background, but you can see Malachai playing the Medusa pin. The cabinet is clearly visible. |
China Syndrome |
Jack In The Box, Gottlieb, 1973 |
a few pins in the bar where Jane Fonda meets the nuclear plant people. (thanks Jim Schelberg, editor of Pingame Journal and Derek Moore for ID'ing the pin). This movie ALSO has the only known clear vison of the gameshow the Magnificent marble machine ... it's on the monitor before they go live in the nuk power plant ... IT had a pinball machine in it, well ... the GIANT game machine, but a machine just the same. |
The Christmas Chronicles (2018) |
Moon Flight, Zaccaria, 1976 Black Knight, Williams, 1980 Road Kings, Williams, 1986 The Getaway: High Speed II, Williams, 1992 ? |
garage scene, starting at 1 hour, 10 minutes, 55 seconds. Fourth pin on right, behind "Road Kings," is possibly a Bally 60's EM, with part of backglass and red diamond pattern on head visible. There are also "Space Invaders," and "Gorf" vids. A couple minutes later, "Getaway" pin seen on left and another videogame on the right. |
A Christmas Wedding Date (2012) |
Bow And Arrow, Bally, 1975 |
26 minutes, 5 seconds, diner scenes throughout movie. |
Chrome And Hot Leather |
Doodle Bug, Williams, 1971 |
bar scenes, biker plays the pin throughout the movie. He was playing it everytime they were in the bar, some old man asks if he can play but the biker says he is going for the championship. Sighting times and screen shots HERE. |
Class Action Park (2020) |
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beginning and end of movie: "Pinball Party Productions." |
Clear History (2013) |
Medieval Madness, Williams, 1997 Creature From The Black Lagoon, Bally, 1992 SlugFest, Williams, 1991 |
19 minutes, 9 seconds into movie, surprise birthday scene, first two pins visible. 53 minutes, 57 seconds, "Slug Fest" is visible. |
Click |
Pin-bot, Williams, 1986 |
bar scene, 3/4 way through the movie. |
The Clock (1945) |
Rotation, Stoner, 1940 |
? screen shot HERE |
Clown (2014) |
Dr. Dude, Bally, 1990 The Getaway: High Speed II, Williams, 1992 WHO dunnit, Williams, 1995 |
1 hr., 8 minutes, 13 seconds into the movie. Chuck E Cheese arcade scene. |
Club Paradise (1986) |
Flash Gordon, Bally, 1981 The Six Million Dollar Man, Bally, 1978 |
club scenes, first pin at 10 minutes, 48 seconds, then second pin at 45 minutes, 21 seconds into movie. "Flash Gordon" pin seen later in club's office at 1 hour, 13 minutes, 12 seconds into movie. |
Cobra |
Fun-Fest, Williams, 1973 |
about 1 hr. 40 minutes into the movie, diner scene. (added 8/2/12) |
Code Of Silence |
Playboy, Bally, 1978 |
About 3/4 of the way through the movie, Chuck Norris takes on the bad guys in Comacho's bar. |
Cold Creek Manor |
Paragon, Bally, 1979 |
Gets slam tilted once during a fight scene in the bar. |
Colossal (2016) |
Quicksilver, Stern, 1980 |
12 minutes, 34 seconds into movie, bar back room. |
The Commitments (1991) |
Bad Cats, Williams, 1989 Xenon, Bally, 1980 Space Invaders, Bally, 1980 Police Force, Williams, 1989 Earthshaker, Williams, 1989 |
Approx. 35 minutes into movie, bar scene. Rehearsal space upstairs, the first three pins, not working. The other two, in the bar area downstairs appear to be working. (thanks Joe G.) |
Con Air |
Space Time, Bally, 1972 |
couple minutes into movie, bar scene, pin in corner. |
Consenting Adults |
Theatre Of Magic (?), Bally, 1995 |
Scene in bar when "Richard" re-finds "Kay" singing - about 3/4 through the movie. |
Convoy |
Mibs, Gottlieb, 1969 Jive Time, Williams, 1970 Spin-A-Card, Gottlieb, 1969 Hayburners II, Williams, 1968 Casanova, Williams, 1966 |
Screen shots HERE. |
Coogan's Bluff |
? |
bar scene, woodrail pin. (thanks Dennis Dodel) |
Cop Land |
Lethal Weapon 3, Data East, 1992 |
Opening scene, Drunken Stallone playing this pin in a bar. |
Bo Bo, Williams, 1961 Foto Finish, Gottlieb, 1961 Show Boat, Gottlieb, 1961 Deluxe Baseball 1957, Williams, 1957 Heavy Hitter, Bally, 1959 |
5 and dime, and bowling alley scenes. A neat assortment of vintage coin-op stuff. Several screen shots HERE. | |
Now, Gottlieb, 1971 |
first 15 minutes of the film as Conti is going over his scrapbook on the playfield glass. Several screen-filling shots of the backglass. This is an independent film, and Ldnayman's pin was used in this film.(thanks Ldnayman). | |
Creepshow 2(1987) |
Super Straight, Sonic, 1977 Aztec, Williams, 1976 |
starting at 20 minutes, 17 seconds, hardware store scene. |
Crime Busters |
Galaxy, Stern, 1980 |
Restaurant fight scene, 41 minutes into movie and 1 hr. 36 minutes into movie, unidentified pin. |
Crocodile Dundee 2 |
Pin*bot, Williams, 1986 |
bar scene, 7 minutes, 30 seconds into movie approx. |
The Crow |
Night Rider, Bally, 1977 Pinball Pool, Gottlieb, 1979 ? |
arcade scene, starting at 7 minutes, 19 seconds, 3 pins in background, glass gets smashed on two playfields. |
? |
bar scene, 54 minutes, 57 seconds into movie. some sort of rock themed custom pin. (thanks Marcus) Screen shots HERE. | |
Daredevil (2003) |
? ? |
bar scene, 23 minutes, 18 seconds into movie. two pins in back corner, possibly custom. (thanks Adam Lundgren) |
Dark Blue (2002) |
4-Belles, Gottlieb, 1954 |
cop's office. |
Hit and Run Base-ball, Williams, 1970 |
house scene, 8 minutes, 26 seconds into movie. Screen shot HERE. | |
?? |
gameroom scene, 18 minutes, 7 seconds into movie. Woodrail and bingo pin against the wall, along with jukebox and possible panchiko game on floor. In original tv series pilot, same scene, looks like two gun games. | |
Dazed And Confused | Fireball,
Bally, 1971, Williams Pat Hand,1975 Gottlieb Sweet Hearts, Gottlieb, 1963,
Aztec, Williams, 1976, Line Drive pitch and bat, Williams, 1972,
Drop-A-Card, 1971, Odds and Evens, Williams, 1973, High Flyer, Chicago
Coin, 1974, Flying Carpet, Gottlieb, 1972 and
By the entrance door: United (Williams) Emerald shuffle alley,
1971 |
Emporium arcade scene. |
Deadbeat At Dawn (1988) |
Haunted House, Gottlieb, 1982 Xenon, Bally, 1980 |
bar scene, 39 minutes, 52 seconds into movie. (thanks Joshua Deal) |
Dead Man Down (2013) |
Grand Lizard, Williams, 1986 | pin seen in bad guys hideout (rented to film crew by TNT Amusements. |
Deadpool (2016) |
Joust , Williams, 1969Haunted House , Gottlieb, 1982Circus, Gottlieb, 1980 | arcade scene, approx. 20 minutes into movie. You can clearly see the "Joust" pin, "Haunted House," possibly correct, and third pin, front of cabinet I saw but not sure of correct title, and someone else that saw the movie said that either the backglass or playfield glass got destroyed during fight scene, approx. 1 hour, 20 min. into movie. |
Dead Ringer (1964) |
Hong Kong, Williams, 1952Duette Deluxe , Gottlieb, 1955 | bar scenes, starting at 15 minutes, 49 seconds. |
Death Wish 2 |
World Cup, Williams, 1978 and Space Riders, Atari, 1978, Paragon, Bally, 1979 | arcade scene, 36 minutes, 45 seconds into movie. You can clearly see the first two listed and the right corner cabinet front of Paragon. There are other pins off to the right, gun games, etc. |
Debbie Macomber's Dashing Through The Snow |
? | pin with possible fake backglass in bar scenes, visible to right of vending machine, starting at approx. 1 hour, 26 minutes into movie. |
The Deep |
Capt. Fantastic, Bally, 1976 | 1 hour, 27 minutes, 15 seconds into movie. in the bar when Cloche (Lou Gossett Jr) is talking to Adam. EM pin sound effects heard. (thanks Dana Fong) |
Desperate Living |
Gusher, Williams, 1958 |
It's in the strip bar in Mortville. (thanks Ldnayman) |
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) |
Top Score, Williams, 1975 |
Fight scene near end of movie. Front of cabinet, possibly more, appears to be repainted or covered in contact paper. (thanks Albert Cuellar) |
Despicable Me |
Minion Invaders (fictitious pin) |
58 minutes, 44 seconds into movie. "Space Shuttle" pin sound effects heard as the pin is being carried past the screen. Screen shots HERE. |
Detroit Rock City | KISS,
Bally, 1978
Nugent, Stern, 1978 Power Play (Bobby Orr), Bally, 1977 Strikes And Spares, Bally, 1977 |
53 minutes into flick, Convenience store scene. Power Play is barely visible on the far right in a row of four pins. |
Devil And Miss Jones 1941 |
Avalon, Exhibit, 1939 |
49 minutes, 15 seconds into movie, Coney Island pharmacy scene. Screen shots HERE | .
The Devil's Brigade (1968) |
Key West, Bally, 1956 |
bar scene |
? |
Some sort of woodrail. | |
Comet, Williams, 1985 Space Shuttle, Williams, 1984 |
3 minutes, 40 seconds, roller skating rink scene. | |
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star |
Glimmer Gang, ?originally Williams pin? late 70's? |
DVD, 23 min. into movie, David Spade enters his garage house, and a former Williams SS pin identified by coin door, repainted with psychedlic pattern and a "Glimmer Gang" backglass. |
Diner |
some sort of bingo | Tim Daley, Steve Guettenberg, Pool hall scene. |
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946) |
?? |
28 minutes, 58 seconds into movie. "The Dripping Dagger" bar scene, two woodrails are visible. |
Die Senkrechtstarter (1989) |
Space Station, Williams, 1987 Fire!, Williams, 1987 High Speed, Williams, 1986 Cyclone, Williams, 1988 |
arcade scenes, starting at 14 minutes into movie. |
Die Vorstadtkrokodile (1977) |
Big Indian, Gottlieb, 1974 |
bar scene, 19 minutes, 51 seconds into movie. |
Diggstown |
8 Ball Deluxe, Bally, 1980 and ? |
bar scene |
Dirty Work |
Black Jack, Bally, 1977 Space Shuttle, Williams, 1984 |
bar scene. screen shot HERE. |
Divorce American Style |
Big League, Chicago Coin, 1965 and ? |
DVD, scene 12, about 44 min. into movie, bowling alley. There is some sort of woodrail pin, late 50's, judging by the fact it has score reels. |
The Doctor (1991) |
Black Knight, Williams, 1980 |
After his cancer diagnosis, he is at home getting drunk and playing pinball. (thanks George Semkiw) |
Dodgeball |
Meteor, Stern, 1979 |
DVD, (13 min. into movie), "Average Joe's Gym" |
Don Jon |
Family Guy, Stern, 2007 |
approx. 15 minutes into movie. |
Donnie Brasco |
Honey, Williams, 1972 |
DVD, bar scene after returning from Florida, 47 min., 30 sec. into movie. |
Blackout, Williams, 1980 |
arcade scene, 1 hr. 4 minutes, 54 seconds into movie. Screen shots HERE. | |
Double Dragon(1994) |
Big Top, Wico, 1977 |
fight scene in closed theater, 29 minutes, 44 seconds into movie. |
Double Take |
Revenge From Mars, Bally, 1999 |
1 hr 13 min. into movie, shooting scene in the mansion at the end of the movie. |
Drinking Buddies (2013) |
bar scene, 5 minutes into movie. "Harley Davidson," (which Stern version?), and another dmd, side by side. | |
Drop Zone (1994) | The Bally Game Show, Bally, 1990 |
36 minutes, 26 seconds into movie, Cafe scene. |
Dude, Where's My Car? | Junkyard, Williams, 1996 |
1 hr. 1 min. into movie, at "Captain Stu's Space O' Rama Arcade." Look for the pin in the back right corner. Screen shot HERE. This scene was actually filmed at "Mountasia Family Fun Center" in Santa Clarita, California. |
The Dukes Of Hazzard: Reunion! (1997) | ___ |
32 minutes, 10 seconds into movie, Boar's Nest, panchiko on the wall. |
Dying Room Only (1973) |
Queen Of Diamonds, Gottlieb, 1959 |
pin with fake backglass. Screen shots HERE.1 hour, 14 minutes, 24 seconds into movie. |
Dying Young (1991) |
Eight Ball Deluxe, Bally, 1981 Space Invaders, Bally, 1980 Wizard!, Bally, 1975 Capt. Fantastic, Bally, 1976 |
bar scene, 4 pins in a row. |
Easy Money |
Nitro Ground Shaker, Bally, 1980 |
DVD, bar scene, 1 hr. 15 minutes into movie. The left half of backglass is visible in the background, and EM chimes are heard. To the left of the pin is a Seeburg USC 1 jukebox. See screen shot HERE. |
Eaten Alive (1976) |
Swinger, Williams, 1972 Fan-Tas-Tic, Williams, 1972 |
bar scene, 1 hr. into movie. Screen shots HERE. |
Eddie And The Cruisers |
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bar scene, 36 minutes, 12 seconds into movie. There's also a shuffle alley in another bar scene. See screen shots HERE. |
Eddie And The Cruisers II:
Eddie Lives! |
High
Speed, Williams, 1986
8 Ball Deluxe, Bally, 1980 |
"High Speed" is visible during the bar scene, 19 minutes, 18 seconds into the movie. "8 Ball Deluxe" is visible during band practice, 50 minutes, 42 seconds into movie. See screen shots HERE. |
Firepower, Williams, 1980 Centaur, Bally, 1981 |
gameroom hanging scene. (added 3/19/12) | |
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8 minutes into movie, poster of Boris Vallejo's 1978 "In The Underworld," which as The Internet Pinball Database points out, is similar to the lower playfield art on the 1979 Williams classic, "Gorgar." | |
Sing Along, Gottlieb, 1967 ? |
bar scenes. Second pin appears in a separate bar scene, with blue circle and three red lines at edge of cabinet. | |
Electric Horseman |
Sheriff, Gottlieb, 1971 |
bar scene. |
Elektra |
Alien Poker, Williams, 1980 and Striker Xtreme, Stern, 2000 | DVD, scene 13, bar scene, 41 minutes into the movie. |
Flag-Ship, Gottlieb, 1957 Shindig, Gottlieb, 1953 Rag Mop, Williams, 1950 Cover Girl, Keeney, 1947 |
"Flag-Ship" is in the "Looking for Jules" scene, 26 min., 39 seconds into the movie. Pin visible through the window of some sort of bar. The other three pins are visible in other various bar scenes. "Shindig" at 46 minutes, "Rag Mop" at 46 minutes, 48 seconds, and again at 48 minutes, 43 seconds into the movie. "Cover Girl" is at 46 minutes, 47 seconds into the movie. (added 2/24/12) | |
Golf, Faer, 196? Hockey, Talleres Del Llobregat, 196? |
bar scene, 30 minutes, 59 seconds into movie. | |
Elvira: Mistress Of The Dark (1988) |
Circus, Bally, 1973 ? ? |
bowling alley, 18 minutes, 15 seconds into movie. Corner of "Circus" cabinet and what appears to be two other pins. A "Choplifter" videogame is also visible. |
Elvis (1979) |
Target Alpha, Gottlieb, 1976 Doodle Bug, Williams, 1971 Delta Queen, Bally, 1974 Flying Carpet, Gottlieb, 1972 Abra Ca Dabra, Gottlieb, 1975 Freedom, Bally, 1976 Wizard!, Bally, 1975 Upper Deck, Williams, 1973 |
Arcade scene with Elvis and Natalie Wood, 1 hr., 17 minutes, 14 seconds, and skating rink scene, 2 hrs, 21 seconds into movie. |
End Of The World (1977) |
Discotek, Bally, 1965 |
Very beginning of movie, pin is being played. |
The Enforcer |
Big Indian, Gottlieb, 1974 Spin-A-Card, Gottlieb, 1969 |
bar scene, 1 hour, 12 minutes, 8 seconds into movie. |
Escape From LA |
? |
About 45 minutes into the movie, Snake goes to see Hershey. Inside her stronghold there?s an EM with stuff stacked all over it. |
Escape From New York |
Oklahoma, United, 1948 |
1 hour, 14 minutes, 48 seconds, executive room. |
Everybody Wants Some!! (2016) |
? |
?scene? |
Royal Flush, Gottlileb, 1976 |
restaurant scene, 11 minutes, 22 seconds into movie. | |
Time Machine, Data East, 1988 |
bar scene at beginning of movie. Someone is playing the pin in the background, behind Steve Buscemi. | |
Fast Company (1953) |
Merry Widow, Genco, 1948 |
diner scene. Publicity photo showing part of pin HERE. |
Feast (2005) |
Jacks To Open, Gottlieb, 1984 |
bar scenes, starting at 8 minutes, 47 seconds into movie. There is also a cigarette machine, a jukebox, and a dart board. |
Comet, Williams, 1985 |
pinball hall, approximately 20 pins that appear to be from the 60's to the 90's, and a sitdown Pole Position videogame. | |
Final Destination 3 (2006) |
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1 minute, 51 seconds into movie, bagatelle animation at amusement park. |
Rescue 911, Gottlieb, 1994 |
Pin seen twice in fire station scenes, 1 hr. and 1 hr. 21 minutes into movie. Screen shots HERE. | |
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approximately 40 minutes in the movie there is a scene in some kind of a cabin. There's a pinball machine with a yellow cabinet, possibly EM or SS, visible in the background | |
Firstborn |
Gold ball, Bally, 1984 |
In character's house and played throughout movie. |
Triple Strike, Williams, 1975 Royal Flush, Gottlieb, 1975 Dealer's Choice, Williams, 1974 Big Hit, Gottlieb, 1977 |
During a flashback sequence Daniel Craig is hanging out as a kid in an arcade sometime in the 1970?s. Several pins visible. | |
Flesh and Bone (1993) |
Black Pyramid, Williams, 1984 |
Dennis Quaid visits a distributor to buy a cigarette machine for his vending business. (thanks Richard Boyle) |
Flic ou voyou (aka Cop or Hood) (1979) |
? |
electromechanical pin sighted. (thanks lundgrenade) |
Footloose |
Gorgar, Williams, 1979 |
31 minutes into movie, Sarah Jessica Parker walks into diner, notices videogames are being wheeled out the door and says, "What's up with this town?" Gorgar is to the left in the background. |
For You I Die |
Big League, Bally, 1946 and ? |
Two pins can be seen in this lobby card pic HERE. |
Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981) |
Strikes and Spares, Bally, 1978 Blackjack, Bally, 1977 ? |
Bar scenes starting at 33 minutes, 33 seconds into movie. Screen shots HERE. |
Power Play, Bally, 1978 |
16 minutes into movie. Screen shot showing side of one of two, possibly three pins HERE | |
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare |
Smart Set, Williams, 1969 |
11 minutes, 56 seconds, and 1 hour, 6 minutes, 22 seconds, rec room/gym youth shelter scenes. Screen shots HERE. |
Freddy Vs. Jason |
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No actual pin, but 1 hr. 5 min. into the movie, Freddy wills Jason to bounce around the walls of an abandoned steel mill, and Freddy makes motions with his fingers like he is hitting flippers on a pinball machine, with electromechanical sounds in the background. Jason falls and Freddy shouts, "Tilt!" |
Fred 3: Camp Fred (2012) |
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39 minutes, 55 seconds into movie, pachinko against the wall in the "rat hole" hideout. |
Freedom (1982) |
Cheetah, Stern, 1980 |
arcade scene early in the movie, showing other pins as well. |
Freejack (1992) |
Lost World, Bally, 1978 Paragon, Bally, 1979 |
diner scenes, starting at 35 minutes, 59 seconds. At 38 minutes, 3 seconds, Lost World is now on the right, Paragon on the left, and has been powered off. |
The French Connection II |
Big Brave, Gottlieb, 197 , (or Big Indian?) Sheriff, Gottlieb, 197 |
scene where Gene Hackman is in a bar in France buying drinks for the bartender. When they show Hackman from the front, you can see these pins, (although somewhat out of focus). In another scene, possible Bally 60's EM, approx. 80 minutes into movie, Gene Hackman attempts to burn down hotel where he was held captive and made a junky. |
Frequency |
Whitewater, Williams, 1993 |
Seen from a distance. Scene in diner where son confronts killer. |