In 1998, pinball was dying, thanks to a saturated market and shrinking player
base. Williams, the world’s largest pinball manufacturer, was considering
abandoning the game in favor of the more lucrative video slot machine business.
Then came ‘Pinball 2000,’ a clever attempt at resuscitating pinball
that failed just at the moment a lot of people thought it might succeed. Including interviews with legends of the pinball industry, PINBALL is a story about personality, passion, and a bold, dizzying success followed by a stunning failure.
Preceded by:
Buffet: All You Can Eat Las Vegas
Natasha Schull
2006, 30 min
www.buffetmovie.com
Tireless chefs prepare gargantuan bowls of ambrosia, servers bus endless plates, and hungry diners search for a culinary jackpot and a portion of the American dream.
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