1 00:00:27,227 --> 00:00:29,631 -Roll sound. Roll camera. Rolling. 2 00:00:29,664 --> 00:00:32,466 -So we're rolling? -Scene one, take one, mark. 3 00:00:32,499 --> 00:00:34,502 -I don't know why you want to do this. 4 00:00:34,536 --> 00:00:36,036 -It's a great story. 5 00:00:36,069 --> 00:00:38,940 -It's not what you think. 6 00:00:39,339 --> 00:00:41,609 -Most people don't even know pinball was illegal. 7 00:00:41,643 --> 00:00:42,977 -Yeah, well. 8 00:00:43,011 --> 00:00:46,948 -Come on. You saved the game. 9 00:00:46,981 --> 00:00:48,215 This is your legacy. 10 00:00:48,248 --> 00:00:51,686 -Oh, mnh-mnh, it's a footnote. 11 00:00:51,719 --> 00:00:53,387 -You ready? Yeah. 12 00:00:53,420 --> 00:00:58,158 -All right. Roger Sharpe, take us back to that day in 1976 13 00:00:58,191 --> 00:01:02,195 when you helped overturn New York City's ban on pinball. 14 00:01:07,267 --> 00:01:12,740 Tell us everything about the greatest shot you ever took. 15 00:01:15,843 --> 00:01:18,012 -Hmm. 16 00:01:18,046 --> 00:01:21,081 Well, uh, if I'm gonna do this, 17 00:01:21,114 --> 00:01:22,817 I have to start from the beginning. 18 00:01:22,850 --> 00:01:24,052 -Uh, sure. 19 00:01:24,117 --> 00:01:25,720 -Because the history is important. 20 00:01:25,753 --> 00:01:27,387 -Okay, that sounds great. 21 00:01:27,421 --> 00:01:32,961 -All right. So flashback, um, University of Wisconsin, 1971. 22 00:01:32,994 --> 00:01:34,796 -Wait. 1971? -Yes. 23 00:01:34,829 --> 00:01:38,131 Play John Lennon's "Imagine." -No, no, no, no. Sorry. 24 00:01:38,165 --> 00:01:41,502 That song, um... it's just a little slow. 25 00:01:41,536 --> 00:01:43,938 -Oh. -It's also very expensive. 26 00:01:43,972 --> 00:01:46,206 - Oh, well, all right. 27 00:01:46,239 --> 00:01:48,042 A little stumble out of the gate, I guess, 28 00:01:48,076 --> 00:01:50,210 but we'll work out these kinks as we go. 29 00:01:51,311 --> 00:01:53,313 This is where I went to college. 30 00:01:53,347 --> 00:01:55,984 And this is where I actually learned something. 31 00:02:10,464 --> 00:02:12,967 In those days, I had no idea what I was doing. 32 00:02:13,001 --> 00:02:14,602 No focus, no control. 33 00:02:14,636 --> 00:02:19,107 I was just flailing... and I was really bad at pinball. 34 00:02:19,139 --> 00:02:21,509 -Damn! 35 00:02:21,542 --> 00:02:23,044 -What, um...? 36 00:02:23,077 --> 00:02:24,712 Hey. 37 00:02:28,750 --> 00:02:32,120 Ah, better. Just like looking in a mirror. 38 00:02:32,152 --> 00:02:36,490 Anyway, this is when I noticed...the guy. 39 00:02:51,238 --> 00:02:53,206 -You play? 40 00:02:55,109 --> 00:02:56,811 -Not like that. 41 00:02:56,844 --> 00:02:58,378 -It's all about control. 42 00:02:58,412 --> 00:03:01,415 Just you and the machine. 43 00:03:01,448 --> 00:03:04,217 Nothing else matters. 44 00:03:06,286 --> 00:03:09,924 Here, I gotta go. 45 00:03:09,957 --> 00:03:11,659 -I can't let it drain. 46 00:03:17,999 --> 00:03:19,967 -Just have fun, man. 47 00:03:21,669 --> 00:03:24,204 -What do I aim for? 48 00:03:24,237 --> 00:03:26,007 -What do you want? 49 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:34,041 -Roger. 50 00:04:37,145 --> 00:04:39,379 -Judy and I got married in college, 51 00:04:39,412 --> 00:04:41,516 and after graduation, we moved to New York. 52 00:04:41,549 --> 00:04:44,351 She wanted me to work in her father's furniture store 53 00:04:44,384 --> 00:04:45,853 in Jersey. 54 00:04:45,887 --> 00:04:50,057 But I got a job in advertising. I wanted to be a writer. 55 00:04:57,999 --> 00:04:59,867 -You should be happy. 56 00:04:59,901 --> 00:05:02,737 You finally wrote something important. 57 00:05:03,738 --> 00:05:06,140 -I believe everything happens for a reason. 58 00:05:06,174 --> 00:05:07,542 Sometimes the reason is 59 00:05:07,575 --> 00:05:10,711 you're an idiot and you make bad decisions. 60 00:05:10,745 --> 00:05:14,381 Did I mention her family owned the furniture store? 61 00:05:17,919 --> 00:05:22,190 -It wasn't the only thing taken away on short notice. 62 00:05:22,223 --> 00:05:23,891 -Restructured? 63 00:05:23,925 --> 00:05:25,827 Going down? 64 00:05:35,036 --> 00:05:38,506 -The origins of modern pinball might surprise you. 65 00:05:41,509 --> 00:05:44,245 The first pin games were nothing more than nails 66 00:05:44,278 --> 00:05:46,280 pounded inside an inclined wooden box, 67 00:05:46,314 --> 00:05:48,549 and the targets were simple and obvious. 68 00:05:48,583 --> 00:05:52,385 But the key feature was a spring-loaded plunger 69 00:05:52,419 --> 00:05:54,856 that launched the ball into play. 70 00:06:01,262 --> 00:06:02,930 -Hi, yes, I'm following up 71 00:06:02,964 --> 00:06:06,601 about a letter I sent last week about submissions. 72 00:06:07,869 --> 00:06:09,203 No? 73 00:06:09,237 --> 00:06:11,639 -Not quite what we're looking for. 74 00:06:11,672 --> 00:06:13,040 -I also brought my portfolio 75 00:06:13,074 --> 00:06:15,442 with some ad samples, if you want to see those. 76 00:06:15,475 --> 00:06:17,211 -It seems a bit...safe. 77 00:06:17,245 --> 00:06:20,014 -I understand. Thank you. 78 00:06:20,047 --> 00:06:22,984 Okay. Thank you. 79 00:07:50,371 --> 00:07:54,342 -Sometimes it's nice to remember you're good at something. 80 00:07:54,375 --> 00:07:57,979 This was the first pinball machine I'd found in the city. 81 00:07:58,012 --> 00:08:01,115 It never even occurred to me that the game was illegal. 82 00:08:01,148 --> 00:08:05,119 I just knew I needed to play. 83 00:08:05,152 --> 00:08:06,420 Something captivated me -- 84 00:08:06,454 --> 00:08:10,057 something undefinable but unmistakable. 85 00:08:10,091 --> 00:08:15,696 For the first time in a long time, I felt control. 86 00:08:20,368 --> 00:08:24,038 -Excuse me. What time do you guys open? 87 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:30,811 This isn't weird, right? -Man, it's an adult bookstore. 88 00:08:30,845 --> 00:08:33,547 You don't even crack the top ten of weird around here. 89 00:08:44,792 --> 00:08:46,527 -Hey. 90 00:08:46,560 --> 00:08:48,596 What's your name? 91 00:08:50,865 --> 00:08:52,800 -Why? 92 00:08:52,833 --> 00:08:54,702 -Do you want to take over? 93 00:08:56,505 --> 00:08:58,272 -No. 94 00:09:00,541 --> 00:09:03,944 -I have a job interview. -Big man. 95 00:09:06,247 --> 00:09:08,182 -I can't let it drain. 96 00:09:13,054 --> 00:09:14,822 Please? 97 00:09:20,928 --> 00:09:22,329 -Go. 98 00:09:24,598 --> 00:09:26,600 -Thank you. 99 00:09:26,634 --> 00:09:28,969 I'll, uh, I'll see you at lunch, okay? 100 00:09:29,003 --> 00:09:30,671 -All right. 101 00:09:34,041 --> 00:09:35,910 -Aw, hell. 102 00:09:35,943 --> 00:09:38,145 -The situation hadn't improved. 103 00:09:38,179 --> 00:09:42,016 If anything, I was down a few quarters. 104 00:09:42,049 --> 00:09:46,454 Something inside that machine... changed everything. 105 00:09:58,666 --> 00:10:00,569 -Work here? -What? 106 00:10:00,601 --> 00:10:02,937 -Uh, do you work in the building? 107 00:10:02,970 --> 00:10:03,971 -No. 108 00:10:04,004 --> 00:10:05,574 -Oh. 109 00:10:05,606 --> 00:10:06,607 -I hope to. 110 00:10:07,775 --> 00:10:11,546 Interview. Ask me in an hour. 111 00:10:11,580 --> 00:10:14,615 -You're asking me on a date. -I'm sorry? No. 112 00:10:14,648 --> 00:10:17,384 -Oh, I'm kidding. I-- I'm, I'm just kidding. 113 00:10:17,418 --> 00:10:20,321 Right. Right. 114 00:10:20,354 --> 00:10:21,989 -Yeah. 115 00:10:26,460 --> 00:10:28,195 -Although, uh... 116 00:10:28,229 --> 00:10:30,532 maybe...lunch? 117 00:10:30,565 --> 00:10:31,966 -Oh. 118 00:10:31,999 --> 00:10:35,069 -I-I mean, only if you're, like, remotely int-- 119 00:10:35,102 --> 00:10:37,204 You know what? I'm sorry. 120 00:10:37,238 --> 00:10:39,073 -You know, I-I'm -- 121 00:10:39,106 --> 00:10:41,642 I might say yes to watch you eat soup with that. 122 00:10:41,675 --> 00:10:44,178 -Oh, I don't eat soup. 123 00:10:50,417 --> 00:10:52,219 -Good luck. -Thank you. 124 00:10:54,488 --> 00:10:56,957 -Let me know how it goes. 125 00:10:56,991 --> 00:10:58,159 -Yeah. 126 00:11:07,134 --> 00:11:10,905 -It's a bit thin. Is there more? 127 00:11:10,938 --> 00:11:13,474 -Well, that -- -The geishas canceled on me. 128 00:11:13,508 --> 00:11:15,544 We have to resched the entire -- 129 00:11:15,577 --> 00:11:18,412 Oh, hello. Harry. 130 00:11:18,445 --> 00:11:20,549 -Roger Sharpe. 131 00:11:20,582 --> 00:11:21,715 -Art department? 132 00:11:21,749 --> 00:11:23,851 -Mr. Sharpe wants to be a writer. 133 00:11:23,884 --> 00:11:25,286 -Explains the shoes. 134 00:11:25,319 --> 00:11:27,488 Not the portfolio. 135 00:11:27,522 --> 00:11:29,456 -Well, I'm in advertising. 136 00:11:29,490 --> 00:11:31,526 Uh, I used to be. 137 00:11:31,560 --> 00:11:34,361 I didn't know what to bring. Um... 138 00:11:39,333 --> 00:11:41,402 -Hmm. -Lifestyles? 139 00:11:41,435 --> 00:11:43,804 -Mm-hmm. -Seems safe. 140 00:11:43,837 --> 00:11:44,939 - Right. 141 00:11:44,972 --> 00:11:46,641 -No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. 142 00:11:46,675 --> 00:11:48,543 Safe is good here. 143 00:11:48,577 --> 00:11:53,914 -So tell me, what do you know about Gentlemen's Quarterly? 144 00:11:53,948 --> 00:11:57,351 -It is a men's fashion magazine. 145 00:12:00,487 --> 00:12:02,723 -Yes. For men. 146 00:12:02,756 --> 00:12:04,559 -For all men. 147 00:12:04,593 --> 00:12:08,329 -But mostly rugged men. Do you understand? 148 00:12:10,431 --> 00:12:11,999 -Absolutely. 149 00:12:12,032 --> 00:12:16,971 -I did not. 1975 was a different time. 150 00:12:17,004 --> 00:12:18,673 The long struggle for equal rights 151 00:12:18,707 --> 00:12:20,140 was really just beginning. 152 00:12:20,174 --> 00:12:22,009 New York was farther along than most of America, 153 00:12:22,042 --> 00:12:27,348 and most of America was not reading GQ... yet. 154 00:12:27,381 --> 00:12:28,949 -To become a national brand, 155 00:12:28,983 --> 00:12:32,119 I need writers with interests that are more traditional. 156 00:12:32,152 --> 00:12:34,054 -Conventional. -Mainstream. 157 00:12:34,088 --> 00:12:35,422 -Straight. 158 00:12:37,726 --> 00:12:39,927 -Safe. -He's getting it. 159 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:41,929 -How about a test assignment? -I can do that. 160 00:12:41,962 --> 00:12:43,931 -Monday, 1,500 words. 161 00:12:43,964 --> 00:12:47,868 Everything a person needs to know about... 162 00:12:47,901 --> 00:12:50,538 buying a 10-speed bicycle. 163 00:12:50,572 --> 00:12:52,540 Let's see what you can do. 164 00:12:53,807 --> 00:12:56,511 -You got it. Thank you. 165 00:12:56,544 --> 00:12:59,179 -♪ No matter what you are ♪ 166 00:13:00,749 --> 00:13:02,883 ♪ I will always be with you ♪ 167 00:13:02,916 --> 00:13:04,885 -Now you're in the top ten. 168 00:13:04,918 --> 00:13:08,690 -♪ Doesn't matter what you do, girl ♪ 169 00:13:08,723 --> 00:13:12,661 ♪ Ooh, girl, with you ♪ 170 00:13:12,694 --> 00:13:17,431 ♪ No matter what you do ♪ 171 00:13:17,464 --> 00:13:21,736 ♪ I will always be around ♪ 172 00:13:21,770 --> 00:13:25,507 ♪ Won't you tell me what you found, girl ♪ 173 00:13:25,540 --> 00:13:28,175 ♪ Ooh, girl, want y-- ♪ 174 00:13:49,664 --> 00:13:53,400 ♪ Ooh, girl, you girl ♪ 175 00:13:53,434 --> 00:13:57,772 ♪ Want you ♪ 176 00:13:57,806 --> 00:13:58,906 ♪ Ooh ♪ 177 00:14:03,210 --> 00:14:06,947 Just... 178 00:14:07,749 --> 00:14:10,050 "Hello. 179 00:14:10,084 --> 00:14:13,320 Ellen. It's Roger. How are you?" 180 00:14:39,046 --> 00:14:41,716 -Hello? -Hello. 181 00:14:41,750 --> 00:14:43,951 Ellen. Hi. 182 00:14:43,984 --> 00:14:47,254 It's, uh, it's Roger. 183 00:14:47,287 --> 00:14:48,823 -Roger? 184 00:14:48,857 --> 00:14:50,290 -Yeah. 185 00:14:50,324 --> 00:14:53,093 We, um, we met in the elevator. 186 00:14:53,127 --> 00:14:57,364 -So it's Roger. It's good to put a name with the mustache. 187 00:14:57,398 --> 00:15:01,101 Did you get the job? -Yes. Sort of. 188 00:15:01,135 --> 00:15:04,071 -Well, then, congratulations. Sort of. 189 00:15:04,104 --> 00:15:06,206 - Thanks. 190 00:15:08,041 --> 00:15:10,377 So how are you? 191 00:15:12,212 --> 00:15:14,415 You don't call many women up for dates, do you? 192 00:15:14,448 --> 00:15:17,451 -No, I don't. I'm pretty rusty. Yeah. 193 00:15:19,486 --> 00:15:21,188 -I'm free tomorrow. 194 00:15:21,221 --> 00:15:22,356 -Really? 195 00:15:22,389 --> 00:15:25,292 Great. That's great. Okay. 196 00:15:25,325 --> 00:15:27,595 -Shoes off! 197 00:15:27,629 --> 00:15:28,897 -What? 198 00:15:28,929 --> 00:15:31,566 -Oh, I was just talking to my son, sorry. 199 00:15:31,599 --> 00:15:33,635 -Son? 200 00:15:33,668 --> 00:15:35,269 -Yes, I have a son. 201 00:15:38,138 --> 00:15:40,340 -Oh. 202 00:15:40,374 --> 00:15:42,176 Ah, yeah. 203 00:15:42,209 --> 00:15:43,912 Um... 204 00:15:43,944 --> 00:15:47,114 Is that a big son or little son? 205 00:15:47,147 --> 00:15:51,151 -He's 11. -So, like, medium. 206 00:15:51,185 --> 00:15:52,520 -Is this a problem? 207 00:15:52,554 --> 00:15:54,221 -No, no, no. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. 208 00:15:54,254 --> 00:15:56,223 No problem whatsoever. Just, uh, you know, 209 00:15:56,256 --> 00:16:00,127 I'll find a restaurant with a children's menu. 210 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:02,730 -I don't think there's any need for that just yet. 211 00:16:02,764 --> 00:16:08,135 -Oh. But, um, we can still go out for dinner, right? 212 00:16:08,168 --> 00:16:10,605 - You said lunch. - Right. 213 00:16:10,638 --> 00:16:13,508 Um, I used to be in advertising, 214 00:16:13,541 --> 00:16:17,912 so I guess the, uh, upselling is second nature to me. 215 00:16:17,946 --> 00:16:19,179 -Well, I used to be married, 216 00:16:19,213 --> 00:16:22,349 so I know a bit about false advertising. 217 00:16:22,382 --> 00:16:24,686 -Is this going well? Because I can't tell. 218 00:16:27,522 --> 00:16:29,189 1:00. 219 00:16:29,223 --> 00:16:33,393 There's a cafe off of 59th and Madison. Do you know it? 220 00:16:33,427 --> 00:16:35,597 -I will. 221 00:16:35,630 --> 00:16:37,732 -You're into bicycles. 222 00:16:37,765 --> 00:16:39,534 -Hello? Hi. -That's okay. 223 00:16:39,567 --> 00:16:42,402 -Um, yes. Not really. 224 00:16:42,436 --> 00:16:46,006 Um, it's for an article, test assignment. 225 00:16:46,039 --> 00:16:47,407 -For the "sort of" job. 226 00:16:47,441 --> 00:16:49,878 -Yeah, not really the next great American novel, 227 00:16:49,911 --> 00:16:51,178 but it's something. 228 00:16:51,211 --> 00:16:52,614 What can I get you? I'll, uh -- 229 00:16:52,647 --> 00:16:55,683 -No, I, um, just. -Yeah. 230 00:16:57,685 --> 00:16:59,621 I got married at 19. 231 00:16:59,654 --> 00:17:01,656 I had my son with a man who is no longer my husband. 232 00:17:01,689 --> 00:17:04,191 I am a secretary, which isn't very interesting, 233 00:17:04,224 --> 00:17:06,460 but it keeps us from slipping back into welfare. 234 00:17:06,493 --> 00:17:08,128 I-I do want to get married again, 235 00:17:08,161 --> 00:17:09,731 and I want to have more children 236 00:17:09,764 --> 00:17:11,933 not necessarily with you, but I do want those things. 237 00:17:11,966 --> 00:17:13,267 And -- And I think that 238 00:17:13,300 --> 00:17:15,302 you should know that I want those things. 239 00:17:18,372 --> 00:17:22,175 I realize we met in an elevator and this is all a little heavy, 240 00:17:22,209 --> 00:17:25,813 but I think it's important to be clear about who we are 241 00:17:25,847 --> 00:17:27,314 and what we're after. 242 00:17:27,347 --> 00:17:29,584 So if you just want to have, you know, a bit of fun, 243 00:17:29,617 --> 00:17:31,118 then we can just go our separate ways, 244 00:17:31,151 --> 00:17:34,689 and you don't have to spend a dime. 245 00:17:34,722 --> 00:17:36,925 -Hmm. 246 00:17:36,958 --> 00:17:40,060 -Oh, my God. You two sitting here staring at each other. 247 00:17:40,093 --> 00:17:42,329 So cute. What can I get you? 248 00:17:44,566 --> 00:17:45,800 -Tea? 249 00:17:47,802 --> 00:17:49,336 -Coffee, please. Black. 250 00:17:49,369 --> 00:17:53,340 -Okay. I wish my boyfriend would look at me like that. 251 00:17:59,379 --> 00:18:02,951 -I didn't scare you off. -No, no. I'm still here. 252 00:18:02,984 --> 00:18:04,652 -All right. 253 00:18:04,686 --> 00:18:05,853 -All right. 254 00:18:07,755 --> 00:18:09,958 So your, uh, son, um... -Seth. 255 00:18:09,991 --> 00:18:13,493 -Seth, he's, uh, 11. -Yeah. 256 00:18:13,528 --> 00:18:16,698 Well, I'm 32, if that's what you're asking. 257 00:18:16,731 --> 00:18:18,032 -I w-wasn't... 258 00:18:18,066 --> 00:18:19,934 -No, you looked like you were doing the math. 259 00:18:19,968 --> 00:18:22,135 - No. 260 00:18:22,169 --> 00:18:24,338 That's great. That's great. You're -- You know, 261 00:18:24,371 --> 00:18:27,842 you're actually the same age as my sister. 262 00:18:27,875 --> 00:18:29,376 And I love my sister. 263 00:18:29,409 --> 00:18:34,414 I -- She's like a mom to me, you know? So... 264 00:18:37,752 --> 00:18:40,220 -Listen, I haven't been on a date in a while. 265 00:18:40,253 --> 00:18:43,057 -Well, it's not a date. It's a pre-date, okay, 266 00:18:43,091 --> 00:18:44,926 to see if we're compatible for a first date. 267 00:18:44,959 --> 00:18:47,929 -Right. Sure. A test date. 268 00:18:47,962 --> 00:18:49,162 -Yes. -Right. 269 00:18:49,196 --> 00:18:51,799 -So, it's your turn. 270 00:18:51,833 --> 00:18:53,768 You're a writer. 271 00:18:53,801 --> 00:18:55,235 -Trying. -Uh-huh. 272 00:18:55,268 --> 00:18:58,171 Have you written any books? -I've started four. 273 00:18:58,205 --> 00:19:00,140 -I see. -Yeah. 274 00:19:01,643 --> 00:19:05,647 I want to write something that is meaningful... 275 00:19:05,680 --> 00:19:08,816 you know, something that touches people, 276 00:19:08,850 --> 00:19:12,720 which, of course, is why I got a job in advertising, 277 00:19:12,754 --> 00:19:14,154 you know, writing headlines 278 00:19:14,187 --> 00:19:16,557 selling stereo equipment and laundry detergent. 279 00:19:16,591 --> 00:19:18,660 And, uh, now I don't even have that job, 280 00:19:18,693 --> 00:19:24,866 so, um, I guess to answer your question... 281 00:19:24,899 --> 00:19:27,267 I'm 25, new to the city, 282 00:19:27,300 --> 00:19:31,438 recently divorced, and technically unemployed. 283 00:19:33,206 --> 00:19:35,208 Have I scared you off? 284 00:19:36,778 --> 00:19:38,946 -Nah. I'm still here. 285 00:19:44,184 --> 00:19:45,586 -What? 286 00:19:45,620 --> 00:19:47,588 -25? -Oh, yeah. 287 00:19:47,622 --> 00:19:48,823 But I promise you, 288 00:19:48,856 --> 00:19:51,125 the past few months have aged me considerably. 289 00:19:51,159 --> 00:19:53,995 I could run for president. -Please don't. 290 00:19:55,195 --> 00:19:57,197 -I'm sorry, Mr. Sharpe. -Yeah. 291 00:19:57,230 --> 00:20:00,233 -Not to interrupt, but we're making a film about -- 292 00:20:00,267 --> 00:20:02,402 - That is a game of chance. 293 00:20:02,436 --> 00:20:07,207 -That is a game of skill. -Is that so? Well... 294 00:20:08,976 --> 00:20:10,243 -Wait... 295 00:20:10,277 --> 00:20:11,913 I know, but the history is important. 296 00:20:11,946 --> 00:20:13,447 -I know. I-I-I get that. I just -- 297 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:16,684 I want to make sure we're headed in that direction. 298 00:20:16,718 --> 00:20:20,054 -Okay. Okay, I get it. Okay, so, um... 299 00:20:46,981 --> 00:20:49,550 -Do you have a bike? 300 00:20:49,584 --> 00:20:50,852 -No. 301 00:20:53,888 --> 00:20:55,723 Don't write that in your thing. 302 00:20:59,694 --> 00:21:02,864 -Mm-hmm. 303 00:21:02,964 --> 00:21:04,599 -Mm-hmm. 304 00:21:04,632 --> 00:21:06,366 The pay is low, the hours are long, 305 00:21:06,399 --> 00:21:08,503 your coworkers are insane. 306 00:21:10,004 --> 00:21:11,172 -Great. 307 00:21:11,205 --> 00:21:14,942 -Main conference room, reception, 308 00:21:14,976 --> 00:21:17,712 uh, ad sales over there. 309 00:21:17,745 --> 00:21:20,782 This is Bob. He's been here forever. Back issues in there. 310 00:21:20,815 --> 00:21:23,684 You definitely want to take a look at those. 311 00:21:23,718 --> 00:21:25,219 Uh, writers. 312 00:21:25,253 --> 00:21:27,822 Uh, your desk will be over here. 313 00:21:27,855 --> 00:21:29,322 And the art department. 314 00:21:29,356 --> 00:21:31,893 -And that was before the champagne. 315 00:21:31,926 --> 00:21:33,928 Oh, The Stache! 316 00:21:33,961 --> 00:21:35,328 -You've met Harry. 317 00:21:35,362 --> 00:21:37,832 This is Pamela, associate fashion director. 318 00:21:37,865 --> 00:21:41,035 James, who isn't on staff, but you'll see him around. 319 00:21:41,068 --> 00:21:42,270 -It's a pleasure to meet you both. 320 00:21:42,302 --> 00:21:43,638 -Too friendly. Where are you from? 321 00:21:43,671 --> 00:21:46,439 -Uh, Chicago, originally. -Oh, I love Chicago, 322 00:21:46,473 --> 00:21:47,775 at least in September. 323 00:21:47,809 --> 00:21:49,544 Ooh, we're gonna work on those shoes. 324 00:21:49,577 --> 00:21:52,479 -Harry. -We are a fashion magazine. 325 00:21:52,513 --> 00:21:53,848 -So, what's your story? 326 00:21:53,881 --> 00:21:56,349 -Well, I've always wanted to be a writer. 327 00:21:56,383 --> 00:21:58,418 -Wife? Girlfriend? -Boyfriend? 328 00:21:58,451 --> 00:21:59,587 -Divorced, actually. 329 00:21:59,620 --> 00:22:01,989 -Oh, so you're single? Ow. 330 00:22:02,023 --> 00:22:04,391 -Welcome to GQ. -Thanks, Jack. 331 00:22:07,061 --> 00:22:08,696 -Aw, the fans would've loved me. 332 00:22:08,729 --> 00:22:10,731 Wouldn't you root for me? -Oh, for you? Sure. 333 00:22:10,765 --> 00:22:13,601 The Yankees, though -- not a chance. 334 00:22:13,634 --> 00:22:17,872 -Okay, fine. Your turn. Something embarrassing. 335 00:22:23,077 --> 00:22:24,979 -You have to be back right away? 336 00:22:26,047 --> 00:22:28,381 -Um...W-- 337 00:22:32,153 --> 00:22:34,856 We're going in there? 338 00:22:34,889 --> 00:22:38,292 -Listen, if there was any other place in the city, 339 00:22:38,326 --> 00:22:39,627 I promise I'd take you, 340 00:22:39,660 --> 00:22:42,563 but I've only been able to find it here. 341 00:22:42,597 --> 00:22:44,866 -Found what exactly? 342 00:22:48,435 --> 00:22:50,671 -Hey, Jim. Over here. 343 00:22:53,373 --> 00:22:57,745 I used to play this all the time in college. 344 00:22:57,778 --> 00:23:01,249 -In an adult bookstore? -Oh, no, no. In a bar. 345 00:23:01,282 --> 00:23:04,619 -Hmm. And what's behind the curtain? 346 00:23:07,755 --> 00:23:11,225 -I don't know. I don't ask. 347 00:23:11,259 --> 00:23:13,327 -Are you any good? 348 00:23:13,361 --> 00:23:16,130 -It may be the thing that I am best at. 349 00:23:18,465 --> 00:23:22,270 This probably sounds weird, but, um... 350 00:23:22,303 --> 00:23:24,605 I feel like I'm connected to it. 351 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:29,310 It helps me think. Helps me focus. 352 00:23:29,343 --> 00:23:33,781 You know, when I'm here, I can control the chaos. 353 00:23:35,716 --> 00:23:39,452 I don't know what that says about me. Is this too weird? 354 00:23:42,189 --> 00:23:43,925 -I'm still here. 355 00:23:45,425 --> 00:23:46,827 -Okay. -Okay. 356 00:23:46,861 --> 00:23:49,429 -Okay. Your turn. 357 00:23:50,531 --> 00:23:52,099 Take this. -Okay. 358 00:23:52,133 --> 00:23:54,168 -Put your hands here. -Mm-hmm. 359 00:23:54,201 --> 00:23:56,170 -Like that. 360 00:23:56,203 --> 00:23:57,672 Like that. 361 00:23:57,705 --> 00:23:59,674 -What are you -- What are you doing? 362 00:24:02,143 --> 00:24:03,544 Seriously? 363 00:24:03,577 --> 00:24:04,578 The "let-me-show-you- how-to-play- 364 00:24:04,612 --> 00:24:06,580 cuddling-from-behind" thing? 365 00:24:06,614 --> 00:24:10,551 Really? Seriously? No, no, stop. 366 00:24:10,584 --> 00:24:13,654 I mean...you know, I know you're making a movie 367 00:24:13,688 --> 00:24:15,957 and it's not gonna be exactly exact, 368 00:24:15,990 --> 00:24:17,391 but, I mean, come on. 369 00:24:17,425 --> 00:24:19,660 This is, uh... 370 00:24:19,694 --> 00:24:22,029 It's weird and it's creepy. 371 00:24:22,063 --> 00:24:24,497 -Okay, great. Now, try and aim for this target right here. 372 00:24:24,532 --> 00:24:26,367 -What's a target? -This thing right here. 373 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:27,935 That is a target. -Yes, yes, yes, yes! 374 00:24:27,969 --> 00:24:29,537 -Great, great. Now, try and get it back up to the top. 375 00:24:29,570 --> 00:24:31,672 -Okay. No, no, no, no, no! -No, no, no. 376 00:24:31,706 --> 00:24:34,041 That's okay. You still got an extra hundred points. 377 00:24:34,075 --> 00:24:35,943 -No, but it went down the hole. -The drain. 378 00:24:35,977 --> 00:24:37,745 Yeah, sure. It's always gonna do that. 379 00:24:37,778 --> 00:24:40,581 -I wanted to win. -Well, you can't win pinball. 380 00:24:40,614 --> 00:24:42,383 It's just about having fun. 381 00:24:42,416 --> 00:24:43,985 -Mm. 382 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:49,957 You're like a... a kid in an adult bookstore. 383 00:24:49,991 --> 00:24:51,525 -Well, I promise, from here on out, 384 00:24:51,559 --> 00:24:53,928 I'll be incredibly predictable and boring. 385 00:24:55,463 --> 00:24:56,630 -Sounds awful. 386 00:24:56,664 --> 00:24:58,366 -You want to go again? -Yes. 387 00:25:07,475 --> 00:25:08,943 -Profiles? 388 00:25:08,976 --> 00:25:10,945 -Gene Wilder and Manhattan Transfer are confirmed. 389 00:25:10,978 --> 00:25:12,380 Still working on Cheech and Chong. 390 00:25:12,413 --> 00:25:13,848 -Automobiles? 391 00:25:13,881 --> 00:25:16,417 -Casablanca for the Jag, chorus girls for the Pacer, 392 00:25:16,450 --> 00:25:19,286 and I'm thinking Tarzan for the four-wheeler. 393 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:21,389 -Tarzan? -Swinging good time. 394 00:25:21,422 --> 00:25:22,590 King of the concrete jungle. 395 00:25:22,623 --> 00:25:24,291 -No monkey suits. -No promises. 396 00:25:24,325 --> 00:25:25,326 -Fashion? 397 00:25:25,359 --> 00:25:26,994 -Harry wants a seaplane. 398 00:25:27,028 --> 00:25:28,129 -A seaplane? 399 00:25:28,162 --> 00:25:29,663 -Looks that travel on land, sea, and air. 400 00:25:29,697 --> 00:25:31,298 -No, I get it. How much is a seaplane? 401 00:25:31,332 --> 00:25:32,800 -I'll check on that. 402 00:25:32,833 --> 00:25:35,669 -How fabulous is a seaplane? -I'll check on that, too. 403 00:25:35,703 --> 00:25:37,838 -Roger? -Yeah. 404 00:25:37,872 --> 00:25:41,609 Uh, well, I was thinking winter, so a guide to skiing. 405 00:25:41,642 --> 00:25:44,178 -We just did skiing. 406 00:25:44,211 --> 00:25:45,246 What else? 407 00:25:45,279 --> 00:25:47,281 -Right. Um... 408 00:25:49,884 --> 00:25:51,585 How about a holiday gift guide? 409 00:25:51,619 --> 00:25:53,020 -Sharon does gift guides. 410 00:25:53,054 --> 00:25:55,556 Did you not look at the back issues? 411 00:25:55,589 --> 00:25:58,459 What do you have that's new? 412 00:25:58,492 --> 00:25:59,994 Anyone? 413 00:26:02,096 --> 00:26:03,664 I expect better... 414 00:26:03,697 --> 00:26:05,332 from all of you. 415 00:26:05,366 --> 00:26:07,201 Come back with more. 416 00:26:13,641 --> 00:26:16,545 -Oh, we got trouble 417 00:26:16,577 --> 00:26:18,646 right here in River City 418 00:26:18,679 --> 00:26:20,614 with a capital T, and that rhymes with P, 419 00:26:20,648 --> 00:26:23,584 and that stands for -- 420 00:26:29,156 --> 00:26:31,959 -In the 1930s, pinball pioneer Harry Williams noticed 421 00:26:31,992 --> 00:26:35,029 that players were lifting his machines to cheat the game. 422 00:26:35,062 --> 00:26:37,998 So inside, he put a metal ball on a pedestal. 423 00:26:38,032 --> 00:26:40,267 You move the machine too much, and... 424 00:26:45,206 --> 00:26:48,943 Part of the game was learning how far you could push it. 425 00:26:49,677 --> 00:26:51,612 -History lesson? 426 00:26:51,645 --> 00:26:53,614 -Something like that. 427 00:26:53,647 --> 00:26:55,116 Back issues. 428 00:26:55,149 --> 00:26:56,383 -Ah. My first week here, 429 00:26:56,417 --> 00:26:58,285 I spilled coffee all over the paste-up. 430 00:26:58,319 --> 00:27:03,324 -Mm. Some coffee, some vodka. -Mm. Anyway, you'll be fine. 431 00:27:03,357 --> 00:27:04,725 -Well, thanks. 432 00:27:04,758 --> 00:27:06,427 -A few of us are going for drinks. 433 00:27:06,460 --> 00:27:08,462 -Actually, I have a date. 434 00:27:08,496 --> 00:27:11,566 -Mm. How'd you meet? -In the elevator. 435 00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:14,401 -Is it Pamela? -What? 436 00:27:14,435 --> 00:27:16,770 -No, she, uh, doesn't work here. 437 00:27:16,804 --> 00:27:20,407 -Mm. Chance encounter. What's she like? 438 00:27:21,075 --> 00:27:24,311 -She's stunning. Knows what she wants. 439 00:27:24,345 --> 00:27:26,413 -Oh, she wants The Stache. 440 00:27:26,447 --> 00:27:28,583 -She's older... -Mm... 441 00:27:28,617 --> 00:27:31,018 -...and she has a son. 442 00:27:31,051 --> 00:27:33,020 -Oh. -Yeah. 443 00:27:33,053 --> 00:27:37,224 -Well, kids are great. I have two. 444 00:27:37,258 --> 00:27:38,527 -Oh. 445 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:39,960 -Roger... 446 00:27:39,994 --> 00:27:41,762 you know what they say about books and covers. 447 00:27:41,795 --> 00:27:43,898 -A lot of us are here on our second life. 448 00:27:43,931 --> 00:27:48,503 -Right. But if -- if it goes on for a while 449 00:27:48,537 --> 00:27:52,039 and it just doesn't happen to work out, 450 00:27:52,072 --> 00:27:52,873 am I a bad guy? 451 00:27:52,907 --> 00:27:54,909 -Definitely. -Yes. Yes. 452 00:27:54,942 --> 00:27:55,943 -Right. 453 00:27:55,976 --> 00:28:01,048 -But risk makes life fun. Don't you think? 454 00:28:01,081 --> 00:28:03,851 -You didn't have to park. -No, no, no. I'll walk you up. 455 00:28:03,884 --> 00:28:05,386 -No, no, no. You don't have to. 456 00:28:05,419 --> 00:28:07,821 -Listen, I don't know how these New York guys do things, 457 00:28:07,855 --> 00:28:10,691 but in the Midwest, we walk. It's what we do. 458 00:28:10,724 --> 00:28:13,360 -You don't have to, though. 459 00:28:13,394 --> 00:28:15,530 -Did I do something wrong? 460 00:28:15,564 --> 00:28:18,232 -I-I haven't told Seth about you. 461 00:28:18,265 --> 00:28:19,601 -Oh. 462 00:28:19,634 --> 00:28:21,769 -But if you want to have that conversation... 463 00:28:21,802 --> 00:28:24,038 -No, no, no. No, it's fine. 464 00:28:24,071 --> 00:28:27,274 No, there's, um, no need to rush things. 465 00:28:27,308 --> 00:28:28,943 -Okay. 466 00:28:28,976 --> 00:28:33,515 -But...maybe lunch tomorrow? 467 00:28:33,548 --> 00:28:35,015 -I'd like that. 468 00:28:36,651 --> 00:28:37,785 -Great. 469 00:28:37,818 --> 00:28:40,087 Pick you up at your office. 470 00:28:40,120 --> 00:28:41,889 -Okay. -Okay. 471 00:28:55,670 --> 00:28:58,640 - Is it the mustache? - Yes. 472 00:28:58,673 --> 00:29:00,341 -Sorry. 473 00:29:12,019 --> 00:29:14,656 -Mm. 474 00:29:14,689 --> 00:29:17,091 Good night. 475 00:29:17,124 --> 00:29:18,425 -Good night. 476 00:29:18,459 --> 00:29:21,895 -Mr. Sharpe, I feel like we've gotten distracted again. 477 00:29:21,929 --> 00:29:23,665 Can we get to the pinball? 478 00:29:23,698 --> 00:29:26,166 -Okay. All right. I-I get it. I get it. 479 00:29:38,312 --> 00:29:40,649 -Hey. What are you doing? What are you doing? 480 00:29:40,682 --> 00:29:42,349 Why are they taking the machines?! 481 00:29:42,383 --> 00:29:43,718 -We got busted. 482 00:29:43,752 --> 00:29:46,588 -But why are they taking the pinball machines?! 483 00:29:46,621 --> 00:29:50,224 -Man, that's why we got busted. 484 00:29:57,298 --> 00:30:00,234 -You know how you'll watch a movie based on real events 485 00:30:00,267 --> 00:30:03,505 and then find out that half of it was made up? 486 00:30:03,538 --> 00:30:05,472 Well, this is the other half. 487 00:30:05,507 --> 00:30:06,675 For over three decades, 488 00:30:06,708 --> 00:30:09,877 pinball was banned in New York City. 489 00:30:11,312 --> 00:30:14,448 In 1933, Fiorello La Guardia ran for mayor, promising to rid 490 00:30:14,481 --> 00:30:17,284 New York City of corruption and organized crime, 491 00:30:17,318 --> 00:30:20,555 which was a laudable goal, but not an easy one. 492 00:30:20,588 --> 00:30:25,125 He needed a win, so he picked on someone his own size. 493 00:30:25,159 --> 00:30:27,796 Pinball, he said, was gambling, ruled by the mob, 494 00:30:27,828 --> 00:30:29,263 a racket to steal lunch money. 495 00:30:29,296 --> 00:30:33,601 So, he banned it -- you know, for the children. 496 00:30:33,635 --> 00:30:35,002 And it wasn't just a ban. 497 00:30:35,035 --> 00:30:37,071 It was a public relations crusade. 498 00:30:37,104 --> 00:30:39,139 Major raids throughout the city, squads of police 499 00:30:39,173 --> 00:30:40,908 swarming into bowling alleys, bars, 500 00:30:40,941 --> 00:30:42,510 anywhere they could find them. 501 00:30:42,544 --> 00:30:45,346 And in what has to be one of the most heavy-handed metaphors 502 00:30:45,379 --> 00:30:46,847 in US history, 503 00:30:46,880 --> 00:30:50,017 the city used the legs of the confiscated machines 504 00:30:50,050 --> 00:30:53,320 to make new police billy clubs. 505 00:30:53,354 --> 00:30:55,322 Whatever was left, they dumped into the river. 506 00:30:55,356 --> 00:30:59,059 All because of a little man with a big chip on his shoulder. 507 00:31:00,494 --> 00:31:01,995 So, there you go. 508 00:31:02,029 --> 00:31:04,064 The antagonist is a piece of paper in a filing cabinet, 509 00:31:04,098 --> 00:31:05,999 and the bad guy is not only dead, 510 00:31:06,033 --> 00:31:07,669 he's got an airport named after him. 511 00:31:07,702 --> 00:31:10,772 So...good luck. 512 00:31:10,805 --> 00:31:12,940 -Ellen! Ellen! 513 00:31:12,973 --> 00:31:14,141 You're never gonna believe this! 514 00:31:14,174 --> 00:31:15,677 You're never gonna believe it! 515 00:31:15,710 --> 00:31:17,344 They took them! They took the machines! 516 00:31:17,378 --> 00:31:19,346 The police -- police raided the bookstore 517 00:31:19,380 --> 00:31:20,881 and they took the pinball machines. 518 00:31:20,914 --> 00:31:22,449 They smashed them to pieces, all of 'em. 519 00:31:22,483 --> 00:31:24,451 They had a warrant for pinball machines! 520 00:31:24,485 --> 00:31:27,421 You know, forget the thieves and murderers. Go for the flippers. 521 00:31:27,454 --> 00:31:28,889 I was gonna turn it. 522 00:31:28,922 --> 00:31:30,491 I was gonna turn that machine, and now it's gone. 523 00:31:30,525 --> 00:31:31,959 The only place in the city. 524 00:31:31,992 --> 00:31:35,597 I mean, it's unbelievable. -Roger, this is Seth. 525 00:31:35,630 --> 00:31:36,765 -Hi. 526 00:31:36,798 --> 00:31:38,265 -Oh. 527 00:31:38,298 --> 00:31:40,835 Hi. Hi. 528 00:31:40,869 --> 00:31:44,773 Hello. I've, uh, heard a lot about you. 529 00:31:44,806 --> 00:31:46,674 -What have you heard? 530 00:31:48,676 --> 00:31:50,344 -That you're 11. 531 00:31:51,912 --> 00:31:54,014 -Seth was supposed to be with his dad, 532 00:31:54,047 --> 00:31:55,382 but plans have changed. 533 00:31:55,416 --> 00:31:58,152 -Sure. Right. Uh, of course. No, um... 534 00:31:58,185 --> 00:31:59,854 -How would you turn over a pinball machine? 535 00:31:59,888 --> 00:32:02,956 -Oh, turning a pinball machine is just when you score so high, 536 00:32:02,990 --> 00:32:04,859 the numbers roll back to zero. 537 00:32:04,893 --> 00:32:08,195 -Oh. -You like pinball? 538 00:32:08,228 --> 00:32:10,330 -I like bowling. -Me too. 539 00:32:10,364 --> 00:32:11,866 -We should go. 540 00:32:11,900 --> 00:32:13,467 Call me later. 541 00:32:13,500 --> 00:32:14,869 -Great. I will. Yes. 542 00:32:14,903 --> 00:32:16,270 -Sorry they took your pinball machine. 543 00:32:16,303 --> 00:32:18,807 -Ah, thanks. It wasn't mine. 544 00:32:18,840 --> 00:32:20,274 -Then you should get one. 545 00:32:27,047 --> 00:32:28,382 -Mr. Warner. 546 00:32:28,415 --> 00:32:30,951 -Chairman Warner. -Yes. Sorry. 547 00:32:30,984 --> 00:32:33,253 Uh, Consumer Affairs Committee, right? 548 00:32:33,287 --> 00:32:35,122 -You're a reporter? -I just have a question 549 00:32:35,155 --> 00:32:36,758 about the pinball ban, sir. 550 00:32:36,791 --> 00:32:39,761 -Oh, God. Are you with the motherf-- 551 00:32:39,794 --> 00:32:41,663 -Eh, what rating are we going for? 552 00:32:41,696 --> 00:32:43,631 -Uh, PG. PG-13. 553 00:32:43,665 --> 00:32:44,866 -Cursing? 554 00:32:44,899 --> 00:32:47,367 -Eh, you get one. 555 00:32:47,401 --> 00:32:49,470 -Hmm. 556 00:32:49,504 --> 00:32:50,738 Okay. I'll save it. 557 00:32:50,772 --> 00:32:53,140 -Are you with the motherlovin' MAA? 558 00:32:53,173 --> 00:32:54,975 -No, I just, uh... 559 00:32:55,008 --> 00:32:57,077 -Who are you? -I'm Roger Sharpe. 560 00:32:57,110 --> 00:33:00,013 -No. Who are you? Who are you with? 561 00:33:00,047 --> 00:33:01,583 -Well, just myself. 562 00:33:01,616 --> 00:33:04,251 -Somebody keep these damn kids away from me. 563 00:33:04,284 --> 00:33:06,521 Wasting my friggin' time! 564 00:33:11,225 --> 00:33:13,160 -Music and Amusement Association. 565 00:33:13,193 --> 00:33:15,229 That's coin-operated machines and vending. 566 00:33:15,262 --> 00:33:17,799 So jukeboxes, snacks, 567 00:33:17,832 --> 00:33:21,301 and, yeah, we cover pinball. 568 00:33:21,335 --> 00:33:22,937 -Yeah. 569 00:33:22,971 --> 00:33:26,039 Uh, Chairman Warner had mentioned you guys. 570 00:33:26,073 --> 00:33:27,542 I bet he did. 571 00:33:27,575 --> 00:33:29,911 Probably with a few extra adjectives. 572 00:33:29,944 --> 00:33:32,614 -You know, I had a, uh, a bar I'd go to, 573 00:33:32,647 --> 00:33:34,582 I'd play all the time, but here, it's -- 574 00:33:34,616 --> 00:33:36,116 -Yeah, illegal. 575 00:33:36,149 --> 00:33:38,987 I know. We're trying. We just lost a case in Albany, 576 00:33:39,019 --> 00:33:40,922 so we're gonna take it to the Supreme Court. 577 00:33:40,955 --> 00:33:44,424 -US Supreme Court? -Whatever it takes. 578 00:33:44,458 --> 00:33:49,463 -So, if I wanted to... purchase one of these... 579 00:33:49,496 --> 00:33:50,999 -Yeah, well, if your bar is in the city, 580 00:33:51,031 --> 00:33:52,600 then the cops will bust you eventually. 581 00:33:52,634 --> 00:33:56,671 -Oh, no bar. No bar. It's for my apartment. 582 00:33:56,704 --> 00:33:58,038 -Your apartment? -Yeah. 583 00:33:58,071 --> 00:34:00,642 - Oh, yeah, that's -- that's fine. 584 00:34:00,675 --> 00:34:01,876 -Wait. That's legal? 585 00:34:01,910 --> 00:34:03,310 -Well, if you're not charging anybody. 586 00:34:03,343 --> 00:34:05,647 Just, you know, pick a game you like 587 00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:08,650 because that's pretty much all you'll be playing. 588 00:34:10,250 --> 00:34:11,519 -Pinball? -Yeah. 589 00:34:11,553 --> 00:34:14,288 How to buy a pinball machine for home. 590 00:34:14,321 --> 00:34:16,624 The newest games, best strategies, uh, 591 00:34:16,658 --> 00:34:18,760 maybe a history lesson. 592 00:34:18,793 --> 00:34:20,093 -Broadway. 593 00:34:20,127 --> 00:34:22,129 We block off the streets and do a big spread 594 00:34:22,162 --> 00:34:23,363 on all the stars -- 595 00:34:23,397 --> 00:34:25,299 A Chorus Line, Chicago, Pippin. 596 00:34:25,332 --> 00:34:29,169 -And what precisely is the cost to shut down Midtown Manhattan? 597 00:34:29,202 --> 00:34:32,272 -It's just Times Square. -May I finish with Roger? 598 00:34:32,306 --> 00:34:34,107 -What are you pitching? 599 00:34:35,075 --> 00:34:36,878 -Um, pinball. 600 00:34:36,911 --> 00:34:39,681 -Hmm. Great art. 601 00:34:39,714 --> 00:34:42,684 Lots of color photos, games, family, kids. 602 00:34:42,717 --> 00:34:45,620 And you can get a kid, can't you, Roger? 603 00:34:45,653 --> 00:34:46,821 -Sure. 604 00:34:46,854 --> 00:34:48,957 -Do you require a seaplane? 605 00:34:48,990 --> 00:34:50,390 -No. -Great. 606 00:34:50,424 --> 00:34:52,292 Take James with you, wherever it is you're going. 607 00:34:52,326 --> 00:34:54,028 Where are you going? 608 00:35:31,331 --> 00:35:33,568 -Hey, I have an idea for a date 609 00:35:33,601 --> 00:35:35,903 that I can put on my expense account. 610 00:35:35,937 --> 00:35:37,071 -Really? 611 00:35:37,105 --> 00:35:39,206 -For the three of us. 612 00:35:39,239 --> 00:35:42,644 If -- If you're... okay with that. 613 00:35:42,677 --> 00:35:44,311 -The three of us? 614 00:35:44,344 --> 00:35:45,680 -Mm. 615 00:35:45,713 --> 00:35:48,248 Technically four of us. 616 00:35:48,281 --> 00:35:50,183 How's it going? -Hi. 617 00:35:50,217 --> 00:35:51,653 -This is James. -Hi, James. 618 00:35:51,686 --> 00:35:54,454 -He's gonna be taking some photos today. 619 00:35:54,488 --> 00:35:56,189 -Of what? Where are we going? 620 00:35:56,223 --> 00:36:01,062 -Oh, only where dreams come true -- New Jersey! 621 00:36:06,801 --> 00:36:11,572 It just needs a second. It's cold. Hang on. Just -- 622 00:36:13,941 --> 00:36:15,643 I told you. 623 00:36:26,120 --> 00:36:27,588 -What's that? 624 00:36:27,622 --> 00:36:30,925 -Oh, this? Trade magazine. It's filled with stuff. 625 00:36:30,958 --> 00:36:34,294 Did you know that these are a thousand dollars apiece? 626 00:36:34,327 --> 00:36:35,663 And the guy says that, you know, 627 00:36:35,697 --> 00:36:38,166 vendors may not even deliver across the river. 628 00:36:38,198 --> 00:36:40,068 They don't want to deal with the city. 629 00:36:40,101 --> 00:36:41,969 -Hey, Roger? -Hmm. 630 00:36:42,003 --> 00:36:44,337 -What's so special about Chicago? 631 00:36:44,371 --> 00:36:46,206 -What's so special about Chicago? 632 00:36:46,239 --> 00:36:47,441 Everything. 633 00:36:47,474 --> 00:36:49,043 We have the world's tallest building, 634 00:36:49,077 --> 00:36:51,478 the best pizza, the greatest teams -- 635 00:36:51,512 --> 00:36:55,049 the Bulls, Cubs, White Sox. 636 00:36:55,083 --> 00:36:57,185 -You root for the Cubs and the White Sox? 637 00:36:57,217 --> 00:36:58,586 -I never saw a reason to choose. 638 00:36:58,619 --> 00:37:00,988 -You have to choose. -You have to choose. 639 00:37:01,022 --> 00:37:02,222 -Do I? -Hmm. 640 00:37:02,255 --> 00:37:04,692 -But why pinball? -What do you mean? 641 00:37:04,726 --> 00:37:07,829 -The machines, they all say "Chicago" on them. 642 00:37:10,098 --> 00:37:11,866 -They all do? 643 00:37:15,737 --> 00:37:17,105 This is crazy! 644 00:37:17,138 --> 00:37:19,439 -What? -I grew up in Chicago. 645 00:37:19,473 --> 00:37:22,342 I never saw a game there in my life. 646 00:37:22,375 --> 00:37:25,646 -Yep. Pinball was banned there as well. 647 00:37:25,680 --> 00:37:28,583 Dozens of major cities had laws against the game -- 648 00:37:28,616 --> 00:37:31,652 Atlanta, New Orleans, Los Angeles. 649 00:37:31,686 --> 00:37:34,155 But Chicago is the heart of pinball. 650 00:37:34,188 --> 00:37:36,524 Banning it there is like banning cars in Detroit. 651 00:37:36,557 --> 00:37:38,893 Oh, come -- come -- 652 00:37:39,660 --> 00:37:42,797 -Thanks, Roger. -Hey. Thank you, Seth. 653 00:37:42,830 --> 00:37:44,699 Had a really good time. 654 00:37:44,732 --> 00:37:45,900 Guess I'll... 655 00:37:45,933 --> 00:37:48,569 ...see ya. 656 00:37:48,603 --> 00:37:50,972 Smart guy. 657 00:37:51,005 --> 00:37:52,907 -You didn't have to park. 658 00:37:52,940 --> 00:37:56,711 -Don't worry. I'm not gonna try and come up. 659 00:37:56,744 --> 00:37:59,479 -Seth is at his dad's on Friday. -Really? 660 00:37:59,514 --> 00:38:01,716 Yeah. 661 00:38:01,749 --> 00:38:04,018 I don't know. I'm gonna have to check my -- 662 00:38:04,051 --> 00:38:05,720 Oh, yeah, sure. I'm open. 663 00:38:07,088 --> 00:38:10,490 Okay. I think that you should write restaurant reviews 664 00:38:10,525 --> 00:38:12,260 and expense those, too. 665 00:38:12,292 --> 00:38:13,961 -You're smart. -Yeah. 666 00:38:13,995 --> 00:38:15,763 -See where he gets the brains. 667 00:38:21,202 --> 00:38:24,539 -Good night. -Good night. 668 00:38:30,244 --> 00:38:31,579 Good night. 669 00:38:31,612 --> 00:38:33,413 Good night. 670 00:39:04,245 --> 00:39:05,580 Shoot. 671 00:39:05,613 --> 00:39:08,516 -Just hold -- Just hold on. 672 00:39:26,366 --> 00:39:27,568 Uh -- 673 00:39:27,602 --> 00:39:30,571 You need to ask Seth. -Seth? 674 00:39:30,605 --> 00:39:32,306 -If you're going to stay the night, 675 00:39:32,340 --> 00:39:33,875 you have to ask Seth permission. 676 00:39:33,908 --> 00:39:35,877 -Oh. -Seth? 677 00:39:37,778 --> 00:39:39,046 -Yeah? 678 00:39:40,214 --> 00:39:41,816 -Uh... 679 00:39:41,849 --> 00:39:43,885 My car won't start. 680 00:39:43,918 --> 00:39:46,254 -Oh. 681 00:39:46,287 --> 00:39:49,657 -And, um, well... 682 00:39:49,690 --> 00:39:52,193 your mom would like me to ask you 683 00:39:52,226 --> 00:39:54,461 if it's all right if I can... 684 00:39:54,494 --> 00:39:56,697 spend the night on the couch. 685 00:39:58,299 --> 00:39:59,834 -Okay. 686 00:39:59,934 --> 00:40:02,203 -Okay? 687 00:40:02,236 --> 00:40:03,537 -Okay. 688 00:40:03,638 --> 00:40:04,872 -Okay. 689 00:40:08,943 --> 00:40:10,778 -Okay. 690 00:40:12,079 --> 00:40:16,050 -I'll just be down the hall if you need anything. 691 00:40:16,083 --> 00:40:18,052 -Great, great, great. 692 00:40:21,822 --> 00:40:23,958 Thank you again. 693 00:40:23,991 --> 00:40:25,593 -Not anything anything? 694 00:40:25,626 --> 00:40:28,596 -Oh, no, I would never think of that. 695 00:40:30,965 --> 00:40:32,600 -Never? 696 00:40:32,633 --> 00:40:35,403 -Only every hour of every day. 697 00:40:35,435 --> 00:40:37,972 - Hmm. 698 00:40:38,005 --> 00:40:39,173 Good night, Roger. 699 00:40:39,206 --> 00:40:40,641 -Good night. 700 00:41:09,904 --> 00:41:12,206 -Yes. In Queens. 701 00:41:14,108 --> 00:41:15,910 How much? 702 00:41:18,179 --> 00:41:19,981 Yep. That's great. 703 00:41:20,014 --> 00:41:21,582 All right, cool. 704 00:41:21,615 --> 00:41:23,818 See you there. Bye. 705 00:41:25,219 --> 00:41:27,388 Oh. 706 00:41:27,421 --> 00:41:28,823 -You like eggs? 707 00:41:28,856 --> 00:41:30,224 -Um... 708 00:41:30,257 --> 00:41:32,526 -Made you tea. -No, thank you. 709 00:41:32,560 --> 00:41:36,664 I...was on the phone with the tow truck company. 710 00:41:36,697 --> 00:41:38,399 They're expecting me downstairs. 711 00:41:38,432 --> 00:41:39,734 -Oh. -Yeah. 712 00:41:39,767 --> 00:41:41,402 -Okay. -Yeah, yeah. 713 00:41:41,435 --> 00:41:43,471 But, um... 714 00:41:43,504 --> 00:41:47,475 thank you so much, and, um... 715 00:41:47,508 --> 00:41:49,677 we should definitely do it again. Yes? 716 00:41:49,710 --> 00:41:51,479 -Okay. -Okay, great. 717 00:41:51,512 --> 00:41:53,347 You know what? I won't be rude. 718 00:41:53,381 --> 00:41:54,482 I will... 719 00:41:56,250 --> 00:41:57,985 Mmm. 720 00:41:58,019 --> 00:41:59,553 Seth. 721 00:42:01,355 --> 00:42:03,224 This. 722 00:42:03,257 --> 00:42:04,458 Thank you. 723 00:42:04,492 --> 00:42:05,993 -Bye. -Bye. 724 00:42:06,093 --> 00:42:08,362 -Bye. -Bye. 725 00:42:42,563 --> 00:42:44,765 Hi. Come on in. Uh, I'm almost done. 726 00:42:44,799 --> 00:42:47,902 I just need to finish this up really quick. 727 00:42:55,009 --> 00:42:56,811 Seth liked you. 728 00:42:57,678 --> 00:43:00,581 -Yeah, he's -- he's great. 729 00:43:06,854 --> 00:43:09,657 -Wow. You're a monkey on that thing. 730 00:43:11,292 --> 00:43:13,227 -What's wrong with monkeys? 731 00:43:13,260 --> 00:43:16,030 I like monkeys. They're cute. 732 00:43:17,231 --> 00:43:19,033 -Okay. 733 00:43:22,403 --> 00:43:26,073 -You know, technically we're all... 734 00:43:28,843 --> 00:43:30,177 -Hmm? 735 00:43:30,211 --> 00:43:32,446 -We're all monkeys. 736 00:43:32,480 --> 00:43:35,616 -Uh, some of us have evolved. 737 00:43:41,556 --> 00:43:42,823 Huh. 738 00:43:47,161 --> 00:43:48,696 Ready? 739 00:43:48,729 --> 00:43:50,931 -How'd you do that? 740 00:43:50,965 --> 00:43:53,535 -I just feel so connected to it. 741 00:43:53,568 --> 00:43:56,203 -You're making fun of me. -Let's go. 742 00:43:56,237 --> 00:43:58,472 -Okay. 743 00:43:58,507 --> 00:44:00,107 -This is good. 744 00:44:00,141 --> 00:44:03,612 -You know, there's a lot more that I didn't even get into. 745 00:44:03,644 --> 00:44:04,845 It's -- It's a whole industry 746 00:44:04,879 --> 00:44:06,313 that no one's ever written about. 747 00:44:06,347 --> 00:44:07,715 -For us, this is plenty. 748 00:44:07,748 --> 00:44:09,216 -Let me go to Chicago. 749 00:44:09,250 --> 00:44:11,085 Quick trip. I'll talk to the people there. 750 00:44:11,118 --> 00:44:13,988 We could easily get ten pages on this, or twenty. 751 00:44:14,021 --> 00:44:16,657 -Or fifty. Or a hundred. -Yes! 752 00:44:17,725 --> 00:44:19,894 Sarcasm. -I'm glad you're excited. 753 00:44:19,927 --> 00:44:22,229 But it's an article, not a book. 754 00:44:26,400 --> 00:44:27,668 -A pinball book? 755 00:44:27,701 --> 00:44:29,436 -A big book with both our names on it, 756 00:44:29,470 --> 00:44:31,038 filled with your pictures. 757 00:44:31,071 --> 00:44:32,673 Look, you can choose the art director. 758 00:44:32,706 --> 00:44:34,975 I just want to write it. I know I can sell it. 759 00:44:35,009 --> 00:44:37,211 And I really think -- -Sure. 760 00:44:38,345 --> 00:44:39,780 -Really? 761 00:44:39,813 --> 00:44:42,783 -Sounds fun. You got a title? 762 00:44:42,816 --> 00:44:44,553 -The Great American Pinball Book. 763 00:44:44,586 --> 00:44:47,888 -A lavish, oversized coffee-table book 764 00:44:47,922 --> 00:44:49,924 filled with history, people -- 765 00:44:49,957 --> 00:44:52,726 -Who's your photographer? -James Hamilton. 766 00:44:52,760 --> 00:44:55,129 Village Voice, Gentlemen's Quarterly. 767 00:44:55,162 --> 00:44:56,764 -He's good. 768 00:44:56,797 --> 00:44:58,332 -He's great. 769 00:45:01,001 --> 00:45:05,239 -Well, as a first-time writer, it wouldn't be a large advance. 770 00:45:05,272 --> 00:45:07,041 -Okay, open 'em. 771 00:45:08,075 --> 00:45:10,010 -You bought a pinball machine?! 772 00:45:10,044 --> 00:45:11,178 -Maaaybe. 773 00:45:12,146 --> 00:45:13,447 -Whoa! 774 00:45:13,480 --> 00:45:15,316 -It's big. -It's huge. 775 00:45:15,349 --> 00:45:16,717 -It's mine. 776 00:45:16,750 --> 00:45:18,419 -I thought you said you couldn't afford it. 777 00:45:18,452 --> 00:45:20,454 -Yes, well... 778 00:45:20,487 --> 00:45:23,290 When you sell a book, 779 00:45:23,324 --> 00:45:26,460 they give you money in advance! -No. Really? Really? 780 00:45:28,262 --> 00:45:30,364 -Oh, congratulations. -Thank you. 781 00:45:30,397 --> 00:45:31,533 Should we plug it in? 782 00:45:31,566 --> 00:45:32,800 -Yes. Yes. Wait, can I play it? 783 00:45:32,833 --> 00:45:35,035 -Oh, Seth, let Roger play first. 784 00:45:35,069 --> 00:45:36,203 -Call it. 785 00:45:36,237 --> 00:45:37,304 -Heads. 786 00:45:40,675 --> 00:45:42,343 -Knock yourself out. -Yes. 787 00:45:45,813 --> 00:45:48,382 - Hi. 788 00:45:49,684 --> 00:45:51,085 It was tails, wasn't it? 789 00:45:51,118 --> 00:45:53,120 -Yeah. I unplugged it before you guys got in. 790 00:45:53,153 --> 00:45:55,256 I've been playing for hours. -Oh. 791 00:45:57,726 --> 00:45:59,159 When do you leave? 792 00:45:59,193 --> 00:46:00,327 -Friday. 793 00:46:01,395 --> 00:46:03,665 Want to have dinner with me when I get back? 794 00:46:03,698 --> 00:46:06,100 The two of us? Celebrate? 795 00:46:06,133 --> 00:46:09,036 -I thought you celebrate when you actually finish the book? 796 00:46:09,069 --> 00:46:11,805 -Well, some photos, some interviews. 797 00:46:11,839 --> 00:46:13,240 It writes itself. 798 00:46:13,274 --> 00:46:14,408 -Okay. 799 00:46:14,441 --> 00:46:15,976 -Did you see that?! -What? 800 00:46:16,010 --> 00:46:17,679 -The -- The horse kicked the thing! 801 00:46:17,712 --> 00:46:20,582 -What thing? -The guy! 802 00:46:20,615 --> 00:46:22,283 -Do it again. -Okay. 803 00:46:23,484 --> 00:46:25,786 I did it again. 804 00:46:25,819 --> 00:46:28,355 -Oh, my -- Did you see that? -It's fun, right? 805 00:46:28,389 --> 00:46:30,625 -Mr. Sharpe? 806 00:46:30,659 --> 00:46:35,062 - Oh. Sorry. Yeah... 807 00:46:35,095 --> 00:46:36,698 Hmm. 808 00:46:36,731 --> 00:46:39,199 Those were fun times. 809 00:46:39,233 --> 00:46:40,067 -Right. 810 00:46:40,100 --> 00:46:44,905 So, when did the shot, um... 811 00:46:44,938 --> 00:46:46,473 -Yeah. Well, okay. 812 00:46:47,542 --> 00:46:51,412 The article came out, and it got some attention. 813 00:46:51,445 --> 00:46:54,448 And I guess someone from the MAA saw it. 814 00:46:56,083 --> 00:46:58,919 -You can always spot him by the shoes. 815 00:46:58,952 --> 00:47:01,155 -Roger, you have a visitor. 816 00:47:01,188 --> 00:47:04,659 -Roger, Danny Frank. MAA. You stopped by a while ago. 817 00:47:04,693 --> 00:47:08,162 -Right, sure. Hey, how's the case going? 818 00:47:08,195 --> 00:47:09,196 -Not great. 819 00:47:09,229 --> 00:47:11,031 -On the same day that the Supreme Court 820 00:47:11,065 --> 00:47:14,401 rejected the pinball case, they ruled in Baker v. Owen 821 00:47:14,435 --> 00:47:17,204 that it was perfectly acceptable for public-school teachers 822 00:47:17,237 --> 00:47:20,441 to spank their students, even if the parents objected. 823 00:47:20,474 --> 00:47:22,242 You know, for the children. 824 00:47:22,276 --> 00:47:24,044 -We're gonna have to fight it in the legislature. 825 00:47:24,078 --> 00:47:26,280 We're gonna set up a hearing at the city council. 826 00:47:26,313 --> 00:47:27,515 - Oh. 827 00:47:27,549 --> 00:47:29,316 -We read your article. 828 00:47:29,350 --> 00:47:31,218 We'd like to ask you to come in to testify. 829 00:47:31,251 --> 00:47:33,954 -Testify? To what? I'm just a writer. 830 00:47:33,987 --> 00:47:36,957 -Which makes you perfect because you know the game, 831 00:47:36,990 --> 00:47:39,426 but you don't have any ties to the industry. 832 00:47:39,460 --> 00:47:41,028 You're safe. 833 00:47:42,129 --> 00:47:44,064 -Wow. Well, um, thank you, 834 00:47:44,098 --> 00:47:47,468 but, um, I'm just not sure if I'm your guy. 835 00:47:47,501 --> 00:47:49,804 I'm sorry. Now, actually, if you'll excuse me, 836 00:47:49,838 --> 00:47:51,271 I have a plane to catch. 837 00:47:51,305 --> 00:47:53,374 -If -- If -- If you could just talk to my boss -- 838 00:47:53,407 --> 00:47:54,875 -Hey, good luck. Really. 839 00:47:54,908 --> 00:47:57,344 -We're just trying to bring back the game, is all. 840 00:47:57,378 --> 00:48:01,248 -And I hope you win -- I do -- but it's not for me. 841 00:48:01,281 --> 00:48:02,584 -Wait. What? 842 00:48:02,617 --> 00:48:03,785 -Happy Holidays. 843 00:48:03,818 --> 00:48:06,420 -You turned them down? -Yep. 844 00:48:06,453 --> 00:48:07,822 -Really? 845 00:48:07,856 --> 00:48:10,891 -Yeah. I had my machine. 846 00:48:12,694 --> 00:48:14,461 -LaGuardia. 847 00:48:17,064 --> 00:48:20,000 -You know, LaGuardia Airport was built on the site 848 00:48:20,033 --> 00:48:21,736 of an old amusement park. 849 00:48:21,770 --> 00:48:23,170 It's the truth. 850 00:48:23,203 --> 00:48:25,540 Even in death, the guy hated fun. 851 00:48:33,947 --> 00:48:37,384 -Hello. Um, Roger Sharpe to interview Sam Gensburg. 852 00:48:37,418 --> 00:48:39,286 -Mr. Gensburg asked me to fill in. 853 00:48:39,319 --> 00:48:42,322 I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have. 854 00:48:42,356 --> 00:48:45,926 -No, I'm sorry. I'm supposed to talk to Sam Gensburg. 855 00:48:45,959 --> 00:48:49,564 -Unfortunately, Mr. Gensburg doesn't give interviews. 856 00:48:49,597 --> 00:48:52,667 Morning, Mr. Gensburg. -It is. 857 00:48:52,700 --> 00:48:54,636 -Mr. Gensburg? -Who are you? 858 00:48:54,669 --> 00:48:57,004 -I'm Roger Sharpe, sir. I'm writing a book about pinball. 859 00:48:57,037 --> 00:48:58,506 -Why? -Well, no one's written a book 860 00:48:58,540 --> 00:48:59,908 about pinball yet, sir. 861 00:48:59,940 --> 00:49:01,241 -And no one's written a book about my wife. 862 00:49:01,275 --> 00:49:02,976 Doesn't make it a great idea. 863 00:49:03,010 --> 00:49:04,779 -That's very good, sir. -And I don't do interviews. 864 00:49:04,813 --> 00:49:06,681 Talk to Debrah. She'll show you around. 865 00:49:06,714 --> 00:49:08,482 -Sir, I just think -- 866 00:49:14,021 --> 00:49:15,657 -You should have the new schematics 867 00:49:15,690 --> 00:49:17,224 right in front of you. 868 00:49:17,257 --> 00:49:19,761 Uh, that's the updated board, uh, and I think that -- 869 00:49:19,794 --> 00:49:21,763 -Are you run by the mob? 870 00:49:21,796 --> 00:49:23,363 -What the hell is wrong with you? 871 00:49:23,397 --> 00:49:25,733 -Do you make these games to steal lunch money from children? 872 00:49:25,767 --> 00:49:27,569 To get them addicted to gambling? 873 00:49:27,602 --> 00:49:29,203 -You know I don't. 874 00:49:29,236 --> 00:49:31,104 -But no one else does because you aren't talking to them. 875 00:49:31,138 --> 00:49:34,308 -What? So I should talk to you? -Yes! 876 00:49:34,341 --> 00:49:37,144 Mr. -- Mr. Gensburg, respectfully, 877 00:49:37,177 --> 00:49:39,681 you are the person who created this company. 878 00:49:39,714 --> 00:49:42,517 You know the history. Debrah can't tell your story. 879 00:49:42,550 --> 00:49:45,385 -No offense. You're lovely. -Thank you? 880 00:49:45,419 --> 00:49:47,321 -All right, listen, kid -- -Roger. 881 00:49:47,354 --> 00:49:49,122 -You want to know how I survived? 882 00:49:49,156 --> 00:49:50,725 How I kept this place running 883 00:49:50,758 --> 00:49:53,093 when half of America seemed hell bent to shut us down? 884 00:49:53,126 --> 00:49:55,429 -Yes. -I kept my head down 885 00:49:55,462 --> 00:49:56,463 and my mouth shut. 886 00:49:56,497 --> 00:49:58,098 There's already too much attention 887 00:49:58,131 --> 00:49:59,734 on this industry as it is. 888 00:49:59,767 --> 00:50:01,101 -Negative attention. 889 00:50:01,134 --> 00:50:03,003 Did you happen to read my article, sir, 890 00:50:03,036 --> 00:50:05,072 in, uh, Gentlemen's Quarterly? 891 00:50:05,105 --> 00:50:06,508 -I don't read Gentlemen's Quarterly. 892 00:50:06,541 --> 00:50:09,511 -Oh, well, it featured your game, "Red Baron." 893 00:50:10,879 --> 00:50:12,780 How are sales? 894 00:50:18,285 --> 00:50:20,387 -"Red Baron" sales are up. 895 00:50:26,861 --> 00:50:28,763 -I worked on "Red Baron." 896 00:50:28,796 --> 00:50:30,330 -Oh, you did? -Yeah. 897 00:50:30,364 --> 00:50:32,266 -Oh, well, it's a fast game. I love the double spinner. 898 00:50:32,299 --> 00:50:33,701 What's your name? -Wendell. 899 00:50:33,735 --> 00:50:34,903 -Wendell. What's this? 900 00:50:34,936 --> 00:50:36,236 -A whitewood. It's a prototype 901 00:50:36,270 --> 00:50:37,605 we're building for a new game. 902 00:50:37,639 --> 00:50:38,640 -Really? -Yeah. 903 00:50:38,673 --> 00:50:40,542 - Wow. 904 00:50:40,575 --> 00:50:42,744 Well, that's great. This is great. 905 00:50:42,777 --> 00:50:45,145 Uh, sorry, Wendell, 906 00:50:45,178 --> 00:50:47,247 uh, it looks like you need an outside lane here. 907 00:50:47,281 --> 00:50:49,249 Otherwise, there's no way to get back up to the top. 908 00:50:49,283 --> 00:50:50,885 -Yeah, I was thinking that. 909 00:50:50,919 --> 00:50:52,887 -Put a spinner there and maybe a couple targets next to it. 910 00:50:52,921 --> 00:50:57,157 That way, in case anyone misses, you know, you get some points. 911 00:50:57,190 --> 00:50:58,993 -Who else are you talking to? 912 00:50:59,027 --> 00:51:00,895 -Oh, everyone. 913 00:51:00,929 --> 00:51:02,597 Gottlieb. Williams... 914 00:51:02,630 --> 00:51:04,197 -Harry? 915 00:51:04,966 --> 00:51:07,001 -Absolutely. 916 00:51:07,035 --> 00:51:10,103 -Come by Thursday. You'll get your interview. 917 00:51:10,137 --> 00:51:11,839 Now get out. 918 00:51:13,675 --> 00:51:15,108 -Okay. 919 00:51:16,310 --> 00:51:18,278 I'll let you keep that. 920 00:51:21,749 --> 00:51:24,284 -Who's Harry? -I have no idea. 921 00:51:24,318 --> 00:51:26,286 Alvin Gottlieb interview. 922 00:51:26,320 --> 00:51:29,057 -What do you want to know? -Everything. 923 00:51:29,089 --> 00:51:31,859 Sam Stern, Williams Manufacturing. 924 00:51:33,160 --> 00:51:35,329 -Well, it took off during the Depression. 925 00:51:35,362 --> 00:51:37,130 There were so many people out of work 926 00:51:37,164 --> 00:51:38,600 looking for entertainment. 927 00:51:38,633 --> 00:51:42,003 -Then comes this box with pins hammered into it. 928 00:51:42,036 --> 00:51:44,939 -Easy to learn, difficult to master. 929 00:51:44,973 --> 00:51:46,808 -Couple cents... 930 00:51:46,841 --> 00:51:48,910 you could forget about how terrible the world was. 931 00:51:48,943 --> 00:51:50,210 -It was an instant hit. 932 00:51:50,243 --> 00:51:51,846 -Hundreds of people were making games, 933 00:51:51,879 --> 00:51:53,347 many right here in Chicago. 934 00:51:53,380 --> 00:51:55,115 -Wow. -My dad couldn't make them 935 00:51:55,148 --> 00:51:56,316 fast enough. 936 00:51:56,350 --> 00:51:57,785 -The bells were Harry's idea. 937 00:51:57,819 --> 00:52:00,320 -Harry Williams is the Thomas Edison of pinball. 938 00:52:00,354 --> 00:52:02,155 What he did with electricity -- 939 00:52:02,189 --> 00:52:05,158 solenoids, lights, made it alive. 940 00:52:05,192 --> 00:52:07,394 -Now, Harry totally reinvented the game. 941 00:52:07,427 --> 00:52:09,296 -Is he around, by any chance? 942 00:52:09,329 --> 00:52:11,498 'Cause I'd love the opportunity to talk to him while I'm here. 943 00:52:11,532 --> 00:52:13,868 -Well, that'd be tough, seeing as he's, uh, 944 00:52:13,901 --> 00:52:15,536 retired in California. 945 00:52:15,570 --> 00:52:16,938 -Oh. 946 00:52:16,971 --> 00:52:19,406 -During Prohibition, Chicago was always making headlines. 947 00:52:19,439 --> 00:52:20,942 Not the good kind, you know. 948 00:52:20,975 --> 00:52:22,442 -They said it was gambling. 949 00:52:22,476 --> 00:52:24,478 Didn't help that some folks 950 00:52:24,512 --> 00:52:26,014 got into manufacturing slot machines 951 00:52:26,047 --> 00:52:28,049 and payout games in the same factory. 952 00:52:28,082 --> 00:52:30,018 -The first ban was in the late '30s. 953 00:52:30,051 --> 00:52:32,352 That got the ball rolling. 954 00:52:32,386 --> 00:52:34,956 -We all thought the flipper would change things. 955 00:52:34,989 --> 00:52:37,257 -That gave players more control. 956 00:52:37,290 --> 00:52:39,994 Finally, the politicians would see it our way. 957 00:52:40,028 --> 00:52:41,495 But no. 958 00:52:41,529 --> 00:52:44,331 -Tried fighting it in court, but that didn't work. 959 00:52:44,364 --> 00:52:46,233 -They're trying to repeal the ban in New York. 960 00:52:46,266 --> 00:52:48,268 -Yeah, I heard about that. -Mm-hmm. 961 00:52:48,301 --> 00:52:51,706 -You change things there, others will notice. 962 00:52:51,739 --> 00:52:53,574 Just needs a little nudge. 963 00:52:53,608 --> 00:52:57,779 -A mayor, a governor, a judge, uh, somebody to step up. 964 00:53:00,180 --> 00:53:02,784 -That all you need? 965 00:53:02,817 --> 00:53:04,484 -Yeah, I think so. 966 00:53:09,791 --> 00:53:11,826 -Now get out. 967 00:53:16,531 --> 00:53:17,765 -Again? 968 00:53:17,799 --> 00:53:19,299 -I know. 969 00:53:21,201 --> 00:53:23,004 I need to stay with him. 970 00:53:23,037 --> 00:53:25,238 I think I can get free on Thursday. 971 00:53:25,272 --> 00:53:27,842 -Thursday? 972 00:53:27,875 --> 00:53:30,645 -I think. 973 00:53:30,678 --> 00:53:32,245 -How's he taking it? 974 00:53:33,948 --> 00:53:35,850 -He was looking forward to it. 975 00:53:38,285 --> 00:53:40,521 -Okay. I have an idea. 976 00:53:42,289 --> 00:53:44,458 -Seth Cammeyer. -Mm-hmm. 977 00:53:45,793 --> 00:53:47,195 And? 978 00:53:47,227 --> 00:53:48,830 -Roger. 979 00:53:48,863 --> 00:53:50,798 -Okay. Lane eight. 980 00:53:53,101 --> 00:53:54,869 -Thank you. 981 00:53:59,073 --> 00:54:01,976 -Are you any good? -Maybe. 982 00:54:11,686 --> 00:54:14,822 -My college also had a bowling alley. 983 00:54:14,856 --> 00:54:18,926 -Are you any good? -I always beat my dad. 984 00:54:18,960 --> 00:54:21,562 -Well, I'm not your dad. 985 00:54:21,596 --> 00:54:23,631 -Obviously. 986 00:54:23,664 --> 00:54:24,966 You showed up. 987 00:54:28,803 --> 00:54:32,405 You know, Seth, I'm sure there's a good reason. 988 00:54:32,439 --> 00:54:34,776 -There always is. 989 00:54:34,809 --> 00:54:36,611 -It could be worse. 990 00:54:36,644 --> 00:54:38,813 -I don't expect you to get it. 991 00:54:41,783 --> 00:54:47,354 -When I was 14, my dad passed away. 992 00:54:52,894 --> 00:54:56,831 -Well...mine had a choice. 993 00:54:57,632 --> 00:54:59,466 -All right, fine. It sucks. 994 00:54:59,499 --> 00:55:02,737 But since we're here, what do you say you and I 995 00:55:02,770 --> 00:55:05,840 beat the pants off all these happy boys with fathers, hmm? 996 00:55:10,310 --> 00:55:12,814 -Dollar says I get a higher score. 997 00:55:16,449 --> 00:55:19,987 -Gambling is illegal. 998 00:55:20,021 --> 00:55:21,155 Bowl. 999 00:55:21,189 --> 00:55:22,824 -Watch. A strike. 1000 00:55:22,857 --> 00:55:24,457 -You got it. 1001 00:55:26,294 --> 00:55:27,895 -Which one's yours? 1002 00:55:29,630 --> 00:55:31,566 -Did you see that?! -Are you kidding? 1003 00:55:31,599 --> 00:55:34,769 -Okay, try to beat that. -I could beat that. 1004 00:55:34,802 --> 00:55:36,103 -They're both mine. 1005 00:55:37,505 --> 00:55:39,540 - Happens. 1006 00:55:39,574 --> 00:55:41,408 -Can we go back to Jersey this weekend? 1007 00:55:41,441 --> 00:55:43,644 I've got some extra quarters. -Do you? 1008 00:55:43,678 --> 00:55:46,147 Oh. -Straight to bed. 1009 00:55:46,180 --> 00:55:48,115 -Bye. -Good night, champ. 1010 00:55:49,951 --> 00:55:51,986 Oh. 1011 00:55:52,019 --> 00:55:53,287 He paints? 1012 00:55:53,321 --> 00:55:55,422 -Oh, no, that's... 1013 00:56:00,228 --> 00:56:01,929 -You're an artist. 1014 00:56:01,963 --> 00:56:04,665 -I am... 1015 00:56:04,699 --> 00:56:06,133 a secretary. 1016 00:56:07,434 --> 00:56:09,502 -Do one for me, like this. 1017 00:56:09,537 --> 00:56:11,639 -Absolutely not. -Oh, come on. 1018 00:56:11,672 --> 00:56:13,641 You've seen my apartment. It needs something. 1019 00:56:13,674 --> 00:56:16,577 -It needs more space. -I'll make room. 1020 00:56:16,611 --> 00:56:19,412 -I thought you had an early meeting. 1021 00:56:19,446 --> 00:56:21,282 -Yes, but I can't go home. 1022 00:56:21,315 --> 00:56:23,416 Those walls -- 1023 00:56:23,450 --> 00:56:26,419 -They're crying for attention. 1024 00:56:29,523 --> 00:56:30,992 -I missed you. 1025 00:56:32,193 --> 00:56:33,694 But you gotta go. 1026 00:56:35,296 --> 00:56:36,931 Okay. -Okay. 1027 00:56:37,932 --> 00:56:40,034 Hey. 1028 00:56:40,067 --> 00:56:41,602 Tonight was sweet. 1029 00:56:41,636 --> 00:56:44,772 -Yeah. No big deal. 1030 00:56:45,405 --> 00:56:46,674 -Maybe to you it wasn't 1031 00:56:46,707 --> 00:56:49,677 but, you know, be careful with him. 1032 00:56:52,079 --> 00:56:54,882 -Good night. -Good night. 1033 00:56:57,285 --> 00:56:58,819 -Hmm. 1034 00:56:59,587 --> 00:57:01,421 -Almost done with the monochrome. 1035 00:57:01,454 --> 00:57:02,690 I could pick up the color in a week. 1036 00:57:02,723 --> 00:57:05,893 -Oh, these are great, James. Oh, keep? 1037 00:57:05,927 --> 00:57:07,561 -I like. Yeah. 1038 00:57:12,733 --> 00:57:14,101 -Um... 1039 00:57:15,468 --> 00:57:17,905 Probably not for the book. 1040 00:57:19,674 --> 00:57:21,108 -If you're going back to Chicago, 1041 00:57:21,142 --> 00:57:23,411 I wouldn't mind tagging along. 1042 00:57:23,443 --> 00:57:27,114 -Well, the advance is gone, so... 1043 00:57:28,149 --> 00:57:29,449 -It was fun. 1044 00:57:30,952 --> 00:57:32,119 -What's this one? 1045 00:57:32,153 --> 00:57:36,524 -It's a magazine job. Political fundraiser. 1046 00:57:38,025 --> 00:57:39,827 Play Spot the Congressman. 1047 00:57:41,796 --> 00:57:45,333 Every picture, he's exactly the same. 1048 00:57:45,366 --> 00:57:47,535 Even in photos, they don't change. 1049 00:57:48,936 --> 00:57:49,937 Blech. 1050 00:57:49,971 --> 00:57:52,873 This -- This is for you. 1051 00:57:57,712 --> 00:58:00,648 -That's great. Thank you. 1052 00:58:03,351 --> 00:58:05,820 I know exactly where this is going. 1053 00:58:15,463 --> 00:58:17,832 -Ready. 1054 00:58:20,301 --> 00:58:22,570 -Hi. -Hi. 1055 00:58:23,771 --> 00:58:25,740 -Are you sure you don't want to switch? 1056 00:58:25,773 --> 00:58:28,476 -For less room and more noise? 1057 00:58:28,509 --> 00:58:31,012 -Yeah. That was worth a shot. 1058 00:58:39,120 --> 00:58:40,421 Hello? 1059 00:58:40,454 --> 00:58:42,356 -Roger? It's Danny from the MAA. 1060 00:58:42,390 --> 00:58:44,725 Listen, my boss talked to Alvin. 1061 00:58:44,759 --> 00:58:47,028 -Gottlieb? -All the Chicago guys. 1062 00:58:47,061 --> 00:58:50,231 They say that you are one hell of a player. 1063 00:58:50,264 --> 00:58:52,767 Look...it's happening. 1064 00:58:52,800 --> 00:58:54,535 We have a date set for the hearing. 1065 00:58:54,568 --> 00:58:57,004 -Listen, now's not a very good time. 1066 00:58:57,038 --> 00:58:59,440 -Yeah, it sounds like you're real busy. 1067 00:58:59,473 --> 00:59:01,308 -Ready. -Um, hold on. 1068 00:59:01,342 --> 00:59:02,676 Listen, I-I just -- 1069 00:59:02,710 --> 00:59:04,378 Not right now, okay? 1070 00:59:04,412 --> 00:59:06,013 I've got to finish my book. 1071 00:59:06,047 --> 00:59:07,882 -Look, you should talk to my boss. He's -- 1072 00:59:07,915 --> 00:59:10,451 -I can't commit to anything else right now. 1073 00:59:10,484 --> 00:59:12,119 I'm sorry. 1074 00:59:12,153 --> 00:59:13,821 Goodbye. Good luck. 1075 00:59:15,723 --> 00:59:17,324 - Whoop! - Sorry. 1076 00:59:17,358 --> 00:59:19,326 -Who was that? -Some guy from the -- 1077 00:59:21,195 --> 00:59:22,329 Here. 1078 00:59:24,999 --> 00:59:26,000 Hello? 1079 00:59:26,033 --> 00:59:27,168 -You the writer? 1080 00:59:27,201 --> 00:59:30,337 -Listen, I told Danny I'm not interested. 1081 00:59:30,371 --> 00:59:33,074 -I thought you were looking for me. 1082 00:59:33,107 --> 00:59:34,341 -Who is this? 1083 00:59:34,375 --> 00:59:36,143 -Well, I'm Harry Williams. 1084 00:59:39,914 --> 00:59:42,450 -Mr. Williams! Yes. Hello, sir. 1085 00:59:42,483 --> 00:59:44,151 Um, yeah, I have been looking for you. 1086 00:59:44,185 --> 00:59:47,455 -Are you playing now? -No, that's my, um -- 1087 00:59:47,488 --> 00:59:48,523 Hey, Seth -- 1088 00:59:48,557 --> 00:59:50,791 -No, no. Now, don't do that. 1089 00:59:50,825 --> 00:59:53,360 Damned if I'll be accused of stopping someone 1090 00:59:53,394 --> 00:59:55,663 enjoying themselves. 1091 00:59:55,696 --> 00:59:57,998 Can you get yourself to California? 1092 00:59:59,433 --> 01:00:01,268 -California? 1093 01:00:01,302 --> 01:00:03,337 -Let's say Thursday. 1094 01:00:03,370 --> 01:00:05,172 Do you like lemonade? 1095 01:00:05,206 --> 01:00:07,576 I have my own tree. 1096 01:00:07,608 --> 01:00:09,143 -Thursday. 1097 01:00:10,611 --> 01:00:11,979 -So he's important? 1098 01:00:12,012 --> 01:00:15,049 -I mean, everybody's talked about him. 1099 01:00:15,082 --> 01:00:16,884 I guess I don't have to have him, 1100 01:00:16,917 --> 01:00:22,256 but I just feel like maybe the book would be...incomplete. 1101 01:00:22,289 --> 01:00:23,592 -You should go. 1102 01:00:23,624 --> 01:00:27,529 Yes, but the money is gone. 1103 01:00:27,562 --> 01:00:29,163 And... 1104 01:00:29,196 --> 01:00:32,433 flying across the country last minute... 1105 01:00:32,466 --> 01:00:36,003 I'm already paying out of pocket just to wrap everything up. 1106 01:00:37,104 --> 01:00:38,472 -After my divorce, 1107 01:00:38,507 --> 01:00:41,876 I wrote a list of all the things I want in my future husband. 1108 01:00:41,909 --> 01:00:46,413 Kind, tall, facial hair. 1109 01:00:46,447 --> 01:00:48,749 Money was not on the list. 1110 01:00:49,984 --> 01:00:51,752 -Husband? 1111 01:00:53,522 --> 01:00:55,289 -That wasn't the moral of the story. 1112 01:00:55,322 --> 01:00:57,858 -Of course. Right. 1113 01:00:57,892 --> 01:00:59,126 But... 1114 01:01:00,661 --> 01:01:03,030 -You know I want to get married again. 1115 01:01:03,063 --> 01:01:04,398 -Mm. 1116 01:01:04,431 --> 01:01:06,767 -That is the point of all this. 1117 01:01:08,469 --> 01:01:11,606 If this -- If this is just a bit of fun for you, then I -- 1118 01:01:11,640 --> 01:01:13,107 -No, no. No. This is not -- 1119 01:01:13,140 --> 01:01:17,945 I mean, yes, of course this is fun, but... 1120 01:01:17,978 --> 01:01:21,815 I'm just not sure if right now is the time. 1121 01:01:21,849 --> 01:01:26,220 -I'm not asking you to propose in the bathtub. 1122 01:01:26,253 --> 01:01:29,390 -Can we talk about this when the book is finished? 1123 01:01:32,259 --> 01:01:34,028 -Seth? 1124 01:01:41,670 --> 01:01:44,772 Well, we both know you're going to California. 1125 01:01:44,805 --> 01:01:46,941 So, bring me back something pretty. 1126 01:01:50,144 --> 01:01:51,445 And inexpensive. 1127 01:01:51,478 --> 01:01:53,380 -Inexpensive, for sure. 1128 01:02:18,239 --> 01:02:21,610 -Well, I stumbled onto one of those early pin tables. 1129 01:02:21,643 --> 01:02:23,777 I remember it had this beautiful plunger. 1130 01:02:23,811 --> 01:02:27,348 But there wasn't much action to it. 1131 01:02:27,381 --> 01:02:32,554 So, I started designing better machines for two dollars each. 1132 01:02:32,587 --> 01:02:35,122 New pins, new art. 1133 01:02:35,155 --> 01:02:36,991 -Wait, you made the artwork, too? 1134 01:02:37,024 --> 01:02:40,027 - Oh, sure. 1135 01:02:40,060 --> 01:02:42,697 I wanted to be a Disney animator. 1136 01:02:42,731 --> 01:02:47,234 But the Depression hit. Life changes directions. 1137 01:02:47,268 --> 01:02:48,869 The ball is wild. 1138 01:02:48,902 --> 01:02:50,371 -You invented the tilt? 1139 01:02:50,404 --> 01:02:53,841 -I saw guys cheating, lifting the tables. 1140 01:02:53,874 --> 01:02:55,744 Didn't sit right with me, 1141 01:02:55,776 --> 01:02:58,412 so I... I hammered nails in 1142 01:02:58,445 --> 01:03:01,650 so the points would stick out beneath the cabinet. 1143 01:03:03,050 --> 01:03:04,686 Wasn't elegant, but it worked. 1144 01:03:04,719 --> 01:03:08,188 I figured I needed something less medieval. 1145 01:03:08,222 --> 01:03:10,190 That's great. That's great. 1146 01:03:10,224 --> 01:03:11,392 When was this? 1147 01:03:11,425 --> 01:03:14,328 -Uh, '31, '32. 1148 01:03:15,062 --> 01:03:17,331 When Bally came out with the bumper, 1149 01:03:17,364 --> 01:03:21,302 caught everyone with their pants hanging down around their knees. 1150 01:03:21,335 --> 01:03:25,139 They had a patent on it, but, uh, we got around that. 1151 01:03:25,172 --> 01:03:26,641 -Risky. 1152 01:03:26,675 --> 01:03:29,778 -The bigger risk is not taking one. 1153 01:03:29,810 --> 01:03:31,378 -What about Add-a-ball? 1154 01:03:31,412 --> 01:03:35,149 -Lawmakers wouldn't let us give away free games, 1155 01:03:35,182 --> 01:03:37,652 but Add-a-ball only lengthened the game, 1156 01:03:37,686 --> 01:03:40,254 like, uh, an extra ball in bowling. 1157 01:03:40,287 --> 01:03:42,657 We wanted to show it wasn't a gambling device. 1158 01:03:42,691 --> 01:03:45,459 -Which didn't work. -Not really. 1159 01:03:46,427 --> 01:03:48,797 -So... 1160 01:03:48,829 --> 01:03:50,864 What makes a game good? 1161 01:03:50,898 --> 01:03:52,333 -Simple, really. 1162 01:03:52,366 --> 01:03:56,503 A sense of accomplishment. Cause and effect. 1163 01:03:56,538 --> 01:04:00,941 People want to know that what they do matters. 1164 01:04:00,974 --> 01:04:03,511 That's what makes people happy. 1165 01:04:03,545 --> 01:04:06,213 You understand? 'Cause a lot of people don't. 1166 01:04:07,448 --> 01:04:09,149 Oh, my wife's back. 1167 01:04:09,183 --> 01:04:12,152 Hey, dear. Come on out to the kitchen. 1168 01:04:12,186 --> 01:04:13,487 I want you to meet somebody. 1169 01:04:54,895 --> 01:04:57,931 -Congratulations. -You too. 1170 01:04:57,965 --> 01:05:01,836 -Does that mean we can eat now? -Maaaybe. 1171 01:05:01,870 --> 01:05:04,238 -Maybe means yes. -Mm-hmm. 1172 01:05:04,271 --> 01:05:06,907 -Want to eat? -Mm-hmm. Yes. 1173 01:05:07,441 --> 01:05:08,976 To the writer. 1174 01:05:09,009 --> 01:05:11,579 -No. To the typist. 1175 01:05:11,613 --> 01:05:13,380 -To the pizza. -To the pizza. 1176 01:05:17,484 --> 01:05:19,621 Ah. Close your eyes. 1177 01:05:25,926 --> 01:05:29,396 -What is this? -It's...It's to celebrate. 1178 01:05:32,700 --> 01:05:34,234 -I'm gonna get a refill. 1179 01:05:35,269 --> 01:05:36,937 -It's not the Mona Lisa, but it's... 1180 01:05:36,970 --> 01:05:38,238 -I love it. -...it's something. 1181 01:05:38,272 --> 01:05:40,240 -I love it. Thank you. 1182 01:05:41,709 --> 01:05:42,710 It's us. 1183 01:05:42,744 --> 01:05:43,977 -Yeah. 1184 01:05:44,011 --> 01:05:45,847 A couple of monkeys. 1185 01:05:50,552 --> 01:05:53,153 -Hmm. -Hmm? 1186 01:05:53,187 --> 01:05:55,055 -What? 1187 01:05:55,088 --> 01:05:59,092 -So, now that the book's done, what's next? 1188 01:05:59,126 --> 01:06:01,161 -Oh, you know, fame and fortune. 1189 01:06:01,195 --> 01:06:04,699 -Naturally. -Dinner parties, soirées. 1190 01:06:04,732 --> 01:06:06,300 -Soirées? -Mm-hmm. 1191 01:06:06,333 --> 01:06:10,437 If you're interested, I probably will be expected to have a date. 1192 01:06:12,039 --> 01:06:13,675 -Just a date? 1193 01:06:14,943 --> 01:06:16,845 - Well, I mean... 1194 01:06:20,280 --> 01:06:23,283 -Well, I don't know. It just -- 1195 01:06:23,317 --> 01:06:26,386 It already feels like we're, you know... 1196 01:06:29,490 --> 01:06:31,659 -Yeah. 1197 01:06:31,693 --> 01:06:34,629 Yeah, I know. It's just, um... 1198 01:06:34,662 --> 01:06:36,163 -They have pinball! Look! 1199 01:06:36,196 --> 01:06:37,866 -They have pinball? -Yeah, come on! 1200 01:06:37,899 --> 01:06:39,032 -They have pinball. 1201 01:06:39,066 --> 01:06:40,869 -They have pin-- They have pinball. 1202 01:06:40,902 --> 01:06:42,035 Really? -Come on! 1203 01:06:42,069 --> 01:06:44,204 -Really? -Come on, Seth. 1204 01:06:52,479 --> 01:06:54,014 -What the heck? 1205 01:06:54,047 --> 01:06:56,483 -What's wrong? -There's no plunger. 1206 01:06:56,518 --> 01:06:58,385 What, so you're supposed to just launch it? 1207 01:06:58,418 --> 01:07:00,153 -That's a new compromised machine, 1208 01:07:00,187 --> 01:07:01,523 to comply with the law. 1209 01:07:01,556 --> 01:07:02,724 No plunger, no bumpers, 1210 01:07:02,757 --> 01:07:04,826 no payout, no free games. 1211 01:07:04,859 --> 01:07:06,326 City's pretty strict. 1212 01:07:06,360 --> 01:07:10,264 -That's lame. I'm gonna go play Pong. 1213 01:07:10,297 --> 01:07:11,799 -Well -- 1214 01:07:13,735 --> 01:07:16,136 -What can you do? -Yeah. 1215 01:07:18,006 --> 01:07:20,875 -Ben, Irving, this is Roger. 1216 01:07:20,909 --> 01:07:22,844 -Sam Gensburg told me about the book. 1217 01:07:22,877 --> 01:07:24,311 Says you got an eye for the game. 1218 01:07:24,344 --> 01:07:27,214 -Oh, well, uh, Sam is very kind. 1219 01:07:27,247 --> 01:07:28,683 -Sam's a cranky jackass. 1220 01:07:28,716 --> 01:07:31,051 I'm surprised you even got an interview with him. 1221 01:07:31,084 --> 01:07:33,821 Let's catch Roger up, shall we? 1222 01:07:33,855 --> 01:07:36,123 -So we got a plan all mapped out, 1223 01:07:36,156 --> 01:07:37,992 and we were hoping that with the article 1224 01:07:38,026 --> 01:07:39,493 and with you writing the book, 1225 01:07:39,527 --> 01:07:42,864 that you could give a little background on the game, 1226 01:07:42,897 --> 01:07:46,199 about how it's fun for everybody. 1227 01:07:48,468 --> 01:07:51,806 -I'm sorry. You guys just want me to come in 1228 01:07:51,839 --> 01:07:54,207 and testify that pinball is fun? 1229 01:07:54,241 --> 01:07:56,611 -Yeah, how it's not just a game for kids. 1230 01:07:56,644 --> 01:08:01,049 After you soften them up, Danny goes for the knockout. 1231 01:08:01,081 --> 01:08:05,987 -For 35 years, you've banned pinball in New York, 1232 01:08:06,020 --> 01:08:09,456 saying it's bad for morals. 1233 01:08:11,726 --> 01:08:14,862 But if you're letting this in the city... 1234 01:08:16,764 --> 01:08:18,566 ...why not pinball? 1235 01:08:20,167 --> 01:08:23,671 -"Why not pinball?" That's the plan? 1236 01:08:23,705 --> 01:08:25,540 -That's the plan. 1237 01:08:25,573 --> 01:08:28,475 -Sorry. You guys represent the industry, 1238 01:08:28,509 --> 01:08:31,980 and the best you can come up with is "It's not porn"? 1239 01:08:32,013 --> 01:08:35,148 Um, it shows the hypocrisy. 1240 01:08:35,182 --> 01:08:39,152 -And ruins the legitimacy of the game. 1241 01:08:39,186 --> 01:08:41,656 Sorry. 1242 01:08:44,358 --> 01:08:47,061 -Irv, the councilman that's sponsoring the bill 1243 01:08:47,095 --> 01:08:48,596 already signed off on this. 1244 01:08:48,630 --> 01:08:50,364 -It's a safe bet. 1245 01:08:55,369 --> 01:08:57,371 -What do you want to do? 1246 01:08:57,404 --> 01:08:59,607 -Sir, I want to redeem the game. 1247 01:08:59,641 --> 01:09:01,208 I want to show the city council members 1248 01:09:01,241 --> 01:09:02,777 that they've had it wrong for all these years. 1249 01:09:02,810 --> 01:09:05,880 This is not a game of chance. This is a game of skill. 1250 01:09:05,913 --> 01:09:07,882 Don't -- Don't bring that. 1251 01:09:09,216 --> 01:09:10,885 Bring that. 1252 01:09:13,621 --> 01:09:18,092 -You want to play pinball in the city council chambers? 1253 01:09:18,126 --> 01:09:19,527 -Why not? 1254 01:09:20,962 --> 01:09:23,631 Irv. 1255 01:09:28,703 --> 01:09:29,937 -What's this? 1256 01:09:29,971 --> 01:09:31,873 -So you can come in and practice. 1257 01:09:31,906 --> 01:09:33,273 -Oh. 1258 01:09:34,341 --> 01:09:36,644 I don't need to practice, sir. 1259 01:09:37,979 --> 01:09:40,414 -We got one shot at this. 1260 01:09:42,583 --> 01:09:44,384 Practice anyway. 1261 01:09:46,054 --> 01:09:47,522 -I need advice. -I wouldn't trim it. 1262 01:09:47,555 --> 01:09:50,024 It's like a big testosterone flag over your lip. 1263 01:09:50,058 --> 01:09:52,459 -Actually, it's about my clothes. 1264 01:09:52,492 --> 01:09:54,162 -What's the occasion? 1265 01:09:54,194 --> 01:09:55,362 -City Hall. 1266 01:09:55,395 --> 01:09:56,998 -The girlfriend? -The mom girlfriend? 1267 01:09:57,031 --> 01:10:00,902 -No. No. No. No. 1268 01:10:00,935 --> 01:10:05,173 I'm testifying about pinball, uh, to change the law. 1269 01:10:05,205 --> 01:10:06,507 -Wait, there's a law? 1270 01:10:06,541 --> 01:10:08,142 -You guys thought I was getting married? 1271 01:10:08,176 --> 01:10:10,178 -Well, how should we know? -Okay. 1272 01:10:10,210 --> 01:10:12,080 I need to be able to move. 1273 01:10:12,113 --> 01:10:15,116 -Don't toy with her. She has a kid. 1274 01:10:15,149 --> 01:10:16,450 -In the hearing. 1275 01:10:16,483 --> 01:10:18,986 I need to be able to move in order to play. 1276 01:10:19,020 --> 01:10:20,521 -Oh. Well, even so... 1277 01:10:20,555 --> 01:10:22,857 -Wait, wait, wait, wait. Y-You're gonna play pinball 1278 01:10:22,890 --> 01:10:24,291 at City Hall? 1279 01:10:24,324 --> 01:10:27,895 -Look, I don't know what I've got myself into, 1280 01:10:27,929 --> 01:10:30,031 and I'm not even sure why I agreed to do it, 1281 01:10:30,064 --> 01:10:34,401 but I am asking you, Harry, help me. 1282 01:10:34,434 --> 01:10:37,105 You can finally get me out of these shoes. 1283 01:10:37,138 --> 01:10:39,040 -Well, keep the shoes and the outfit. 1284 01:10:39,073 --> 01:10:40,575 -It's at City Hall. 1285 01:10:40,608 --> 01:10:42,610 -Then wear a tie, not a costume. 1286 01:10:42,643 --> 01:10:45,546 You'll never be comfortable in someone else's clothes. 1287 01:10:45,580 --> 01:10:48,216 -He's right. Trust me. 1288 01:10:48,248 --> 01:10:51,085 -Okay, but a suit at least. Right? 1289 01:10:51,119 --> 01:10:52,486 -Why? 1290 01:10:53,554 --> 01:10:55,590 -So I can feel like I belong. 1291 01:10:55,623 --> 01:10:56,891 -Don't you? 1292 01:10:58,993 --> 01:11:03,030 -Yes...no...maybe. 1293 01:11:03,064 --> 01:11:05,633 -Ah, this is our guy, so he is a yes. 1294 01:11:05,666 --> 01:11:08,536 -And he is, of course, a maybe. 1295 01:11:11,205 --> 01:11:14,942 -Well, if they push back, we've got to give them something. 1296 01:11:14,976 --> 01:11:16,844 -The plunger? 1297 01:11:16,878 --> 01:11:18,846 -No. 1298 01:11:18,880 --> 01:11:21,182 -We should be prepared to make some concessions here. 1299 01:11:21,215 --> 01:11:22,717 -The plunger is part of the game. 1300 01:11:22,750 --> 01:11:25,253 -Roger, I've been doing this for a long time. 1301 01:11:25,285 --> 01:11:27,688 These guys do not like being told they're wrong, 1302 01:11:27,722 --> 01:11:32,093 and we're telling them they've been wrong for 35 years. 1303 01:11:32,126 --> 01:11:33,661 -Let's pick this up later. 1304 01:11:33,694 --> 01:11:36,396 -Look, if we're unwilling to compromise, 1305 01:11:36,429 --> 01:11:38,166 we could end up with nothing. 1306 01:11:38,199 --> 01:11:40,535 -We could lose what we have now. 1307 01:11:40,568 --> 01:11:42,335 And things can go bad. 1308 01:11:42,369 --> 01:11:44,906 -We're cutting the interviews. 1309 01:11:44,939 --> 01:11:48,341 - Um, but that's half the book. 1310 01:11:48,375 --> 01:11:51,579 -Exactly. It's much too long. The rest is great. 1311 01:11:51,612 --> 01:11:54,447 The photos, the layout, but all these interviews -- 1312 01:11:54,481 --> 01:11:56,316 -Well, they're important. 1313 01:11:56,349 --> 01:11:58,820 You see, all -- all these people... 1314 01:11:58,853 --> 01:12:01,055 without them, the game wouldn't even exist. 1315 01:12:01,088 --> 01:12:02,824 They deserve to be recognized. 1316 01:12:02,857 --> 01:12:06,194 -People buy a pinball book because it's fun. 1317 01:12:06,227 --> 01:12:09,163 Page after page of transcripts... 1318 01:12:09,197 --> 01:12:10,363 not fun. 1319 01:12:10,397 --> 01:12:12,200 No one wants that. -I want that. 1320 01:12:12,233 --> 01:12:14,569 -You wanted your name on a book. 1321 01:12:15,670 --> 01:12:17,437 That's what I'm giving you. 1322 01:12:18,639 --> 01:12:21,008 - This isn't even my title. 1323 01:12:21,042 --> 01:12:22,442 This isn't -- 1324 01:12:22,475 --> 01:12:23,611 This isn't what I gave you. 1325 01:12:23,644 --> 01:12:25,412 I'm sorry, but this is wrong. 1326 01:12:25,445 --> 01:12:28,381 -Roger, when you get to a certain point in your career, 1327 01:12:28,415 --> 01:12:30,685 you get to call the shots. 1328 01:12:30,718 --> 01:12:33,788 But writers who pull out of their very first book deal 1329 01:12:33,821 --> 01:12:35,890 don't get a second. 1330 01:12:35,923 --> 01:12:37,424 So, what do you want? 1331 01:12:37,457 --> 01:12:40,493 -All my work, all those nights. -It's a first step. 1332 01:12:40,528 --> 01:12:42,597 It's still a great book. You're being published. 1333 01:12:42,630 --> 01:12:44,464 -It's gonna be hollow. You know, the heart is just 1334 01:12:44,497 --> 01:12:45,833 gonna be cut right out of it. 1335 01:12:45,867 --> 01:12:47,367 I know. I know it's not what you imagined. 1336 01:12:47,400 --> 01:12:49,570 -It's actually worse than that. It's -- 1337 01:12:49,604 --> 01:12:51,339 I'm going to pull it. I'm just gonna pull the book. 1338 01:12:51,371 --> 01:12:52,807 -What? No. 1339 01:12:52,840 --> 01:12:55,475 -No. It means too much to those people, you know? 1340 01:12:55,509 --> 01:12:57,078 -Then you -- you can't just toss it out 1341 01:12:57,111 --> 01:12:58,746 just because it's not perfect. 1342 01:12:58,779 --> 01:13:02,683 -All this coming from the woman who hides her art in the -- 1343 01:13:02,717 --> 01:13:04,218 I'm sorry. 1344 01:13:09,156 --> 01:13:10,691 -It's hard to have an art career 1345 01:13:10,725 --> 01:13:13,561 when you're fighting to keep your son off of welfare. 1346 01:13:13,594 --> 01:13:18,232 And not everyone gets the chance to take a chance. 1347 01:13:18,266 --> 01:13:20,101 -You don't understand. 1348 01:13:20,134 --> 01:13:22,435 -I do understand. 1349 01:13:22,469 --> 01:13:24,972 I put a lot of work into that book, too, you know. 1350 01:13:25,006 --> 01:13:27,675 We made something together, and that means something to me, 1351 01:13:27,708 --> 01:13:29,577 and I thought that's what you wanted. 1352 01:13:29,610 --> 01:13:32,346 -What I want is to actually do something with my life, okay? 1353 01:13:32,380 --> 01:13:35,349 I'm trying to put myself out there. 1354 01:13:35,383 --> 01:13:37,618 -What do you think I've been doing? 1355 01:13:39,253 --> 01:13:41,923 Oh, God. With us. With Seth. 1356 01:13:43,224 --> 01:13:46,560 -I'm -- I'm not talking about that. 1357 01:13:48,796 --> 01:13:49,964 -Clearly. 1358 01:13:49,997 --> 01:13:52,066 -Okay, you know -- 1359 01:13:52,099 --> 01:13:55,169 This isn't -- I'm -- I'm going to leave, okay? 1360 01:13:55,202 --> 01:13:57,538 - Of course you are. 1361 01:13:57,571 --> 01:13:59,640 I hope you had fun. 1362 01:14:01,609 --> 01:14:03,844 -What does that mean? 1363 01:14:03,878 --> 01:14:08,215 -Every time I mention the three of us together, you pull away. 1364 01:14:08,249 --> 01:14:10,518 -That's absurd. -Really? 1365 01:14:10,551 --> 01:14:11,953 Because I'm sitting here 1366 01:14:11,986 --> 01:14:15,623 and you're standing there with your coat. 1367 01:14:19,093 --> 01:14:22,163 -My last marriage was a mistake. So was yours. 1368 01:14:22,196 --> 01:14:26,067 -There's gonna come a point where you have to make a choice. 1369 01:14:34,909 --> 01:14:36,911 -Are you leaving? 1370 01:15:16,183 --> 01:15:19,153 -Hey. Hey, there you are. 1371 01:15:19,186 --> 01:15:20,988 Where's Ellen? 1372 01:15:26,627 --> 01:15:28,729 Did you sleep? 1373 01:15:29,997 --> 01:15:32,933 -I shouldn't be here. This isn't me. 1374 01:15:36,637 --> 01:15:39,206 -Did I ever tell you how I became a photographer? 1375 01:15:39,240 --> 01:15:40,608 -No. 1376 01:15:42,643 --> 01:15:44,879 -When I was -- -Roger? 1377 01:15:44,912 --> 01:15:47,081 Roger, come on. 1378 01:15:48,517 --> 01:15:49,518 -Feel better? 1379 01:15:49,550 --> 01:15:52,720 -Yeah. Great. Thanks. 1380 01:16:26,787 --> 01:16:29,023 Excuse me. 1381 01:16:34,028 --> 01:16:35,963 What are you doing? 1382 01:16:35,996 --> 01:16:37,231 Come on. 1383 01:16:37,264 --> 01:16:38,699 Yeah. 1384 01:16:39,667 --> 01:16:41,335 Let's go, let's go, let's go. 1385 01:16:45,773 --> 01:16:47,775 -What are all these people doing here? 1386 01:16:47,808 --> 01:16:49,243 -Waiting for you. 1387 01:16:51,745 --> 01:16:53,447 -Good morning. 1388 01:16:53,481 --> 01:16:55,082 -Are we ready? 1389 01:16:55,850 --> 01:16:57,118 -Um... 1390 01:17:01,489 --> 01:17:02,524 Yes, Your Honor. 1391 01:17:03,592 --> 01:17:07,128 -Son, I'm not a judge. 1392 01:17:07,161 --> 01:17:08,329 -Right. 1393 01:17:10,599 --> 01:17:12,032 -Anytime. 1394 01:17:13,934 --> 01:17:19,608 -Chairman, City Council, um, my name is Roger Sharpe. 1395 01:17:19,640 --> 01:17:21,976 -Who do you work for? 1396 01:17:22,009 --> 01:17:23,177 -I'm sorry? 1397 01:17:23,210 --> 01:17:25,580 -Whose payroll are you on? 1398 01:17:25,614 --> 01:17:27,748 -Gentlemen's Quarterly. 1399 01:17:27,781 --> 01:17:30,751 -But who paid you to be here today? 1400 01:17:32,419 --> 01:17:34,021 -Nobody. 1401 01:17:34,054 --> 01:17:36,625 -Well, I understand that you're writing a book. 1402 01:17:36,657 --> 01:17:39,460 So, who's funding that? 1403 01:17:39,493 --> 01:17:42,163 -The publisher and myself. 1404 01:17:42,196 --> 01:17:46,700 -You're spending your own money to write a book about pinball? 1405 01:17:46,734 --> 01:17:50,471 - Pinball. It's not exactly Hemingway. 1406 01:17:53,007 --> 01:17:56,277 -Well, both were irrationally banned. 1407 01:17:56,310 --> 01:17:57,478 -Is that so? 1408 01:17:57,512 --> 01:17:59,280 -And pinball is just as American. 1409 01:17:59,313 --> 01:18:02,517 -American? I thought the mob was Italian. 1410 01:18:03,751 --> 01:18:06,621 -Pinball was not created by the mob. 1411 01:18:06,655 --> 01:18:09,190 It was created by the people of Chicago. 1412 01:18:09,223 --> 01:18:11,859 -What's the difference? 1413 01:18:11,892 --> 01:18:14,795 -Isn't pinball banned in Chicago? 1414 01:18:14,828 --> 01:18:16,931 -Since when did New York follow Chicago's lead? 1415 01:18:16,964 --> 01:18:18,999 -I don't care what happens in Chicago 1416 01:18:19,033 --> 01:18:20,801 so long as it stays there. 1417 01:18:20,834 --> 01:18:22,803 This is my city. 1418 01:18:24,506 --> 01:18:26,040 -The pin games of the 1930s 1419 01:18:26,073 --> 01:18:27,808 are not the pinball machines of today. 1420 01:18:27,841 --> 01:18:29,276 -Oh, look. All right. 1421 01:18:29,310 --> 01:18:32,179 Look, I'm not here for a history lesson on gambling. 1422 01:18:32,213 --> 01:18:33,682 -Well, it's not a gambling device. 1423 01:18:33,714 --> 01:18:37,184 -That's for me to judge. -Yes, Your Honor. 1424 01:18:39,753 --> 01:18:41,755 -All right, wise guy. 1425 01:18:41,789 --> 01:18:44,191 Do people use that to gamble? 1426 01:18:45,492 --> 01:18:47,828 -I'm sure some do. -Thank you. 1427 01:18:47,861 --> 01:18:50,965 -But some people just use this. 1428 01:18:50,998 --> 01:18:53,234 -That's different. That's not designed for gambling. 1429 01:18:53,267 --> 01:18:55,369 -Just like the off-track betting parlors 1430 01:18:55,402 --> 01:18:56,804 legally operating in the city. 1431 01:18:56,837 --> 01:18:58,372 -They don't take money from kids. 1432 01:18:58,405 --> 01:19:01,008 It's our job to control gambling in this city. 1433 01:19:01,041 --> 01:19:02,476 That is a game of chance. 1434 01:19:02,510 --> 01:19:03,744 -That is a game of skill. 1435 01:19:03,777 --> 01:19:06,313 Actually, no, it's better than that. 1436 01:19:06,347 --> 01:19:09,416 That is a game of choices. 1437 01:19:09,450 --> 01:19:10,619 It's not random. 1438 01:19:10,652 --> 01:19:12,520 Everything that is on that playfield 1439 01:19:12,554 --> 01:19:15,222 was put there for a reason. 1440 01:19:15,256 --> 01:19:16,924 Listen... 1441 01:19:16,957 --> 01:19:19,994 I've spent time with the people that have created this game. 1442 01:19:20,027 --> 01:19:22,062 I've talked with them, walked through their factories. 1443 01:19:22,096 --> 01:19:26,000 They're not criminals. They should be celebrated. 1444 01:19:26,033 --> 01:19:27,702 During the depths of a depression, 1445 01:19:27,736 --> 01:19:30,771 these people created an industry from nothing. 1446 01:19:30,804 --> 01:19:33,173 They saw an opportunity, they took a chance, 1447 01:19:33,207 --> 01:19:37,845 and they built something that allowed all of us to understand 1448 01:19:37,878 --> 01:19:40,881 that we have control over our lives. 1449 01:19:40,914 --> 01:19:44,785 Whenever I start a game, I know that it's going to end, 1450 01:19:44,818 --> 01:19:46,120 but it's the choices we make 1451 01:19:46,153 --> 01:19:48,556 with the opportunities that we are given. 1452 01:19:48,590 --> 01:19:50,824 That's what I love about pinball. 1453 01:19:50,858 --> 01:19:52,860 It is messy, it is uncertain, 1454 01:19:52,893 --> 01:19:55,262 and at times, it does feel uncontrollable. 1455 01:19:55,296 --> 01:19:57,831 But that's what makes it worth it. 1456 01:20:00,267 --> 01:20:02,002 The choices. 1457 01:20:07,509 --> 01:20:09,276 -Are we done here? 1458 01:20:09,310 --> 01:20:12,379 -Uh, a-actually, sir, we have a demonstration. 1459 01:20:12,413 --> 01:20:13,748 -Okay. All right, fine. 1460 01:20:13,782 --> 01:20:16,417 Do your little show so we can all go home. 1461 01:20:17,951 --> 01:20:20,454 -Right. -Not on that one. 1462 01:20:21,756 --> 01:20:23,457 That one. 1463 01:20:23,490 --> 01:20:25,727 -No, Mr. Chairman, that's just a backup machine. 1464 01:20:25,760 --> 01:20:27,796 -How do I know that one's not rigged? 1465 01:20:27,828 --> 01:20:30,497 -Rigged? -That one or we're done here. 1466 01:20:31,832 --> 01:20:33,167 -Fine. 1467 01:20:34,468 --> 01:20:36,337 -Hold it. 1468 01:20:36,370 --> 01:20:39,940 Get those cameras up here. I want everyone to see this. 1469 01:20:39,973 --> 01:20:42,610 We'll reconvene in five minutes. 1470 01:20:44,546 --> 01:20:45,913 -Are you trying to anger him? 1471 01:20:45,946 --> 01:20:48,215 -Have you played it? -I don't know. Probably. 1472 01:20:48,248 --> 01:20:50,150 -You have got to stop pushing the chairman. 1473 01:20:50,184 --> 01:20:52,286 -I have to go. -Go where? 1474 01:20:52,319 --> 01:20:54,823 -I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Where are you going? 1475 01:20:54,855 --> 01:20:56,056 -Roger. -What? 1476 01:20:56,090 --> 01:20:58,058 -Roger, you forgot this. 1477 01:21:01,295 --> 01:21:03,063 -Thanks. 1478 01:21:26,688 --> 01:21:28,857 - Hello? 1479 01:21:28,889 --> 01:21:30,658 -It's me. 1480 01:21:32,560 --> 01:21:34,495 Ellen? 1481 01:21:42,570 --> 01:21:44,338 Ellen. 1482 01:21:49,544 --> 01:21:51,912 Okay. Listen. 1483 01:21:51,945 --> 01:21:53,480 I'm at City Hall right now. 1484 01:21:53,515 --> 01:21:56,651 I'm not sure how much time I really have, but, um... 1485 01:21:58,118 --> 01:22:00,421 ...it's not going well. 1486 01:22:01,623 --> 01:22:04,391 Actually, the whole thing is kind of falling apart. 1487 01:22:05,993 --> 01:22:09,963 You know, the truth is, is that I don't -- I don't -- 1488 01:22:09,997 --> 01:22:14,368 I don't know which way this thing is gonna go. 1489 01:22:14,401 --> 01:22:16,604 But that's okay. 1490 01:22:16,638 --> 01:22:18,840 You know, the only thing that I keep thinking about 1491 01:22:18,873 --> 01:22:20,240 is that, um... 1492 01:22:22,943 --> 01:22:25,078 ...you're not here. 1493 01:22:25,112 --> 01:22:28,716 There are so many people here, but not you. 1494 01:22:28,750 --> 01:22:30,718 And that's my fault. 1495 01:22:33,420 --> 01:22:35,222 I'm sorry. 1496 01:22:38,125 --> 01:22:40,961 I just thought you deserved to hear that. 1497 01:22:45,834 --> 01:22:47,602 Hello? 1498 01:22:49,970 --> 01:22:51,739 -I'm still here. 1499 01:22:58,045 --> 01:23:01,081 -The chairman isn't too happy with me right now. 1500 01:23:03,651 --> 01:23:05,753 -Big chairman or little chairman? 1501 01:23:07,321 --> 01:23:08,756 -Medium. 1502 01:23:10,023 --> 01:23:13,728 -Did you say something thoughtless to him, too? 1503 01:23:13,761 --> 01:23:17,565 -Yes. But he actually deserved it. 1504 01:23:26,039 --> 01:23:28,008 They want me back in. 1505 01:23:29,711 --> 01:23:31,813 -Let me know how it goes. 1506 01:23:31,846 --> 01:23:33,882 -I will. 1507 01:23:33,915 --> 01:23:35,449 -Bye. 1508 01:23:56,503 --> 01:23:58,205 -Well? 1509 01:24:01,843 --> 01:24:04,846 -Every game has rules, objectives. 1510 01:24:04,879 --> 01:24:07,882 Everything on here has a purpose. 1511 01:24:07,916 --> 01:24:10,852 With time, you learn what to aim for. 1512 01:24:12,219 --> 01:24:17,124 Now, this game is set up like billiards, pool, 1513 01:24:17,157 --> 01:24:19,092 a game that is totally legal in New York 1514 01:24:19,126 --> 01:24:21,529 because no one ever gambles on it. 1515 01:24:22,964 --> 01:24:25,667 These lights up here, they correspond -- 1516 01:24:27,602 --> 01:24:31,806 -Skill, huh? Looks like you got everything under control. 1517 01:24:37,545 --> 01:24:40,048 -You know, the thing about control... 1518 01:24:41,315 --> 01:24:44,117 ...is that it's easy. 1519 01:24:46,554 --> 01:24:48,523 You see? 1520 01:24:48,556 --> 01:24:49,924 Control. 1521 01:24:49,958 --> 01:24:52,392 And I can keep it here all day long. 1522 01:24:52,426 --> 01:24:56,965 Safe, predictable, boring. 1523 01:24:56,998 --> 01:24:59,299 But if you want to achieve something, 1524 01:24:59,333 --> 01:25:01,335 you've got to aim for something. 1525 01:25:04,104 --> 01:25:07,775 How about, uh, 7-13? 1526 01:25:07,809 --> 01:25:09,877 12-15? 1527 01:25:09,911 --> 01:25:11,546 8-14? 1528 01:25:13,480 --> 01:25:14,816 -Oh, shit. 1529 01:25:14,849 --> 01:25:17,652 -The more lights I hit, the higher my score will be 1530 01:25:17,685 --> 01:25:20,220 when I hit the kickout holes here... 1531 01:25:22,023 --> 01:25:23,791 ...and here. 1532 01:25:28,428 --> 01:25:30,632 -Why is the center one still lit? 1533 01:25:33,601 --> 01:25:35,937 -Well, as you can see, there's no outside lane 1534 01:25:35,970 --> 01:25:37,504 to get us back to the top. 1535 01:25:38,640 --> 01:25:40,975 But... 1536 01:25:41,009 --> 01:25:44,112 a skilled pinball player can use every part of this machine 1537 01:25:44,144 --> 01:25:45,947 to their advantage. 1538 01:25:45,980 --> 01:25:47,515 Take the plunger. 1539 01:25:54,022 --> 01:25:56,490 If I pull it back... 1540 01:25:56,524 --> 01:25:58,126 just enough... 1541 01:25:58,158 --> 01:26:02,195 then the ball should go right...down... 1542 01:26:02,229 --> 01:26:03,798 the center. 1543 01:26:20,480 --> 01:26:25,185 -♪ I'm back, back in the New York groove ♪ 1544 01:26:25,218 --> 01:26:26,386 ♪ I'm back ♪ 1545 01:26:26,420 --> 01:26:28,455 -You did it! You did it! 1546 01:26:28,488 --> 01:26:31,458 -No, no. Stop, stop, stop. This is ridiculous. 1547 01:26:31,491 --> 01:26:33,027 This is -- This is a fantasy. 1548 01:26:33,061 --> 01:26:34,996 Nobody does that. Come on. 1549 01:26:35,029 --> 01:26:37,397 What -- What are you doing? 1550 01:26:37,431 --> 01:26:40,300 I took the shot and that was that. 1551 01:26:44,772 --> 01:26:46,741 -I've seen enough. 1552 01:26:49,443 --> 01:26:51,411 -The vote was unanimous. 1553 01:26:52,847 --> 01:26:55,950 -That was incredible. -You've seen me play before. 1554 01:26:55,983 --> 01:26:58,086 -Not you. Him. 1555 01:26:58,119 --> 01:26:59,520 -I saw the exact moment 1556 01:26:59,554 --> 01:27:02,489 that a politician realized he was wrong. 1557 01:27:03,558 --> 01:27:05,660 -And, you know, give that guy some credit. 1558 01:27:05,693 --> 01:27:08,663 He saw the evidence and he changed his mind. 1559 01:27:08,696 --> 01:27:12,265 No, he wasn't a villain. He was a unicorn. 1560 01:27:12,299 --> 01:27:15,203 Soon after that, pinball was legal in the city again. 1561 01:27:15,235 --> 01:27:16,904 Other places took notice 1562 01:27:16,938 --> 01:27:20,041 and laws were rolled back all over the country. 1563 01:27:20,074 --> 01:27:23,745 The book got good reviews, sold well. 1564 01:27:23,778 --> 01:27:25,278 I did more writing. 1565 01:27:25,312 --> 01:27:27,782 I even got to work in the pinball industry 1566 01:27:27,815 --> 01:27:29,784 and designed a few games. 1567 01:27:29,817 --> 01:27:32,352 And now I'm a consultant. 1568 01:27:33,888 --> 01:27:37,892 -Well...what about Ellen? 1569 01:27:39,093 --> 01:27:41,229 -She started an art school. 1570 01:27:42,462 --> 01:27:44,866 -But did the two of you... 1571 01:27:46,500 --> 01:27:52,073 Now I will tell you about the greatest shot I ever took. 1572 01:27:52,106 --> 01:27:54,876 -Will...you... 1573 01:27:54,909 --> 01:27:56,811 let me marry your mom? 1574 01:27:59,847 --> 01:28:01,549 -Maaaybe. 1575 01:28:03,050 --> 01:28:05,787 -Maaaybe? Maaaybe? 1576 01:28:05,820 --> 01:28:07,054 Maybe means yes! 1577 01:28:07,088 --> 01:28:09,690 Yeeesss! 1578 01:28:14,829 --> 01:28:17,497 -Cheers! -Cheers! 1579 01:28:28,843 --> 01:28:31,846 -To most people, my legacy is back at that courtroom. 1580 01:28:31,879 --> 01:28:35,583 But to me, it's here. It's Ellen and Seth. 1581 01:28:35,616 --> 01:28:40,288 It's our other sons, Joshua and Zachary. 1582 01:28:40,320 --> 01:28:41,589 The friendships I've made 1583 01:28:41,622 --> 01:28:45,593 in four decades devoted to this game. 1584 01:28:45,626 --> 01:28:50,198 Listen, I may have nudged the history of pinball a little, 1585 01:28:50,231 --> 01:28:54,202 but pinball changed everything for me. 1586 01:28:54,235 --> 01:28:55,468 Life is defined by risk -- 1587 01:28:55,502 --> 01:28:57,370 those you take and those you don't. 1588 01:28:57,404 --> 01:28:59,640 The ball is gonna drain no matter what, 1589 01:28:59,674 --> 01:29:03,945 so find what you want and take the shot. 1590 01:29:05,880 --> 01:29:08,082 -Is one of them yours? 1591 01:29:08,115 --> 01:29:09,349 -Yeah, they're both mine. 1592 01:29:09,382 --> 01:29:11,052 -Do you play? 1593 01:29:11,085 --> 01:29:13,521 -Yeah. A little. 1594 01:29:25,900 --> 01:29:27,768 Now, I meant it when I said the history's important, 1595 01:29:27,802 --> 01:29:29,737 so I want to set the record straight about a few things. 1596 01:29:29,770 --> 01:29:33,574 First of all, I didn't practice on El Dorado. I didn't need to. 1597 01:29:33,608 --> 01:29:35,442 Yes, the chairman switched the games on me, 1598 01:29:35,475 --> 01:29:36,510 but it didn't matter. 1599 01:29:36,544 --> 01:29:38,646 I played everything. 1600 01:29:38,679 --> 01:29:42,717 And the book was completed after the hearings. 1601 01:29:42,750 --> 01:29:45,920 The hearing's on -- right here on page 63. 1602 01:29:45,953 --> 01:29:47,255 There I am, right there. 1603 01:29:47,288 --> 01:29:51,192 Yes, and that's... a real mustache. Yes. 1604 01:29:51,225 --> 01:29:53,761 And, yes, I did call the shot. 1605 01:29:53,794 --> 01:29:58,833 And, yes, I used my own money to finish the book. 1606 01:29:58,866 --> 01:30:04,372 But -- and this is important. I want to be clear about this -- 1607 01:30:04,404 --> 01:30:05,606 Look at me. 1608 01:30:05,640 --> 01:30:09,911 Look, I never...ever... 1609 01:30:09,944 --> 01:30:11,979 sold my machine. 1610 01:30:14,515 --> 01:30:17,450 I'd never sell any of my games. 1611 01:30:17,484 --> 01:30:20,388 I mean, come on. 1612 01:30:20,420 --> 01:30:22,757 They're just like my children.