Ep 118: Retro Satallites with the Bragg Brothers
The Bragg Brothers talk with us about their Roger Sharpe movie, "Pinball" and they challenges they faced making a movie during Covid lockdown
Kineticist’s take
Bragg Brothers discuss making 'Pinball: The Movie,' balancing pinball history with romantic comedy storytelling.
Synopsis
Josh Roop and Scott Larson of the Loser Kid Pinball Podcast interview filmmakers Meredith and Austin Bragg about their film 'Pinball: The Movie,' a comedy-drama based on Roger Sharpe life and his landmark demonstration to legalize pinball in New York City. The Braggs discuss their comedy background, the filmmaking process, script development, casting, and how they balanced authentic pinball history with theatrical storytelling. The film has received critical acclaim with a 95% Rotten Tomatoes score and won multiple awards.
Entities
- MPI Films· company
- Channel 101· organization
- Loser Kid Pinball Podcast· organization
- Austin Bragg· person
- Christopher· person
- Connor Ratliff· person
- Dan Harmon· person
- Eddie Kramer· person
- Ellen· person
- Josh Roop· person
- La Guardia· person
- Meredith Bragg· person
- Rob Schrab· person
- Roger Sharpe· person
- Scott Larson· person
- Seth· person
- Tom Hanks· person
- Zach Sharp· person
- A Piece of Cake· product
- Dead Eyes· product
- Pinball: The Movie· product
- The Defenders of Stan· product
- The Princess Bride· product