Ep 97: The Man Who Saved The Game with Roger Sharpe

Roger Sharpe reveals filmmaking process behind 'The Man Who Saved The Game' biopic and archival digitization plans.

Roger Sharpe discusses his newly released feature film 'Pinball, The Man Who Saved The Game,' a narrative biopic (not a documentary) directed by Meredith and Austin Bragg that chronicles his life and the infamous 1976 court case that saved pinball from New York City's ban. Sharpe emphasizes the film as a love story centered on his relationship with his wife Ellen, details his extensive creative collaboration on casting, script, machine selection, and authenticity, and announces plans to digitize and release his extensive archival audio interviews with pinball industry pioneers including Harry Williams, Alvin Gottlieb, and Sam Ginsberg.