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Pinball Summer

Pinball Summer

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Pinball Summer

"School's out and everything's in!"

1980

1h 39m

2.7(11 votes)

Comedy

Overview

It's a summer of fun for two teenaged boys who spend their time chasing two sisters, annoying a biker gang, and basically getting into typical sophomoric hijinks whenever they can.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Michael Zelniker

Michael Zelniker

Greg

Carl Marotte

Carl Marotte

Steve

Karen Stephen

Donna

Helene Udy

Helene Udy

Suzy

Thomas Kovacs

Bert

Joey McNamara

Whimpy

Joy Boushel

Joy Boushel

Sally

J. Robert Maze

Pete

Matthew Stevens

Rod

Sue Ronne

Pam

Creative team

Directed by: George Mihalka
Written by: Richard Zelniker
Fred J. Fox
Produced by: Jack F. Murphy

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