FILM: Harold and MaudeYEAR: 1971
DIRECTOR: Hal Ashby
PINBALL MODEL(S): The backglass of the foremost machine in shot 2 indicates that this is an 'Official Baseball' or 'Deluxe Official Baseball' model (Williams, 1960), but I can find no record of Williams releasing this model with this cabinet art. The other pin (behind Maude) is another baseball-themed machine: Short-Stop (1958, Williams).
GAME LOCATION: Arcade
NOTES: Today I'm taking a different approach to our discussion of pinball in cinema. Though neither of the titular characters actually plays pinball in this scene, the location of the green-sided pin exposes a continuity error in the film's editing.
SHOT 1: Harold plays a penny slot with a row of pin-tables to his right (note the green sided pin to the far right of the frame). The girl playing the pin walks away.
SHOT 2: Harold looks to his left, implying that he is watching the Maude and the group of people play a table game in that direction. However, the same green-sided pin can be seen in this shot as well. Are we to assume that this arcade has two instances of the same pin? Doubtful.
SHOT 3: Another shot of Harold playing the slot and collecting his winnings. The girl who previously walked away from the green-sided pin is back again.
