Insert Coin (2020)

6.9/10 • 103 min • Documentary

Overview

The oral history of a team of geeks and misfits in the back of a Chicago factory creating the biggest video games of all time. Midway Games pioneered the concept of live-action gaming, kick-starting a new arcade boom and grossing billions of dollars with hits like Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam. The documentary covers much of Mortal Kombats history, including the creation of fatalities and characters such as Liu Kang, Kitana, Johnny Cage and Scorpion.

Cast

Eugene Jarvis

Self

John Tobias

Self

Ernest Cline

Paul W. S. Anderson

Lawrence Kasanoff

Tony Hawk

Self

Daniel Pesina

Andrea Rene

Self

Ed Boon

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