What People Are Saying About The Film
"And the Balls Roll On..." is a delightful trip through time that relates the rise of Skee-Ball, which—after more than 100 years—still maintains its position as a favorite amusement park arcade game. The players are almost as passionate about it as the inventor, who devoted most of his life to pursuing its success. This is an extremely entertaining and informative look at a significant forgotten story from America’s past.
Patricia A. Martinelli, M. A.
Author and Historian
"IT IS AMAZING. Engaging, uplifting, beautiful. And yes, fascinating!! And hitting [it] out of the park! You guys rock!"
Heather Anderson
"I absolutely loved the film—everything from the music to the flow of the story to the contemporary scenes came together perfectly. Terrific work!"
P. M.
Festivals & Awards
And The Balls Roll On...
The Real Story of the Beautiful Game of Skee-Ball
This is the story of the game that revolutionized arcade games forever, thanks to the early work of a forgotten inventor living in Vineland, New Jersey in the early 1900s. It began with thirty-two foot long alleys that were a huge hit on the boardwalk in New Jersey in those first years, to the ten foot alleys in arcades from coast to coast in the United States, and on six continents. This game has touched billions of lives, from brightening kids' birthday parties to adults' hard fought national tournaments with hefty cash prizes.
How did it survive two world wars, recessions and depressions, industrial upheavals, and technology revolutions to become one of the most beloved games in arcade history?
About The Film
- Directed By
- Thaddeus O. Cooper
- Kevin B Kreitman
- Narrated By
- Adrienne Grechman
- Featuring
- Gerry Christensen
- Elan Footerman
- Rafi Footerman
- John Hepp
- Thomas H. Keels
- Patricia A. Martinelli
- Ed Pohlman
- Aaron Re
- Tyler Weiss
- Joey Wolf
- Voices
- Harrison Wilkes
- Joseph Fourestier Simpson
- Henry B. Auchy
- Keith Norton
- John W. Harper
- Brandt C. Downey
- Homer Capehart
- Voice of Billboard
- Voice of Wurlitzer
- Connor Hudak
- J. D. Este
- Ballyhoo Man
- Title Song
- Recess Monkey
- Original Music By
- Kevin B Kreitman
- Brian Satterwhite
- Cinematography
- Matt Albrecht
- Bryan Aschenbrenner
- Scott Ehlers
- J. Winfield Heckert
- Bill Kapinski
- Michael Williams
- Exeutive Producer
- Thaddeus O. Cooper
- Screenplay By
- Kevin B Kreitman
- Based on the Book
- Seeking Redemption: The Real Story of the Beautiful Game of Skee-Ball
Meet The Directors
Meet The Narrator
After graduation, she went to flight school and became an airline pilot, first for a Northwest Airlink commuter then for Alaska Airlines. She was a captain on the Boeing 737 at Alaska Airlines and on the ALPA Air Safety, Hazmat and Accident Investigation Teams that worked on two major NTSB investigations.
Willing to try anything at least once, she’s sky dived, zip lined, and swung from trapezes along her way. She’s also a trained birth doula, equal parts punk rocker and hippie, and the anti-super mom who keeps the kind of fun house all the kids want to come to (and sometimes, to her amusement, never want to leave).
Becoming a voice actor was like going full circle, bringing her back to her love of acting and forward into a full-time voiceover career. With a wicked sense of professionalism, humor, and artistry, Adrienne attacks her work with purpose and play, style and efficiency.
Adrienne believes it is important to give, and she is especially passionate about advocating for those living in poverty and victims of human trafficking. She digs all kinds of music, loves dancing hip hop, often sails the SF Bay, is completely crazy about her husband, her daughter and her son, and has a special affinity for American history. After attempting to improve her Skee-Ball mastery over several decades, she hopes someday to win the elusive ginormous teddy bear.
Meet The Composer
Brian has composed a handful of scores for silent films performed by the Dallas Chamber Symphony including Metropolis (1927), The Cabinet of Dr. Calgari (1920), the Buster Keaton short film The Scarecrow (1920), and the Harold Lloyd feature A Sailor-Made Man (1921) which was a finalist for a Jerry Goldsmith Award in 2013. Brian also served as an orchestrator under composer Douglas Pipes for the Universal Studios motion picture Krampus (2015) directed by Michael Dougherty.
In addition to composing, Brian is a highly regarded film music journalist who writes for several popular web sites and pens soundtrack album liner notes for several major labels. He is currently writing a book on The Music of Friday the 13th scheduled for publication in late 2025.