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Arcades & Love Songs: The Ballad of Walter Day

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A musical documentary following 74-year-old Walter Day -- the father of esports and star of The King of Kong -- as he battles a lawsuit threatening his legacy while fulfilling his dream of recording and performing the rock-opera style love songs he has been hearing in his head since having his heart broken at the height of the arcade era.

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Synopsis A musical documentary following 74-year-old Walter Day -- the father of esports and star of The King of Kong -- as he battles a lawsuit threatening his legacy while fulfilling his dream of recording and performing the rock-opera style love songs he has been hearing in his head since having his heart broken at the height of the arcade era.
Director
Ed Cunningham
Producer
Jonathan Perkins, Seth Gordon, Mike J. Nichols
Screenwriter
Ed Cunningham, Mike J. Nichols, Paul Leach
Distributor
Monkey Wrench Films
Production Co
Monkey Wrench Films
Genre
Documentary, Music, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 28, 2025, Limited
Runtime
1h 31m