Also known as HH
1986 · Gottlieb
Hollywood Heat
Known for Mini-playfield, Capture lanes, Captive ball and Heat Bumper. Sunset sky, art-deco apartment buildings, palm trees and city street.
- Year
- 1986
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- upper playfield
Mini-playfield
- Lane
Capture lanes
- Captive ball
Captive ball
- Bumper
Heat Bumper
- Drop target
Drop target banks
- Award
Multi-Bonus
On the playfield
Extra level 1
- Mini-playfield upper playfield
Ramp 1
- Hot Shot
Captive ball 1
- Captive ball
Bumper 1
- Heat Bumper
Drop target 1
- Drop target banks
Target 1
- Numbered targets
Lanes 3
- Capture lanes
- Rollunder lane
- Exit lane
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Left, blonde, blue two-piece bikini, red high heels, standing upright with hand on hip, looking at camera
- man Centre, dark hair, all-white suit with open collar, white shoes, dark aviator sunglasses, hands in pockets
- woman Right of centre, blonde, orange two-piece bikini, red high heels, leaning back on the car with one arm raised behind her head and legs crossed
- vehicle Low wedge-shaped red sports car side-on, five-spoke alloy front wheel, tinted headlight, black tyre
Setting
- Sunset sky
- Art-deco apartment buildings
- Palm trees
- City street
Text on it
- Hollywood
- HEAT
- EL CINE
How it plays
-
Goals 1
- Pinball
-
Awards 1
- Multi-Bonus
Made by
- Design
- John Trudeau
- Art
- Don Marshall
- Art
- Larry Day
- Software
- John Buras
Reference
Linked terms
- Mini-playfield also called Upper playfield
- Capture lanes also called Capture also called Locks
- Hot Shot also called Hot Shot mini-ramp
- Captive ball also called Captive Ball chamber
- Heat Bumper also called Heat
- Numbered targets also called 1-2-3-4-5-6-7
- Drop target banks also called Drop
- Multi-Bonus also called Multiball Bonus
- Pinball also called Pinball letters
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- teal
- pink
- gold
- black
Fingerprint: Huge orange-red circular ring at top with glowing yellow lamp at center, three concentric red pinstripes sweeping down right side, column of drop targets spelling title down lower center, man in tuxedo dipping woman in pale gown at left
A huge orange-red circular gate or ring with a glowing yellow lamp at its centre dominates the top of the playfield, framing a painted city skyline behind it. Three concentric red pinstripes sweep from the apron up the right side of the lower playfield, crossing the two white flippers. A column of oversized round drop targets carrying individual block letters spells the machine's title down the centre of the lower field, flanked by a man in a tuxedo dipping a woman in a pale gown. Gold medallions on both sides of that pair show silhouetted dancing couples in 1930s Hollywood style.
Setting
- Painted night city skyline of towers and lit windows along the top
- Art-deco hollywood stage with a bare grid floor and painted brick side walls
- Painted pavement and geometric deco archways in the mid-playfield
- Dark starless black surroundings with printed pinstripes over the lower field
Symbols
- Playing-card suits (hearts, spades, diamonds, clubs) printed on the round drop targets
- Multiplier medallions 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 7x, 8x
- Stylised light bulbs
- Star shapes and sparkles
- Bowling pins
- Downward-pointing red arrow beneath shoot again
- Circular coloured buttons on the right ramp lane
- Large painted film-reel/star circle on the apron
Notable shapes
- A dominant orange-red circular ring at top centre with a glowing lamp, concentric red pinstripe arcs over the lower playfield, a tall pink-bordered arch around the heat lettering, an angled right ramp lane, and a big purple ball graphic on the apron
Art motifs
- Art-deco geometry and speed lines
- Concentric red pinstripes sweeping across the lower field
- Checkerboard stage floor grid
- Sunburst rays behind the gold medallions
- Brick and marquee light signage
Themes
- Hollywood
- Film studio
- Movie premiere
- Musical numbers
- 1930s deco glamour
- Light bulbs
Title on it
- Hollywood heat
Text on it
- HOW TO PLAY
- HOLLYWOOD HEAT
- SPECIAL
- SCORING LIT-UP ROLLOVER OR RED RAMP ENTERS HOT ROLLOVER MULTIPLIER ADVANCES PANEL. BONUS LETTER LIGHTS 2X THEN 3X THEN 4X ETC.
- EXTRA BALL
- SCORE 3 BOWLING PINS OR COMPLETE X TARGET, COMPLETING X-3 TARGET SCORES LIT LETTER ADVANCE 2X, 3X, 4X ETC.
- BONUS MULTIPLIER
- COMPLETING BOTH FLASHING DROP TARGET BANKS ADVANCES BONUS LETTER TO LIGHT. EXTRA BALL WHEN BONUS LETTER IS FLASHING.
- COMPLETING 1-7 TARGET SEQUENCE ON TOP THREE BOWLING PINS INCREASES BONUS 5X.
- HEAT BONUS MULTIPLIER
- SCORING ANY SHOT ON MULTIPLE SCORES 500 POINTS PER BOWLING PIN. COMPLETE TRIANGLE SCORES BONUS. BONUS IS DISPLAYED WHEN IN MULTIPLIER OR LETTER TRIPLE BONUS AWARDED. BONUS LETTER 5X IS RELEASED TO SHOOTER.
- BURNING BALL
- SCORING ANY SWITCH IN A 2X OR HIGHER ZONE OR LIT ROLLOVER BURNING BALL IS LIT FOR SPECIAL. SCORING SPECIAL WHEN LIT BALL IS IN BOWLING 3X VALUE WHEN A BALL IS RELEASED TO SHOOTER.
- 2X
- 3X
- 4X
- 5X
- 8X
- 6X
- 7X
- HEAT
- Hollywood
- Shoot Again
- TOUR PAR
- Bobble Head
- Light Bulbs
- Extra Wins
- Premier
- TM
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 1,400,000 POINTS.
- 1 x 25¢ — 1 PLAY
- 4 x 25¢ — 5 PLAYS
- 4-31179
- USED FRONT BOUT CABINET BUTTONS SET DELIBERATELY SCRATCHED BY PERSISTENT CHILDREN. EACH PLAYER SELECTS 2 OR 3 ITEMS ONE SPACE OR 'X' TO GO BACK AND ERASE ONE SPACE.
- ENTERING INITIALS
- © 1990 Premier Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Man in a black tuxedo, white shirt and bow tie at the lower left, bending backwards as he dips a partner, one arm extended |
| Woman | Woman in a pale cream floor-length gown with a long trailing skirt, thrown back in the dip, head tipped away from the man |
| Man | Silhouetted man in a tuxedo inside the left gold medallion, one arm raised holding a woman |
| Woman | Silhouetted woman in a long dress inside the left gold medallion, being swung by the man |
| Man | Silhouetted man in a tuxedo inside the right gold medallion, holding a woman's hand overhead |
| Woman | Silhouetted woman with a flaring dress inside the right gold medallion, arm raised toward the man |
| Creature | Translucent pale green smoky figure or ghost with outstretched arm in the upper-left playfield under the ramps |
A photographed electro-mechanical playfield under a dirty, scratched glass, filling the frame, with the cabinet's front edge and coin door visible at the bottom. The lower half is a teal-and-pink art-deco Hollywood set: a bare stage grid floor, a row of large round drop targets carrying block letters, a tall pink-outlined arch labelled HEAT, two white flipper bats with pink rubber below, and pink-and-grey slingshots either side. Gold circular medallions on the left and right each hold a silhouetted dancing couple, and a man in a black tuxedo with white shirt and bow tie dips a woman in a pale gown at the lower left. The upper half shows a painted city skyline, a large orange-red circular gate or wheel with a glowing yellow lamp at its centre, spiral staircase artwork, banks of round yellow pop-bumper caps, and a translucent green ghost-like figure. Red script logos, cream and pink block lettering, and black instruction text sit over painted pavement. The apron carries a black instruction card, a red wordmark, and a big purple-and-pink circle.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- blue
- pink
- white
Fingerprint: Red wedge-shaped sports car with three posed figures, tall white-pink art-deco apartment blocks and palm trees under streaked blue-pink sunset, "Hollywood HEAT" logo, red neon "EL CINE" cinema marquee, two blonde women in blue-orange bikinis with red stilettos flanking man in all-white suit and aviator sunglasses, 1980s airbrushed pin-up style.
A gleaming red wedge-shaped sports car with three models posed on and around it as the central element, flanked by palm trees and white art-deco apartment blocks under a streaked blue-and-pink sunset sky. The top-left logo pairs a flowing white cursive word with a solid white rectangle of chunky pink-and-blue block capitals set against the blue sky. A red neon cinema marquee reading EL CINE glows midway up the right-hand building. Two bikini-clad blonde women in blue and orange swimwear with matching red stilettos bookend a man in an all-white suit and dark aviator sunglasses.
Setting
- Sunset sky
- Art-deco apartment buildings
- Palm trees
- City street
Symbols
- Palm trees
- Neon cinema marquee
- Balconied apartment blocks
Lettering
- White flowing cursive script on the top line; second line in chunky pink-and-blue geometric block capitals with white outline and drop shadow, inside a white rectangular panel
Themes
- Sunset city street
- Sports car
- Pin-up poster
- Cinema
- Art deco architecture
- Palm trees
Title on it
- Hollywood heat
Text on it
- Hollywood
- HEAT
- EL CINE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Left, blonde, blue two-piece bikini, red high heels, standing upright with hand on hip, looking at camera |
| Man | Centre, dark hair, all-white suit with open collar, white shoes, dark aviator sunglasses, hands in pockets |
| Woman | Right of centre, blonde, orange two-piece bikini, red high heels, leaning back on the car with one arm raised behind her head and legs crossed |
| Vehicle | Low wedge-shaped red sports car side-on, five-spoke alloy front wheel, tinted headlight, black tyre |
Wide landscape backglass art dominated by a low wedge-shaped red sports car parked side-on across the lower half, its long bonnet pointing right and five-spoke alloy wheel prominent at centre-right. Three people pose against it: at far left a blonde woman in a blue two-piece bikini and red high heels standing with one hand on her hip; at centre a dark-haired man in an all-white open-collar suit, white shoes and dark aviator sunglasses, hands in his pockets; at right a blonde woman in an orange two-piece bikini and red heels leaning back against the car with one arm raised behind her head and one leg crossed. Behind them, tall white-and-pink art-deco apartment buildings with balconies recede to the right, palm trees stand at left, and a deep blue evening sky with pink and orange sunset streaks fills the upper half. Top-left carries a two-line logo: a white flowing cursive word above a white rectangle holding pink-and-blue block capitals with a white drop shadow. A red neon cinema marquee glows on the building at centre-right. Glossy airbrushed photographic realism in a 1980s pin-up poster style, with a small illegible maker's sticker in the extreme bottom-left corner.