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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx33a0u3gmg Dave Hodge (1986)] | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx33a0u3gmg Dave Hodge (1986)] | ||
** Dave Hodge, a canadian sports announcer, performing a [[wiper]] release. | ** Dave Hodge, a canadian sports announcer, performing a [[wiper]] release. | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjG0KqYxBbY House | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjG0KqYxBbY House, M.D. (2004)] | ||
** Dr. Robert Chase, played by Jesse Spencer, performs a thumbaround with a pen. | ** Dr. Robert Chase, played by Jesse Spencer, performs a thumbaround with a pen. | ||
Revision as of 20:06, 29 August 2026
Pen spinning has appeared on film, television and print in various forms for the past half century.
Pre-internet media
Television
- BIC: stylo à 4 couleurs (1970)
- A French commercial for the BIC 4 Colors pen. A repeating pass section is repeated, possibly a proto-Triangle Pass,
- Billion Dollar Day (1985)
- Dave Hodge (1986)
- Dave Hodge, a canadian sports announcer, performing a wiper release.
- House, M.D. (2004)
- Dr. Robert Chase, played by Jesse Spencer, performs a thumbaround with a pen.
Film
- Top Gun (1986)
- Val Kilmer performing a fingerpass while performing in his role as Iceman.
- GoldenEye (1995)
- Alan Cumming's performance as Boris Grishenko with passes and clicking the pen manifests as a character quirk that is used as a key trigger for James Bond's escape.