Pen Spinning in the Media

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)
  • A BBC currency trading documentary. Between minutes 8 and 9 multiple tricks such as neosonics, passes and aerials.
• Dave Hodge (1986)
  • Dave Hodge, a canadian sports announcer, performing a wiper release.

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.

Contemporary media

Television

• House, M.D. (2004)
  • Dr. Robert Chase, played by Jesse Spencer, performs a thumbaround with a pen.