Brad Dunkin sent in a tip that Goonie enthusiast Mike Johnson of Orlando, Fla., has created the first and only one-of-a-kind custom Goonies pinball machine, by “re-theming” a Hollywood Heat pinball game. Mike and the machine — which took 11 months to complete — are pictured in a still shot from a Cinereelists.com interview (http://tinyurl.com/goonball).

Mike figures his passion for pinball started about four years ago, but he’s also besotted with “The Goonies,” and reports he’s seen the movie about 50 times. So, he figured, why not combine the two obsessions for the Goonies 30th anniversary year?

“People really love ‘The Goonies,’” Mike said, “and it’s kind of become one of those timeless movies that people just love and want to connect with still, to this day, so I always thought a Goonies machine would be super cool … I was really surprised to find out there wasn’t a Goonies machine to begin with.”

“From day one, I just wanted people to play it and enjoy it,” he added, “and see something that they won’t be able to play anywhere else.” Mission accomplished.

— Elleda Wilson