Film

Arcades & Love Songs: The Ballad of Walter Day

20251h 31mDocumentary

Director: Ed Cunningham
Year: 2025

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.

Top cast

Steve Wiebe

Billy Mitchell

Walter Day

Steve Sanders

Shane Harris

Directed by

Ed Cunningham

Written by

Ed Cunningham

Produced by

Seth Gordon, Ed Cunningham