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Rollerball
1975
In the year 2018 violence has been outlawed and corporations have replaced government as the ruling party following the demise of politics. With the absence of war or conflict, a forcibly passive population's bloodlust is satisfied by a brutal new sport known as Rollerball. A high-octane melding of the outlawed sports of the .. Read more
| Starring | James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, Moses Gunn |
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| Director | Norman Jewison |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Rollerball
In the year 2018 violence has been outlawed and corporations have replaced government as the ruling party following the demise of politics. With the absence of war or conflict, a forcibly passive population's bloodlust is satisfied by a brutal new sport known as Rollerball. A high-octane melding of the outlawed sports of the past, the worldwide phenomenon of Rollerball has resulted in a corporate-backed sensation. The most popular athlete in the world, Jonathan E. (James Caan) has steadily risen through the ranks to become a legendary veteran of the sport. When the corporate backers of Rollerball begin to fear that Jonathan's popularity has instilled him with a potentially dangerous amount of power, a thunderous struggle between man's free will and the oppression of the masses threatens to shatter the fragile strings that the puppet masters use to manipulate mankind. His determination to remain with the sport flying in the face of the very reason Rollerball was conceived, the corporate rulers hatch a plot to abandon the rules in hopes that Jonathan will be killed and their grip of power will remain an unyielding chokehold on an increasingly bloodthirsty populace.~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
| Starring | James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, Moses Gunn, John Beck, Pamela Hensley, Ralph Richardson, Shane Rimmer |
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| Director | Norman Jewison |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 59 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish |
| Released | Production year: 1975 On LOVEFiLM Instant: LOVEFiLM Instant: 08 Dec 2010 To Rent: DVD: 24 Jun 2002 |
| LOVEFiLM Instant | £2.49 |
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A one-point parable, and an obvious point at that, is stretched out over more than two hours of violence in which the rules of the game are not even explained. A distinctly unlikeable film.
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- 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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I liked it. A lot.
I liked this very much. I found it slightly over long but not unbearably so. And I enjoyed the story. I thought it a clever film about violence and bloodlust, ... read more »
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- Daniel Fox
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- 26 Mar 2004 at 22:03
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classic brilliance
amazing classic sc fi film, its one of them films that every sci fi fan, or even every person just has to see even once.
defo defo worth watching - 1109208
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Roller ball
Saw this when it first came out when I was young and impressionable- I was quite taken with the big brother idea then but now the flim seems lacking in ... read more »
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Actually v good
It's easy to forget this film, I remember the media attention it got upon its original release, especially about the violence which was quite graphic in its... read more »
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Reeves in awe of co-star Caan
- 17 Jan 2011
Keanu Reeves was delighted to land James Caan as his co-star in new movie Henry's Crime - because he's always idolised the veteran actor. The Speed star produces and leads the thriller, alongside Caan and actress Vera Farmiga, and he admits working with his icon was overwhelming. He tells The One Show, "I was producer on the film, I helped develop the script... we sent it to James Caan, to Vera Farmiga. He came to my house for a reading which was really cool and he liked it. "I grew up... Read more
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In the year 2018 violence has been outlawed and corporations have replaced government as the ruling party following the demise of politics. With the absence of war or conflict, a forcibly passive population's bloodlust is satisfied by a brutal new sport known as Rollerball. A high-octane melding of ...
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