Rollerball Movie Review 2002

Information and Film Reviews for Rollerball the Movie

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Re-imagination of the 1975 cult classic. The sport of the near-future attracts extreme sports enthusiast Jonathan Cross (Klein), drawn by the big bucks and buddy (LL Cool J), who convinces him to try out. The sport itself, is sort of like pro wrestling on skates and motorcycles. Fleeing the law in the U.S., Jonathan heads to a former Soviet republic where the league is run by ex-KGB agent Petrovich (Reno) who wants to increase the sport's blood and gore factor to gain a stateside cable TV deal. Jonathan finds love with fellow baller Aurora (Romijn-Stamos) whose nearly unnoticeable "deformity" doesn't dissuade her suicidal suitor. Laughable scenarios, seriously ailing editing, corny script, lackluster performances and grave miscasting (the sensitive Klein as a macho macho man) make this one a prime candidate for contraction.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 98 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres
Sports Dramas, Sci Fi, Negative Utopia, You Lose, You Die
Screenplay
Larry Ferguson, John Pogue
Cast
Chris Klein, LL Cool J, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Jean Reno, Naveen Andrews, Oleg Taktarov, David Hemblen
Cinematography
Steve Mason
Director
John McTiernan
Music
Eric Serra
Other
Louis Marion, Laura Z. Wasserman, Julianne Jordan, John Wright, Helen Jarvis, Kate Harrington, Norman Garwood, Dennis Bradford
Producer
Charles Roven, Beau St. Clair, John McTiernan, Mosaic Media Group, MGM

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