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Release Date:
8 February 2002 (USA)
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Get In The Game. more
Plot:
The big thing in 2005 is a violent sport which can have some pretty serious consequences... like dying. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations
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Top 10 flops of the 00's
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Banderas 'Wins' Worst Film Award
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Banderas 'Wins' Worst Film Award
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Plain dreadful film.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Chris Klein | ... | Jonathan Cross | |
| Jean Reno | ... | Alexis Petrovich | |
| LL Cool J | ... | Marcus Ridley | |
| Rebecca Romijn | ... | Aurora (as Rebecca Romijn-Stamos) | |
| Naveen Andrews | ... | Sanjay | |
| Oleg Taktarov | ... | Denekin | |
| David Hemblen | ... | Serokin | |
| Janet Wright | ... | Coach Olga | |
| Andrew Bryniarski | ... | Halloran | |
| Kata Dobó | ... | Katya | |
| Alice Poon | ... | Red Team #7 | |
| Lucia Rijker | ... | Red Team #9 | |
| Melissa R. Stubbs | ... | Red Team #12 (as Melissa Stubbs) | |
| Paul Wu | ... | Red Team #16 - U Chow | |
| Yolanda Hughes-Heying | ... | Red Team #28 |
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Also Known As:
Rollerball (Germany)
Rollerball (Argentina) (video title) (Spain) [es]
Ölüm Pateni (Turkey: Turkish title) (DVD title) [tr]
Batalia pe role (Romania) [ro]
Rollerball (Finland) [fi]
Rollerball (France) [fr]
Rollerball (Greece) [el]
Rollerball (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Rollerball (Austria) [de]
Rollerball - Könyörtelen játék (Hungary) [hu]
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Rollerball (Argentina) (video title) (Spain) [es]
Ölüm Pateni (Turkey: Turkish title) (DVD title) [tr]
Batalia pe role (Romania) [ro]
Rollerball (Finland) [fi]
Rollerball (France) [fr]
Rollerball (Greece) [el]
Rollerball (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Rollerball (Austria) [de]
Rollerball - Könyörtelen játék (Hungary) [hu]
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Rated PG-13 for violence, extreme sports action, sensuality, language and some drug references.; Rated R for violence, nudity and some language. (video version)
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Runtime:
98 min | Germany:95 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Malaysia:18SG |
Iceland:16 |
South Korea:15 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-15 |
France:-12 |
Germany:18 |
Hungary:16 |
Peru:18 |
Philippines:R-18 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Singapore:M18 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:PG-13 (original rating) |
USA:R (home video version)
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The building posing as the sports arena in Azerbaijan is the France pavilion at Expo '67, in Montreal. It is now the Montreal Casino.
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Factual errors: Mongolians do not speak Cantonese.
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Quotes:
English Sports Announcer:
ROLLERBALL!
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Referenced in Shaun of the Dead (2004)
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Soundtrack:
Taking a Chance
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I was really speechless after watching "Rollerball". I expected a dull movie, not something so dreadful. "Rollerball" has all the elements to make one of those bizarre cult classics from the 70's and 80's. Except the fun element.
The movie starts with the worst police chase in years. Believe me, any Lorenzo Lamas movie, even one featuring appearances from Dolph Lundgren, can be capable of a car chase better than this: we see Chris Klein running from police in a mix of skateboard and racing-car, in San Francisco. Then, helped by his friend LL Cool J., he goes to an Asiatic country. There, the most popular game is the Rollerball, a mix of basketball and roller-skating that seems to be deadly and a great money-maker. Rollerball is controlled by Jean Reno's character, the average "mad-business-man" stereotype. Then, we learn that Chris Klein is having an affair with his Rollerball partner, Rebbeca Romjin-Stamos.
What comes next is not worth telling. Of course, Chris, LL and Rebbeca will make a rebellion against Jean Reno. But there isn't anything new in this idea. It's wasted by a script that, once tries to make a cheap social critic, then tries to shove action sequences in the screen at all coasts, and both are really bad.
The acting is at the last level. It's incredible to see Jean Reno, an actor that is mostly great (watch "Red Rivers") making such a mess with his role. It's so stereotyped and has so less to do (despite it's importance in the plot) that you can completely forget about it. LL Cool J. is a special case: he keep going well for a while, and then completely disappears, showing that, maybe, good acting wasn't allowed in Rollerball rules.
Oh, the main couple. Chris Klein and Rebbeca Romjin-Stamos. Well, Rebbeca is incredibly sexy in this role, and it's nice to see her in topless scenes, so we can forget she's so bad here. And Klein. Let's just say Chris Klein will NEVER work in an action movie anymore. At least we hope so.
In the end, the movie is a complete mess. Is not only a waste of money, but also waste of time, celluloid and Jean Reno. That is a complete sin. It feels like director John McTiernan wanted so badly to make a stylish movie that he forgot to make a good movie.