Rollerball (1975)
- Directed by
- Norman Jewison
- Genre
- action film, science fiction film, dystopian film
- Country
- Australia, United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 2h 03m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 620 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In a future where corporations control society, a popular athlete plays a violent sport used to pacify the masses. His fame makes him a threat to the ruling powers who want him to retire.
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What happens
Rollerball is a 1975 American dystopian science-fiction sports film directed and produced by Norman Jewison, and starring James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck, Moses Gunn and Ralph Richardson. The screenplay, written by William Harrison, adapted his own short story "Roller Ball Murder", which had first appeared in the September 1973 issue of Esquire. Set in a "not too distant" future world ruled by a corporatocracy, the film centers on the titular sport — an often-brutal spectacle used to help placate the populace. Jonathan E. (Caan), the sport's top player, finds himself at odds with the ruling powers, when his popularity threatens to hurt their grip on power. The film was released by United Artists on June 25, 1975. Rollerball was a box office success, and critical reviews were initially mixed but have warmed somewhat over time, and the film inspired a wave of similar, dystopian-themed sports films. A remake was released in 2002. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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