Get Rollin' (1980)

Directed by

J. Terrance Mitchell

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 18m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary profiles skaters at a Brooklyn roller disco in 1980. It shows their performances, interviews, and dramatized auditions set to popular music.

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What happens

Get Rollin' is a 1980 American roller disco docudrama film directed by J. Terrance Mitchell. The film focuses on various skating personalities at Brooklyn's Empire Rollerdrome. It features numerous interviews, roller disco footage, stunts to popular songs, and dramatized versions of their auditions. Specifically, it features skaters Pat "the Cat" Richardson, also known as "the Cowboy"; and Vincent "Vinzerelli" Brown, a caseworker with New York Family Court. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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