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Rollercoaster ()

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A blackmailer threatens to sabotage roller coasters at various American amusement parks if he isn't paid a huge ransom.
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Harry Calder
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Hoyt
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Young Man
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Simon Davenport
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Keefer
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Fran
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Tracy Calder
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Helen
Harry Davis ...
Benny
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Lyons
Gerald Rowe ...
Wayne Moore
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Christie
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Demerest
Charlie Tuna ...
Rock Concert M.C.
Lonny Stevens ...
Federal Agent #1
Tom Baker ...
Federal Agent #2
Ava Readdy ...
Hippie Girl
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Hippie Boy
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Quinlan
Dick McGarvin ...
Owner #1
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Owner #2 (as Quinn Redeker)
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Owner #3
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Owner #4
Richard Altman ...
Mandell
Gloria Calomee ...
Jackie
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Mayor
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Girl in Line
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Boy in Line
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Bomb Squad #1 (as Bruce Kimbell)
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Bomb Squad #2
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Bomb Squad #3
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Bomb Squad #4
Gene Tyburn ...
Bomb Squad #5
Bill Sorrells ...
Selby
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Tourist Mother
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Tourist Father
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Guard
Gary Franklin ...
Radio Reporter
Dave Milton ...
Man in Robe
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Pet Store Owner
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Smoking Technician
Dennis Speigel ...
Pierce
Bill Saito ...
Asian Man
Takayo Doran ...
Asian Woman
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Radio Technician
Dianne T. Murray ...
Pregnant Agent
Mark Hulcher ...
Delivery Boy
Charles W. Bennett Jr. ...
Bomb Squad Man
John F. Swanson ...
Lansing
Denice Harlow ...
Hertz Girl
Mark Thomas ...
Agent with Red Hat
J. Michael Hunter ...
Shooting Gallery Attendant
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Coaster Attendant
Louis Weinberg ...
Coaster Attendant (as Louis Weisberg)
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Man 1 (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Party Dancer (uncredited)
Paul D'Elia ...
Magic Mountain Tourist (uncredited)
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Ring Toss Girl (uncredited)
Gary Greene ...
Amusement Park Patron (uncredited)
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Messenger (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Bob Kelley ...
Virg - FBI Agent on Tower (uncredited)
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Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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Police Officer (uncredited)
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Ron Mael (uncredited)
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Russell Mael (uncredited)
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Maitre d' (uncredited)
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Strasberg's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Paul K. Ward ...
Boy #1 (Ocean View) (uncredited)

Directed by

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James Goldstone

Written by

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Sanford Sheldon ... (story) and
Richard Levinson ... (story) &
William Link ... (story)
 
Tommy Cook ... (suggested by a story by)
 
Richard Levinson ... (screenplay) &
William Link ... (screenplay)

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Tommy Cook ... associate producer
Jennings Lang ... producer

Music by

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Lalo Schifrin

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David M. Walsh ... director of photography

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Edward A. Biery
Richard M. Sprague ... (as Richard Sprague)

Editorial Department

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Edward Nassour ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Production Design by

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Henry Bumstead

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James W. Payne

Costume Design by

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Burton Miller

Makeup Department

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Emile LaVigne ... makeup artist (as Emile La Vigne)
Lorraine Roberson ... hair stylist
Rick Sharp ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Wallace Worsley Jr. ... unit production manager (as Wallace Worsley)
Charles Clement ... post production operations head (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Peter Burrell ... second assistant director (as Peter J. Burrell)
David Sosna ... second assistant director (as David O. Sosna)
L. Andrew Stone ... first assistant director
Charles Ziarko ... first assistant director
Peter Sosna ... assistant director (uncredited)

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James R. Alexander ... sound (as Jim Alexander)
Robert L. Hoyt ... sound
Edwin J. Somers Jr. ... sound
John Stacy ... sound effects editor
Dennis C. Salcedo ... optical sound recordist (uncredited)

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Albert Whitlock ... special visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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John Daheim ... stunt coordinator
Jadie David ... stunts (uncredited)
Diamond Farnsworth ... stunts (uncredited)
James W. Gavin ... aerial stunts (uncredited)
Bob Herron ... stunts (uncredited)
Larry Holt ... stunts (uncredited)
Cha Cha Sandoval-McMahon ... stunts (uncredited)
Jesse Wayne ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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William Birch ... additional photographer
Vinnie Gerardo ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Ron Kenyon ... lighting technician (uncredited)
Louis Niemeyer ... assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Shari Rhodes ... location casting
Martha M. Elcan ... casting assistant (uncredited)

Music Department

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Stephen A. Hope ... music editor
Charles Clement ... music consultant (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Ethmer Roten ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Lalo Schifrin ... conductor (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Dan Wallin ... scoring mixer (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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Eugene Schwartz ... transportation coordinator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Howard G. Kazanjian ... production executive
Cathi Peyton Erman ... assistant to director (uncredited)
Paul LeClair ... stand-in: Timothy Bottoms (uncredited)
Gary Zahlen ... technical advisor (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

When a roller coaster in California goes off its track, killing several people, safety inspector Harry Calder, who had recently inspected the coaster, is assigned to investigate. After another amusement park suffers a suspicious fire, Calder uncovers a blackmail plot by a psychopathic terrorist. The terrorist seems to know everything Calder and the FBI say and do, and insists that Calder deliver the blackmail money personally at an amusement park in Virginia. After running Calder all over the park, the money drop is made and the terrorist gets away, but he discovers that the FBI had marked the money, making it useless to him. He plots to get revenge by blowing up a giant new roller coaster on its opening day, and it's up to Calder to stop him. Written by Mark Walker

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Taglines You are in a race against time...and terror. You are pursuing a nameless, faceless man through America's greatest amusement parks...and, for the first time, you are experiencing the most sensational rides of our time, IN SENSURROUND See more »
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Also Known As
  • Le Toboggan de la mort (France)
  • Montaña rusa (Spain)
  • Achterbahn (West Germany)
  • Les montagnes russes (Canada, French title)
  • Berg-och-dalbanan (Finland, Swedish title)
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  • 119 min
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Box Office

Budget $9,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The roller coaster crash that kicks off the film was significantly more graphic, with flying bodies and gore as the cars derail and topple over. The sequence was toned down considerably to avoid an "R" rating. See more »
Goofs During the catastrophic accident in the beginning of the movie, most of the people in the roller coaster cars are obviously dummies. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Sparks Brothers (2021). See more »
Soundtracks Big Boy See more »
Quotes [speaking to each other over walkie-talkies]
Young Man: First, Harry, I think I should tell you about the bomb. Would you like to know where it is?
Harry Calder: Sure!
Young Man: You're holding it.
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