Roller Boogie (1979)

Skaters band together to keep their roller-disco open.

Director:

Mark L. Lester

Writers:

Irwin Yablans (story), Barry Schneider (screenplay)

Stars:

Linda Blair, Jim Bray, Beverly Garland

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Linda Blair	...	Terry Barkley
Jim Bray	...	Bobby James
Beverly Garland	...	Lillian Barkley
Roger Perry	...	Roger Barkley
James Van Patten	...	Hoppy (as Jimmy Van Patten)
Kimberly Beck	...	Lana
Sean McClory	...	Jammer Delany
Mark Goddard	...	Thatcher
Albert Insinnia	...	Gordo
Stoney Jackson	...	Phones
M.G. Kelly	...	D.J.
Christopher S. Nelson	...	Franklin (as Chris Nelson)
Patrick Wright	...	Sgt. Danner
Dorothy Meyer	...	Ada
Shelley Golden	...	Mrs. Potter

Storyline

Skaters band together to keep their roller-disco open.

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Plot Keywords:

roller disco | person in car trunk | cafe | venice beach california | wager | 

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Taglines:

It's love on wheels!

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Genres:

Drama | Music | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 December 1979 (USA)

Also Known As:

Baile en patín

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Compass International Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film is listed among the 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.

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Goofs

Near the beginning of the movie, in the home of the lead character, a maid is seen going upstairs, passing Terry (Linda Blair) who is on her way down to meet her parents having breakfast. When she arrives, the same maid is seen serving her parents at the dining table.

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Quotes

Franklin Potter: Our little genius is throwing a temper tantrum!

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Connections

Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 2 (1996)

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Soundtracks

"We Got the Power"
Music by Bob Esty
Lyrics by Michael Brooks

User Reviews

See Linda Blair skate that career into oblivion.

Finally getting a chance to see this film was kind of a let down. Contrived is one word to describe it. Great dance sequence scenes, and Venice Beach parts are cool, but the crappy rich kids vs. poor kids theme made me want to gag (how 80's). Blair is flawless, but even she can't rescue this one. This is how Disco started to get a bad name.