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Rollerball (2002)

PG_13 98 min  -  Action | Sci-Fi | Sport  -   8 February 2002 (USA)
2.8
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Ratings: 2.8/10 from 16,396 users   Metascore: 14/100 
Reviews: 291 user | 129 critic | 28 from Metacritic.com

The big thing in 2005 is a violent sport which can have some pretty serious consequences... like dying.

Director:

John McTiernan

Writers:

William Harrison (short story "Roller Ball Murder"), William Harrison (1975 screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chris Klein ...
Jean Reno ...
LL Cool J ...
Rebecca Romijn ...
Aurora (as Rebecca Romijn-Stamos)
Naveen Andrews ...
Oleg Taktarov ...
Denekin
David Hemblen David Hemblen ...
Serokin
Janet Wright Janet Wright ...
Coach Olga
Andrew Bryniarski ...
Halloran
Kata Dobó ...
Katya
Alice Poon 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 Yolanda Hughes-Heying ...
Red Team #28
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Storyline

Johnathan Cross, a lover of extreme sports, is recruited by Alexi Petrovich to star in his sportive invention, Rollerball. Johnathan accepts and learns the ropes of Rollerball: The players are on Rollerblades, trying to bring a heavy metal ball into a high goal. Also, there are motorcyclists around to bring momentum to the players. Oh yes, and there are no rules in the game. During his skyrocketing career, Johnathan has to experience what Alexi has found out: Blood brings more viewing pleasure to the audience. So, Alexi starts to bribe members of the different teams to cause more trouble than necessary on the field, and the viewers love it. Only a little later, Johnathan's life is already in extreme danger as well as those of his friends and teammates. In a final game, Johnathan and his team have to fight for mere survival against their real opponent - their boss Alexi Petrovich. Written by Julian Reischl <julianreischl@mac.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Blood | Russian Accent | Thrown Through A Window | Violence | Riot  | See more »

Taglines:

Go Ballistic See more »

Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Sport

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, nudity and some language (home video version) See all certifications »
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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA | Germany | Japan

Language:

English | Russian | French | Arabic (only a few words) | Korean (only a few words) | German (only a few words) | Japanese (only a few words)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Ölüm Pateni See more »

Filming Locations:

Blainville, Québec, Canada See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$70,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$9,013,548 (USA) (10 February 2002) (2762 Screens)

Gross:

$25,852,764 (Worldwide) (2002)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Cameo: [Pink] singing leather babe lip-syncing "Feel So Numb" by Rob Zombie before the games begin. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Before the first game, the top of Marcus's Corvette is up. After the game he jumps into the car with its top down. See more »

Quotes

English Sports Announcer: And the other rules, well, the other rules are Russian and complicated.
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Connections

Referenced in "Bad Movie Beatdown: When in Rome (#3.27)" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"God Bless America"
Written by Irving Berlin See more »