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The Unholy Rollers

  • 1972
  • R
  • 1h 28m
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5.4/10
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The Unholy Rollers (1972)
Behind-the-scenes like of the Roller Derby circuit... A beautiful young woman joins a Roller Derby team, but her fierce independence and competitive spirit get her into trouble.
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Behind-the-scenes like of the Roller Derby circuit... A beautiful young woman joins a Roller Derby team, but her fierce independence and competitive spirit get her into trouble.Behind-the-scenes like of the Roller Derby circuit... A beautiful young woman joins a Roller Derby team, but her fierce independence and competitive spirit get her into trouble.Behind-the-scenes like of the Roller Derby circuit... A beautiful young woman joins a Roller Derby team, but her fierce independence and competitive spirit get her into trouble.

  • Director
    • Vernon Zimmerman
  • Writers
    • Howard R. Cohen
    • Vernon Zimmerman
  • Stars
    • Claudia Jennings
    • Louis Quinn
    • Betty Anne Rees
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    708
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    • Director
      • Vernon Zimmerman
    • Writers
      • Howard R. Cohen
      • Vernon Zimmerman
    • Stars
      • Claudia Jennings
      • Louis Quinn
      • Betty Anne Rees
    • 25User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
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    Claudia Jennings
    Claudia Jennings
    • Karen Walker
    Louis Quinn
    Louis Quinn
    • Mr. Stern
    Betty Anne Rees
    Betty Anne Rees
    • Mickey
    Roberta Collins
    Roberta Collins
    • Jennifer
    Alan Vint
    Alan Vint
    • Greg
    Candice Roman
    • Donna
    Jay Varela
    Jay Varela
    • Nick
    Charlene Jones
    • Beverly Brayton
    Joe E. Tata
    Joe E. Tata
    • Marshall
    Maxine Gates
    Maxine Gates
    • Angie Striker
    Kathleen Freeman
    Kathleen Freeman
    • Karen's Mother
    John Harmon
    John Harmon
    • Doctor
    Karl Rizzo
    • Referee
    Mike Miller
    • Referee
    John Steadman
    John Steadman
    • Guard
    Mitch Mitchell
    Mitch Mitchell
    • Horace McKay
    • (as John Mitchell)
    Roxanna Bonilla-Giannini
    • Consuelo
    • (as Roxanna Bonilla)
    Dan Seymour
    Dan Seymour
    • Used Car Dealer
    • Director
      • Vernon Zimmerman
    • Writers
      • Howard R. Cohen
      • Vernon Zimmerman
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This film was Martin Scorsese's first job as a film editor.
    • Goofs
      At the gun range, after firing all the rounds in the gun, Nick empties the spent rounds, but it is obvious the rounds were not fired since the bullets and shells are still intact.
    • Quotes

      Woman in Crowd: Kill the muthafucker!

    • Connections
      Edited into Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      Stay Away From Karen
      Written by Bobby Hart, Danny Janssen

      Sung by Louie and the Rockets

    User reviews25

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    The '70s as they were....
    ..as in 'bad fashions,' 'bad hairdos,' and just plain old tackiness.

    The movie isn't really interesting. A woman who is being harassed by her employer (even through she's annoying as hell) and goes into the rollerderby. Despite the fact that all her teammates hate her, she somehow succeeds by her viciousness alone and spends the latter half of the movie beating down her opposition and getting beaten in return. At the end, she just goes around beating the hell out of people, shows her tattoo for some reason, and all this nonsense ends.

    It was basically the last half of a drive-in triple feature and it shows. Nudity is sparse, violence is all around, and the movie tries to be gritty but only succeeds in being extremely goofy and annoying. There is no real plot and nobody will care at the end. I have a feeling this was designed to GET people out of the theater or to give teens in the '70s extra time to makeout or get their clothes on before the drive-in closed.

    Be warned. It's a long ride to nowhere.
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    • Nick Zbu
    • Nov 5, 2000

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    • Release date
      • November 10, 1972 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Leader of the Pack
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • American International Pictures (AIP)
      • Roger Corman Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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