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Roller Boogie ()


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Skaters band together to keep their roller-disco open.

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Terry Barkley
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Bobby James
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Lillian Barkley
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Roger Barkley
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Hoppy (as Jimmy Van Patten)
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Lana
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Jammer Delany
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Thatcher
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Gordo
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Phones
M.G. Kelly ...
D.J.
Christopher S. Nelson ...
Franklin (as Chris Nelson)
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Sgt. Danner
Dorothy Meyer ...
Ada
Shelley Golden ...
Mrs. Potter
Bill Ross ...
Nick
Carey Fox ...
Sonny
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Bobby's Friend
Rick Sciacca ...
'Complete Control' Conway
Fran Altman ...
Featured Skater
Ron Bass ...
Featured Skater
Brad Bettencourt ...
Featured Skater
Don Bonacci ...
Featured Skater
Cindy Bradley ...
Featured Skater
Nancy Brown ...
Featured Skater
Bob Butler ...
Featured Skater
Horace Butler ...
Featured Skater
Lonny Carbajal ...
Featured Skater (as Lonnie Carbajal)
Danny Carlson ...
Featured Skater
Nancy Carol ...
Featured Skater
Forrest Chadwick ...
Featured Skater
Cathy Crawford ...
Featured Skater
Eddie Cruse ...
Featured Skater
Brad Dunton ...
Featured Skater
Cassandra Escue ...
Featured Skater
Derald Gaines ...
Featured Skater
Mark Gardner ...
Fetured Skater
Howard Goldman ...
Featured Skater
Anthony Graham ...
Featured Skater
Sandy Gray ...
Featured Skater
Lewis Deputy Green ...
Featured Skater (as Lewis 'Deputy' Green)
Barbara Guedel ...
Featured Skater
Myrian Harmon ...
Featured Skater
Greg Harris ...
Featured Skater
Ry Hay ...
Featured Skater
Richard Heifetz ...
Featured Skater
Dovie Jenkins ...
Featured Skater
Czarina Jones ...
Featured Skater
Valeri Kendall ...
Featured Skater
Michael Kirpatrick ...
Featured Skater
Kelly Kulak ...
Featured Skater
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Featured Skater (as Laureen Landon)
Julie Laven ...
Featured Skater
C.C. Mayo ...
Featured Skater
Pumpkin Mayo ...
Featured Skater
Kathy Mishkin ...
Featured Skater
Keith Moser ...
Featured Skater
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Featured Skater
Barbara Otelsberg ...
Featured Skater
Rita Preston ...
Featured Skater
Kim Redway ...
Featured Skater
Belson Sanchez ...
Featured Skater
Dennis Sanders ...
Featured Skater
Sheri Schell ...
Featured Skater
Denise Schreyer ...
Featured Skater
Kim Schreyer ...
Featured Skater
Alan Scott ...
Featured Skater
Darrel Sickel ...
Featured Skater
Leesa Siegel ...
Featured Skater
Claude Smith ...
Featured Skater
Larry Thompson ...
Featured Skater
Lynn Tyner ...
Featured Skater
Joe Valenti ...
Featured Skater
Ellis Vernon ...
Featured Skater
Ronnie Vines ...
Featured Skater
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Featured Skater
Paul Wortheimer ...
Featured Skater
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Skate Boy (uncredited)
Carrington Garland ...
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Sandra Gray ...
Skating waitress (uncredited)
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Featured Skater (uncredited)
Helaine Lembeck ...
Chiquie (uncredited)

Directed by

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Mark L. Lester

Written by

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Barry Schneider ... (screenplay)
 
Irwin Yablans ... (story)

Produced by

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Bruce Cohn Curtis ... producer
Joseph Wolf ... associate producer
Irwin Yablans ... executive producer

Music by

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Bob Esty
Craig Safan

Cinematography by

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Dean Cundey ... director of photography

Editing by

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Byron 'Buzz' Brandt
Edilberto Cruz
M. Edward Salier ... (as Edward Salier)

Editorial Department

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Howard Kunin ... supervising editor
Ricardo Landeros ... assistant film editor
Phill Norman ... montage
David Ornstein ... assistant film editor
Florent Retz ... assistant film editor
Jeff Chaves ... colorist (uncredited) (digital color correction)

Casting By

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Ann Bell
Judi Jones

Art Direction by

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Keith Michl

Makeup Department

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Dino Ganziano ... makeup assistant
Gigi Williams ... hair stylist / makeup artist

Production Management

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Don Behrns ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Dan Allingham ... first assistant director
Rick Wallace ... second assistant director (as Richard C. Wallace)

Art Department

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Kathy Curtis-Cahill ... props (as Kathy Cahill)
Linda Pearl ... assistant art director

Sound Department

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Don J. Bassman ... re-recording mixer (as Don Bassman)
Chris Carpenter ... re-recording mixer
Anna R. Delanzo ... boom operator (as Anna Delanzo)
Joel Fein ... re-recording mixer
Anthony Santa Croce ... sound mixer

Visual Effects by

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Hal Miles ... visual effects motion control supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Fred Blood ... stunt skater
Jerry Bregman ... stunt skater
Tom Dilts ... stunt skater
Michelle Gerard ... stunt skater
Mark Gnoho ... stunt skater
Duke Rennie ... stunt skater
Ticia Stucklen ... stunt skater

Camera and Electrical Department

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Ben Batzdorff ... electrician (as Ben Batzdorf) / grip (as Ben Batzdorf)
Ray Bilger ... electrician (as Raymond Bilger) / grip (as Raymond Bilger)
Rick Blair ... third assistant camera (as Richard Blair)
Clyde E. Bryan ... first assistant camera (as Clyde Bryan)
Stephen Crawford ... electrician / grip
Mark Shane Davis ... gaffer (as Mark Davis)
Tim Doughten ... electrician (as Tim Doughton) / grip (as Tim Doughton)
Robert Harmon ... still photographer
Steve Mathis ... best boy gaffer
David Michels ... best boy grip (as David Michaels)
Krishna Rao ... second assistant camera (as Kris Rao)
Dylan Shephard ... key grip (as Dylan Shepard)
Raymond Stella ... camera operator
Michael E. Little ... second unit: first assistant camera (uncredited)
Daniel Pearl ... additional photographer (uncredited) / roller skating camera operator (uncredited)
Andrew D. Schwartz ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Linda M. Bass ... associate wardrobe (as Linda Bass)
Jack Buehler ... wardrobe designer
Urbana Villafane ... associate wardrobe

Music Department

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Michael Brooks ... original songs by
Larry Emerine ... music co-producer / music remixer
Bob Esty ... original songs by
Douglas M. Lackey ... music editor (as Douglas Lackey)
Stephen Marcussen ... additional engineering
Mavis ... original songs by (as Michele Aller)
Darryl Peck ... music coordinator
Craig Safan ... music adaptor
David Winters ... stager: musical numbers

Script and Continuity Department

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Laurie Cohn ... script supervisor
Jeanie Rosenberg ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Ken Aichele ... production assistant
Barry Bernardi ... production coordinator
Jim Charleston ... production associate
Bill Goodson ... assistant choreographer
Barbara Guedel ... technical advisor/skate instructor: Linda Blair
Potch Halligan ... flute instructor
Harry Haskell ... production assistant
Ry Hay ... skate coordinator
Steve McMillian ... production associate (as Steve McMillan)
Jamie McMonigle ... production assistant
Elliot Nachbar ... production assistant
Robin R. Oliver ... production assistant (as Robin Oliver)
Amy Rabins ... production accountant
Sean Reiner ... production assistant
Tom Rolapp ... production assistant
Jonathan Schwartz ... production assistant
Jose Velez ... production assistant
Harry Walton ... insert photography (uncredited)
David Winters ... choreographer (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Beyond ensuring that she makes it into Juilliard as a flautist for the upcoming fall term, wealthy Lillian and Roger Barkley largely neglect their teenaged daughter, Terry Barkley. Although Terry doesn't try to hide the facts from them, her parents have no idea that she hates the flute and the associated music, has no desire to attend Juilliard, and spends all her time on the proverbial wrong side of the tracks with her friend Lana roller skating on the Venice Beach boardwalk with the legions of other roller skaters. There, she attracts the attention of Bobby James, the hotshot skater who rightly believes he is headed to the next Olympics. Terry initially rebuffs Bobby's advances, until she asks him to teach her how to dance so that they can compete in the upcoming roller boogie contest at Jammer's, the local skating rink owned by Jammer Delaney, a former roller derby star. Terry and Bobby's relationship eventually becomes more than just about skating. But the roller boogie contest and by association Terry and Bobby's relationship is threatened when they learn that Thatcher, a cutthroat land developer, has physically threatened Jammer and anyone around Jammer, including the kids at the rink, unless Jammer signs a contract to hand over the roller rink property to him for redevelopment. The situation is even worse for Terry when she learns she has a personal albeit indirect connection to Thatcher. Written by Huggo

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Taglines He's the best skater around! She's the hottest date in town! Together, they're love on wheels! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Les Challengers (France)
  • Roller boogie (Spain)
  • Roller Boogie - ljubezen na kotalkah (Slovenia)
  • Roller Fever (West Germany)
  • Roller Boogie - O Ritmo da Felicidade (Portugal)
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Runtime
  • 104 min
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Box Office

Budget $1,500,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $767,854, 23 Dec 1979

Did You Know?

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Trivia Linda Blair had two stunt doubles. She also did quite a little skating, and developed bursitis in her hip. See more »
Goofs Bobby keeps speaking about going to the Olympics. However, roller skating is never an Olympic sport. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Electric Horseman, Cuba, Going In Style, The Black Hole, All That Jazz (1979). See more »
Soundtracks The Roller Boogie See more »
Quotes Hoppy: Get the goons with the fruit!
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