Ten percent of the movie's opening weekend gross was donated to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Filmed at Lynwood Skate Center in Lynwood, Illinois.
The film takes place in 1978.
At the end credit scenes all of the cast members and stunt crew and extras were dancing on the skating rink floor during the Final Act
Roll Bounce takes place in the year 1978, which is the year Wesley Jonathan, who plays Sweetness, was born.