- DIRECTOR:
Norman Jewison
- ACTORS:
James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck, Moses Gunn
- PLOT:
The reigning champion of a violent futuristic sport is pushed to retire because he demonstrates too much individualism.
- EVALUATION:
The poster child for what I like to call "Pretty Good Dystopias" (most of the world's problems appear to have been solved at the cost of tolerating a violent sport and forgetting the 13th century), this film is not nearly as good at philosophy as it is at rollerball itself.
- WRITING:
Based on a short story by William Harrison and not terribly clever or compelling.
- FILMING:
Occasionally great futuristic scenery and a very memorable font.
- BEST PART:
Honestly, the rollerball, which is presented in such remarkable detail and at such length that the audience might be forgiven for forgetting that it is a made-up combination of football and roller skating.
- TRIVIA:
Apparently the rollerball arena was the largest set ever constructed on location at the time.
- STINGER:
Moonpie gets punched in the back of his neck.
