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Rollerball (2002)
Starring: Chris Klein, Jean Reno Director: John McTiernan Rating: PG-13
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From the director of Die Hard comes this high-octane thriller that "roars along at a … breakneck pace" (Los Angeles Times)! Starring Chris Klein (American Pie), Jean Reno (Ronin), LL Cool J (Charlie's Angels) and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos (X-Men), Rollerball goes full-throttle with excitement from its death-defying opening until its explosive end!
Jonathan Cross (Klein) is the newest recruit in the most extreme sport of all time - where his fast moves and killer looks make him an instant superstar. But Cross' life in the fast lane collides with reality when he learns that the leagues owner (Reno) is orchestrating serious on-court "accidents" to boost ratings. Now Cross plans to take down the owner and his ruthless sport… before the game puts an end to him.
It's the year 2005; the new sport of Rollerball is hugely popular in the unstable, ex-Soviet republics of South Asia. Marcus Ridley (LL Cool J) invites NHL-hopeful Jonathan Cross (Chris Klein) to join him playing for the Zhambel Horsemen, in Kazahkstan. The highly paid Marcus and Jonathon are teamed with low-paid locals, who are routinely severely injured in the game, which is an extraordinarily violent extension of roller derby involving motorcycles, a metal ball, and many trappings of the World Wrestling Federation. Soon the team's star and the darling of promoter Alexi Petrovich (Jean Reno), Jonathan, is thrilled by the high-octane sport, the hype, the sports cars, and female team mate Aurora (a glowering, scar-faced Rebecca Romijm-Stamos). But gradually Jonathan discovers that the cynical Alexi and his opportunistic assistant Sanjay (Naveen Andrews) will go to any lengths to manipulate the game in order to provide an evermore gory spectacle and improve the game's television ratings. Director John McTiernan's movie is grungy and even more violent than the original 1975 ROLLERBALL. He conveys the visceral nature of the game with sharply edited action sequences and a goosed-up soundtrack, and then he shows the volatile game convulsively spinning out of control and causing social upheaval. |
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Starring:
Chris Klein | Jean Reno | LL Cool J | Rebecca Romijn-Stamos | Oleg Taktarov | Naveen Andrews | David Hemblen | Janet Wright | ...more
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Directed By:
John McTiernan
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Genre:
Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Sport Interest, Thriller/Suspense
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DVD Release Date:
October 1, 2008
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Format: Region 1
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Rating:
PG-13
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Year:
2002
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Regional Coding:
R1:
Will only play on North American Region 1 or multi-region DVD players.
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Number of Discs:
1
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Subtitles:
English, French, Spanish
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Screen Ratio:
Anamorphic (16:9), Full Screen Edition - 1.33:1, Widescreen Edition - 2.35:1
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English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) | |
Running Time:
99 minutes
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Studio:
MGM/UA
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UPC/Barcode Number:
027616869982
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Color: Yes
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- "The Stunts Of Rollerball" Featurette
- Interactive Rollerball Yearbook
- "The Horseman" Commentary
- Music Video by Rob Zombie
- ...And More!
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