The Year Is 2018. There Are No Wars. There Is No Crime. There Is Only Rollerball.
The year is 2018. There are no wars. There is no crime. There is only…the Game. In a world where ruthless corporations reign supreme, this vicious and barbaric 'sport is the only outlet for the pent-up anger and frustrations of the masses.Tuned to their televisions, the people watch Rollerball : a brutal mutation of football, motocross and hockey. Jonathan E. (James Caan, Misery) is the champion player, a man too talented for his own good. The Corporation has taken away the woman Jonathan loves (Maud Adams, Octopussy) but it can't take away his soul, even if diabolical corporate head (John Houseman, The Paper Chase) tells him he d better retire…or suffer the old fashioned way.With its surrealistic imagery and tense action sequences, Rollerball grips you by the heart and never lets you go!…
Special Features:
- Audio commentary by Norman Jewison
- Audio commentary by William Harrison
- 2 theatrical trailers
- UK featurette “The making of Rollerball”
- 3 TV spots
- Return to the arena The making of Rollerball
- Trailer of re-make
- Still gallery of production design and production photographs
Critic Reviews:
- " Jewison's extreme-sports future shock bundles together a paranoid political thriller, a McLuhan-drunk media satire, ultraviolent exploitation, reverent respect for faddish athletic pursuits and enough zoom shots to make Robert Altman blush. " – Eric Hynes
- " Norman Jewison's sensational futuristic drama about a world of Corporate States stars James Caan in an excellent performance as a famed athlete who fights for his identity and free will. " – Variety Staff
- " Ultimately, Rollerball gets by on its sheer monolithic quality – an abundance of quantity. Despite indifferent direction and dire humour, it is well mounted and photographed. " – Geoff Andrew