Rollercoaster (1977)
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Duration: 119 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: James Goldstone
Stars: George Segal, Richard Widmark and Timothy Bottoms
IMDb score:
6,3 (7.503)
Releasedate: 10 June 1977
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Rollercoaster plot
"Somewhere in the crowd is a killer who can turn smiles into screams."
A building inspector begins to doubt himself when two roller coasters he's approved collapse. However, it turns out to be the work of a terrorist who demands a million from other amusement park owners, or he will do the same to them. He chooses the building inspector to deliver the money.
Actors and actresses
Harry Calder
Agent Hoyt
Young Man
Simon Davenport
Fran
Tracy Calder
Helen
Benny Neilson
Bert Lyons
Wayne Moore
Reviews & comments
wendyvortex
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- 5293 messages
- 7309 votes
Entertaining thriller in which a blackmailer sabotages attractions in amusement parks and with a preference for the roller coaster as target. A little more nail-biting thrills would have been welcome, but the long ransom-dropping scene is also satisfactory. Nice 70's thriller, but nowhere near Hitchcock. As a make-up, the Sparks will perform.
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Quentin
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- 10218 messages
- 8576 votes
Only knew this film from the gray pan-and-scan broadcast tape that RTL regularly produced until a few years ago. Koch's excellent German Blu-ray, however, appears to contain a different film. The beautiful cinemascope cinematography by David Walsh is particularly dynamic and strikingly modern, and now that it is properly visible, the film also appears to be much better. George Segal is also very good as a heroic safety inspector and the effective direction of James Goldstone lifts this charming film above mediocrity.
3.5*
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Gerlof78
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- 793 messages
- 595 votes
Nicely made thriller, I can't really call it a disaster film. I thought it would be fun to revisit this one, with a great story and the same cast. I think it's a bit too long and there's no real momentum, the whole thing could easily have lasted more than 90 minutes, in my opinion 
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