Summary:
Johnathan Cross, a lover of extreme sports, is recruited by Alexi Petrovich to star in his sportive invention, Rollerball. Johnathan accepts and learns the ropes of Rollerball: The players are on Rollerblades, trying to bring a heavy metal ball into a high goal. Also, there are motorcyclists around to bring momentum to the players. Oh yes, and there are no rules in the game. During his skyrocketing career, Johnathan has to experience what Alexi has found out: Blood brings more viewing pleasure to the audience. So, Alexi starts to bribe members of the different teams to cause more trouble than necessary on the field, and the viewers love it. Only a little later, Johnathan's life is already in extreme danger as well as those of his friends and teammates. In a final game, Johnathan and his team have to fight for mere survival against their real opponent - their boss Alexi Petrovich.
| Runtime: | 98 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated PG-13 for violence, extreme sports action, sensuality, language and some drug references.; Rated R for violence, nudity and some language. (video version) |
| Production: | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| Genres: | Action, Sci-Fi, Sport |
| Countries: | USA, Japan, Germany |
| Languages: | English, German, French, Arabic, Russian, Japanese, Korean |
| Home Release Date: | Jun 18, 2002 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| John McTiernan | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| John Pogue | Screenplay |
| Larry Ferguson | Screenplay |
| William Harrison | Short Story "Roller Ball Murder" |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Chris Klein | Jonathan Cross |
| Jean Reno | Alexis Petrovich |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alice Poon | Red Team #7 |
| Andrew Bryniarski | Halloran |
| David Hemblen | Serokin |
| Janet Wright | Coach Olga |
| Kata Dobó | Katya |
| LL Cool J | Marcus Ridley |
| Lucia Rijker | Red Team #9 |
| Melissa R. Stubbs | Red Team #12 |
| Naveen Andrews | Sanjay |
| Oleg Taktarov | Denekin |
| Paul Wu | Red Team #16 - U Chow |
| Rebecca Romijn | Aurora |
| Yolanda Hughes-Heying | Red Team #28 |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Beau St. Clair | Producer |
| Charles Roven | Producer |
| John McTiernan | Producer |
| Michael Tadross | Executive Producer |
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