Rollercoaster poster

Rollercoaster( 1977)

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Somewhere in the crowd is a killer who can turn smiles into screams.

Overview

A young terrorist kills and injures patrons of a Norfolk amusement park by placing homemade explosives on the track of one of its roller coasters. After staging a similar incident in Pittsburgh, he sends a tape to a meeting of major amusement park executives in Chicago, demanding $1 million to make him stop.

    Top Billed Cast

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      George Segal

      Harry Calder

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      Richard Widmark

      Agent Hoyt

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      Timothy Bottoms

      Young Man

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      Harry Guardino

      Keefer

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      Susan Strasberg

      Fran

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      Henry Fonda

      Simon Davenport

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      Helen Hunt

      Tracy Calder

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      Dorothy Tristan

      Helen

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      Harry Davis

      Benny Neilson

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      Stephen Pearlman

      Bert Lyons

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      G.F. Rowe

      Wayne Moore

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      Wayne Tippit

      Police Captain Christie

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      Michael Bell

      Demerest

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      Robert Quarry

      Mayor

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      Richard Altman

      Mandell

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      Gloria Calomee

      Jackie

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      Quinn K. Redeker

      Owner #2

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      Craig Wasson

      Hippie Boy

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      Jean Rasey

      Girl in Line

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      Greg Elliot

      Boy in Line

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      Tara Buckman

      Coaster Attendant

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      Monica Lewis

      Tourist Mother

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      Dick Wesson

      Tourist Father

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      Bruce Kimball

      Bomb Squad #1

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      Bruce French

      Bomb Squad #2

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      Stephen Mendillo

      Bomb Squad #3

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      Larry Holt

      Bomb Squad #4

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      Gene Tyburn

      Bomb Squad #5

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      Arthur Peterson

      Owner

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      Mark Thomas

      Agent with Red Hat

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      Ron Mael

      Self - Sparks (uncredited)

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      Russell Mael

      Self - Sparks (uncredited)

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      Steve Guttenberg

      Messenger (uncredited)

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      Bill Sorrells

      Selby

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    8
    Written by John Chard on Wed Jul 24 2019
    Wrong psychological profile, Harry. I'm not in this for kicks. Rollercoaster is directed by James Goldstone and co-adapted to screenplay by Sanford Sheldon, Richard Levinson and William Link from a suggested Tommy Cook story. It stars George Segal, Timothy Bottoms, Richard Widmark, Harry Guardino, Susan Strasberg and Helen Hunt. A Panavision/Technicolor production in Sensurround, it features music by Lalo Schifrin and photography by David M. Walsh. A psychopathic bomber known only as "Young Man" (Bottoms) is causing terror at American theme parks. When safety inspector Harry Calder (Segal...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    9000000.00

    Revenue

    8200000.00

    Keywords

    • bomb
    • blackmail
    • fbi
    • investigation
    • inspector
    • disaster
    • terrorism
    • amusement park
    • roller coaster / rollercoaster
    • virginia
    • bomb squad
    • sensurround