Rollerball is a 1975 American [6] dystopian science-fiction sports film directed and produced by Norman Jewison, [7] and starring James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck, Moses Gunn and Ralph Richardson. The screenplay, written by William Harrison, [8] adapted his own short story "Roller Ball Murder", [1] which had first appeared in the September 1973 issue of Esquire.[9] Set in a ...
A half-century ago, moviegoers played spectator to Rollerball, a dystopian sci-fi movie set in the year 2018, a time when society is ruled by corporations that sponsors the titular sport to entertain the masses. James Caan starred as Rollerball’s greatest player, known only as Jonathan E. Directed by Norman Jewison and written by William Harrison, the film hit theaters on , and ...
Rollerball, released in the summer of 1975, was one of the wildest, most dangerous-to-make, and most immediately misunderstood films of that crazy decade. In all these ways, it was an anomaly for ...
"Rollerball," a timeless movie, has captivated audiences for decades. Inspired by William Harrison's short story "Roller Ball Murder," first published in Esquire magazine in September 1973, the film's core element—the sport itself—was brought to life through the vision of director and producer Norman Jewison.
Rollerball: Directed by Norman Jewison. With James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck. A corporate dictator tries to oust the star player of a brutal 21st-century spectator sport.
In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who ...
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