Misplaced Pages

Rollerball (2002 film)

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Altayr (talk | contribs) at 20:17, 24 February 2006. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Revision as of 20:17, 24 February 2006 by Altayr (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) 2002 film
Rollerball
Rollerball promotional poster
Directed byJohn McTiernan
Written byLarry Ferguson
John Pogue
Produced byJohn McTiernan
Charles Roven
Beau St. Clair
StarringChris Klein
Jean Reno
LL Cool J
Rebecca Romijn-Stamos
Naveen Andrews
Music byJulianne Jordan
Laura Z. Wasserman
Distributed byMGM
Release datesFebruary 8, 2002 (USA)
Running time98 min.
LanguageEnglish
Budget$70,000,000

Rollerball was a 2002 remake of the 1975 science fiction film also titled Rollerball. Unconsciously embodying two themes of the original Rollerball, an updated 'remake' of the film was released, directed by John McTiernan with a much greater concentration on action and more muted social and political overtones. Unlike the first film, it does not take place in an overtly dystopian future.

The film starred Chris Klein, LL Cool J, Jean Reno and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos. WWE personality Paul Heyman stars as an announcer and Shane McMahon, son of WWE owner Vince McMahon, can be seen in one scene.There is a concert scene in which the heavy metal band Slipknot plays a song from their album Iowa.

Upon its release, the film met with harsh critical disdain and poor box-office. As a guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, LL Cool J admitted that the film "sucked."

External link

Stub icon

This science fiction film–related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: