More delightfully sick humor from Bartel (EATING RAOUL). In a boorish future, the government sponsors a popular, but bloody, cross-country race in which points are scored by mowing down pedestrians--with bonus points for the elderly! Five teams, each comprised of a male and female, compete using cars equipped with deadly weapons. Frankenstein, the mysterious returning champion, has become America's hero, but this time he has a passenger from the underground resistance. A legendary cult film.
The source story by Ib Melchior is from 1956.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Unspecified - English
Director of Photography
Tak Fujimoto:
Story
Ib Melchior: Director/Screenwriter
Special Effects
Richard MacLean:
Review 1:
"...Paul Bartel mocks the media's appetite for carnage and the public's bloodlust while working miracles on a slim budget..."
Source: Total Film
p.120 11/01/2000
Review 2:
"...Very lively....ROLLERBALL was never this much fun..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.69 11/01/2000
Review 3:
"An all-time gonzo classic."
Source: Uncut
p.142 08/01/2001
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