

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 want him out of the game.
Production
That rollerball arena still looks expensive and brutal
Costume
Spandex-and-pads aesthetic that aged weirdly well
Acting
John Houseman's CEO villain defined corporate smarm forever

Director
Norman Jewison
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The rollerball scenes used real injuries; James Caan cracked ribs and kept filming. Method suffering.
MTV essentially became the 'no wars, just games' future this film warned about. Jewison saw 2024 from 1975.