In this fast action-packed thriller, Jonathan, Marcus, and Aurora compete in a dangerous, fierce sport called Rollerball. Although, Johnathan and Marcus try to quit, cruel and vindictive promoter Alexi Petrovich encourages them to still participate.
Stunts
Practical roller derby chaos before everything went CGI.
Costume
Peak early-2000s edgy sportswear. Truly unhinged.
Director
John McTiernan
Chris Klein
Jonathan Cross
LL Cool J
Marcus Ridley
Rebecca Romijn
Aurora
Naveen Andrews
Sanjay
Jean Reno
Alexi Petrovich
Oleg Taktarov
Denekin
David Hemblen
Serokin
Eugene Lipinski
Yuri Kotlev
Frank Ferrara Sr.
Assistant Gold Coach
Janet Wright
Coach Olga
Lucia Rijker
Red Team #9
Paul Heyman
English Sports Announcer
Jeffery Feaster
Bar Patron
Andrew Bryniarski
Halloran
Kata Dobó
Katya
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The original 1975 Rollerball was a satirical masterpiece; this remake removed all subtext and added motorbikes. Studio executives reportedly demanded the film be cut to a PG-13 after disastrous test screenings, destroying what little coherence remained.
This film killed the 'extreme sports movie' boom dead in its tracks—released months after XXX with Vin Diesel stole its thunder, and months before its own director would be arrested in the Pellicano wiretapping scandal.
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