Rollercoaster
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Rollercoaster

Somewhere in the crowd is a killer who can turn smiles into screams.

6.0 / 10 1977 1h 59mPG English
ActionThriller

Storyline

A young terrorist kills and injures patrons of a Norfolk amusement park by placing homemade explosives on the track of one of its roller coasters. After staging a similar incident in Pittsburgh, he sends a tape to a meeting of major amusement park executives in Chicago, demanding $1 million to make him stop.

Cast & Crew

George Segal

George Segal

Harry Calder

Lead
Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

Agent Hoyt

Timothy Bottoms

Timothy Bottoms

Young Man

Harry Guardino

Harry Guardino

Keefer

Susan Strasberg

Susan Strasberg

Fran

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Simon Davenport

Helen Hunt

Helen Hunt

Tracy Calder

Dorothy Tristan

Dorothy Tristan

Helen

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. James Goldstone's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Rollercoaster is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker