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Original Title: Rollerball

Genge: Action,Sci-Fi,Sport

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.
In a futuristic society where corporations have replaced countries, the violent game of Rollerball is used to control the populace by demonstrating the futility of individuality. However, one player, Jonathan E., rises to the top, fights for his personal freedom, and threatens the corporate control.
In the not-so-distant-future, nations have been abolished and giant corporations—Energy, Food, Luxuries, etc.--rule. The masses are kept distracted with drugs and a deadly game called Rollerball: think roller derby crossed with gladiator sports. Motorcycles, spiked gauntlets, and a steel ball the size of a grapefruit and fired from a cannon are involved.

Jonathan E. (James Caan) is the league's leading scorer, who has incongruously survived ten seasons. Bartholomew (John Houseman) is the evil executive who wants Jonathan either retired or dead. The purpose of the game, he intones, is to teach people that individuals don't matter. Ella (Maude Adams) is ostensibly Jonathan's love interest, but his closest relationship is a bromance with teammate Moonpie (John Beck).

ROLLERBALL is one of a whole string of "message" sci-fi flicks made in the 1970s; others include SILENT RUNNING, SOYLENT GREEN, LOGAN'S RUN, and ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK. It is also director Norman Jewison's sole entry in the sci-fi genre. Watch for the scene where the supercomputer Zero that stores all human knowledge loses the thirteenth century: "just Dante and a few corrupt Popes." This film is truly an unappreciated gem from the 70's. Although the character development is not great, the underlying tension of the individual versus the collective rule is overwhelming seductive and ultimately extremely entertaining. Roller Ball is the rare 1970's futuristic film that can stand the test of time.

The triumph of the individual versus the will of the collective governing body is the underlying theme. Although set in the not too distant future the film belies its roots in the spirit of Ayn Rand's novels. Jonathan E. is a compelling protagonist. Seemingly with everything on the surface but haunted by unresolved heartache, he is driven to find the underlying truths of society while preserving his individual desires for self actualization.
Rollerball is a violent sport invented in a future society after a series of devastating corporate wars have left the world's major corporations with a monopoly on basic social services. Energy production, food supplies, water supplies, basic goods & other items are heavily controlled. To keep the masses from revolting, Rollerball was introduced. In the game, players wear roller skates and race around an inclined circular track, attempting to seize a small steel ball & score goals against the opposing team. Players are assisted by teammates who ride small motorcycles that can tow a player to build up speed. Despite being required to wear body armor & helmets, many players are severely injured or killed during matches. Rules change constantly, as in the last two matches depicted in the film where no substitutions are allowed and no penalties are called, even if a player cheats or commits another act of obvious unsportsmanlike conduct. The corporate directorate (a sort of board of directors) felt threatened by Jonathan's increasing popularity in the sport, which they felt may contribute to a rising feeling of individualism among the general population, a concept they were trying to discourage. By providing Rollerball, the corporate directorate hoped that the masses would be sufficiently distracted from the squalor in their own lives to not think at an individual level. Independent thought would lead to revolt and the possible loss of power. The hit United Artists film, Rollerball, opened in Chicago at the McClurg Court Theatre, 330 East Ohio Street, on Thursday, June 26, 1975. The film was rated "R." An ad reads: "Wars Will No Longer Exist . . . But There Will Be Rollerball!"

_________________________________ Rollerball is played by 2 teams over three 20 minute periods. Each team has a dozen players with 9 on roller-skates and three riding motorcycles. A steel ball is shot into a circular arena with an outer and inner zone. One of the teams must recover the ball and then attempt to place it in their goal at the side of the stadium, the ball held in plain view at all times. If the ball strays into the inner zone it is out of play and a new ball is fired. The roller-skaters hang on to the motorbikes to give them momentum and block other players.

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