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6.3/10
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A blackmailer threatens to sabotage roller coasters at various American amusement parks if he isn't paid a huge ransom.A blackmailer threatens to sabotage roller coasters at various American amusement parks if he isn't paid a huge ransom.A blackmailer threatens to sabotage roller coasters at various American amusement parks if he isn't paid a huge ransom.
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- TriviaThe roller coaster crash that kicks off the film was significantly more graphic, with flying bodies and gore as the cars derail and topple over. The sequence was toned down considerably to avoid an "R" rating.
- GoofsDuring the catastrophic accident in the beginning of the movie, most of the people in the roller coaster cars are obviously dummies.
- Quotes
[speaking to each other over walkie-talkies]
Young Man: First, Harry, I think I should tell you about the bomb. Would you like to know where it is?
Harry Calder: Sure!
Young Man: You're holding it.
- Alternate versionsThis film was generally released uncut in cinemas and later in the 1980s on VHS. However, at the end of the 1980s/the beginning of the 1990s, a few seconds were removed from the ending of the film (bodies lying on the floor, a one second close-up of the young man's face, bloody and with his eyes open). This version was used worldwide for subsequent TV airings, VHS re-release and then DVDs.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Sparks Brothers (2021)
Featured review
A white knuckle winner.
Roller-coaster is not a disaster movie. Do not cheapen it by labelling it with this tag. It is a suspense thriller. A lunatic is stalking Americas theme parks and sabotaging the coasters. Cue, Harry Calder(George Segal), a burned out safety inspector who is designated to track the maniac.A tense game of cat and mouse follows with the psycho using Harry as his confidant, calling him regularly, with an almost begrudging respect. This nut is so insane, he actually likes Harry!Timothy Bottoms is excellent, giving a super-creepy performance as the saboteur.Roller-coaster boasts great performances, superb photography and some classic dialogue exchanges. And hey, you've got Richard Widmark AND Henry Fonda thrown in there too! Roller-coaster - a seminal 70's thriller.
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- s-woodier
- Oct 4, 2007
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- Budget
- $9,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 59 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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