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Rollercoaster

Rollercoaster

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

19776.01h 59m

Overview

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.

Directed by James Goldstone
Written by Tommy Cook, Sanford Sheldon, William Link
Produced by Jennings Lang
Box OfficeBudget: $9.0MRevenue: $8.2M

Top Cast

George Segal

George Segal

Harry Calder

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

H

Harry Davis

Benny Neilson

Stephen Pearlman

Stephen Pearlman

Bert Lyons

Themes & Keywords

bombblackmailfbiinvestigationinspectordisasterterrorismamusement parkroller coaster / rollercoastervirginiabomb squadsensurround

About Rollercoaster

Rollercoaster is a action, thriller film released in 1977 exploring themes of bomb, blackmail, fbi, investigation, inspector, disaster. Directed by James Goldstone, it stars George Segal, Richard Widmark, Timothy Bottoms. 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.

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