Rollerball
Rollerball is a 2002 science fiction sports film directed by John McTiernan. A remake of the 1975 film of the same name, based on William Harrison's short story Roller Ball Murder, the film stars Chris Klein, Jean Reno, LL Cool J, Rebecca Romijn and Naveen Andrews.
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| Running time | 98 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $70 million
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| Box office | $25.9 million
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Marcus Ridley: I feel like Freddy Krueger.
- This is John McTiernan's second remake of a film originally directed by Norman Jewison. The first was The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
- John McTiernan recycled the players, disguising their faces with elaborate costumes and helmets for each away game. With each new game they improved and worked better as teams.
- The band playing during one of the games is Slipknot. They did not actually star in the movie however, but they were recorded during one of their performances and digitally added into the movie.
- The building posing as the sports arena in Azerbaijan is the France pavilion at Expo '67, in Montreal. It is now the Montreal Casino.
- Rollerball is referred to as "sports entertainment" - the current euphemism for professional wrestling.
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