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Roller Boogie (1979)

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This lively film was made to cash in on the roller skating craze that swept Southern California in the late '70s. The story centers upon a poor-little-rich-girl runaway who heads for the Venice boardwalk to join the other hipsters on wheels. She and her new friends then team up to keep an avaricious developer from razing the local roller rink and putting a shopping mall in its stead. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

PG, 1 hr. 43 min.

Drama, Romance, Comedy

Directed By: Mark L. Lester

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1979 Wide

On DVD: Aug 24, 2004

Cast

Linda Blair
Terry Barkley
Jim Bray
Bobby James
Beverly Garland
Lillian Barkley
Roger Perry
Roger Barkley
Kimberly Beck
Lana
Rick Sciacca
Complete Control Conway
Sean McClory
Jammer
Mark Goddard
Thatcher
Albert Insinnia
Gordo
M.G. Kelly
J.D.
Christopher S. Nelson
Franklin
Nina Axelrod
Bobby's Friend
Dorothy Meyer
Ada
James Van Patten
Hoppy
Patrick Wright
Sgt. Danner
Carey Fox
Sonny
Stoney Jackson
Phones
William Ross
Nick

Critic Reviews for Roller Boogie

All Critics (7) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (0) | Rotten (6) | DVD (1)

It's all but impossible to imagine a 103-minute narrative that includes a broader range of the mustiest clich�s known to humankind.

January 5, 2009 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

Celebrates its mediocrity with much skating and dance.

June 21, 2008 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Big hair, tight shorts, crappy skating, terrible acting. And Linda Blair.

November 1, 2004 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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I don't know why anyone thought rollerdisco was a sport that could be made successfully into a film. It's okay, but not as good as it thinks it is.

September 6, 2010

AJ Verser

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Four words: Linda, Blair, Disco, Skates. Need I say more? Ok here's some more: terribly dated, totally predictable, badly acted. Yet it's kind of like a car crash that you just feel compelled to look at, when you know you should be looking away. Ultimately good cheesy fun and not much more. This film is listed among

February 21, 2008