Rollerball
In the not-too-distant future, wars will no longer exist. But there WILL be...The Game
Country
Production
Genre
Budget
$6 000 000
Box office
$30 000 000
Director
Actors
James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck, Moses Gunn, Pamela Hensley, Barbara Trentham, Shane Rimmer, John Normington, Burt Kwouk
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
John Box
Audition
Editing
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on a story by William Harrison.
- Norman Jewison employed certain techniques (frequent use of zoom, classical music, and modern architecture made of glass and concrete) in this film, inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s 'A Clockwork Orange' (1971).
- Initially, there were concerns about the extras needed for scenes supposedly set in Tokyo. The filmmakers left flyers and invitations to participate in the shooting at local hotels, and on the appointed day, 150 Asians gathered near the set.
- Rollerball was so realistic that the actors, stunt performers, and extras played it during breaks between filming.
- Contrary to rumors, no one died during filming.
- Norman Jewison used certain techniques in this film—such as frequent zooming, classical music, and modern (glass and concrete) architecture—having been impressed by Stanley Kubrick's 'A Clockwork Orange' (1971).
- The game scenes were filmed at the Olympic sports complex in Munich, West Germany. Local residents were invited to attend the games as spectators. Director Norman Jewison hoped to convey the idea that violence is unacceptable with his film, but the audience enjoyed the game so much that, to Jewison's dismay, talk of forming rollerball leagues arose after the film's release.
- Many of the extras involved in the film were paid extra to cut their long, fashionable hair into short styles. This was necessary to avoid associating the events in the film with the time period in which it was being shot.
- The film's director, Norman Jewison, cast James Caan as the Rollerball champion after seeing the actor in the TV movie "Brian's Song" (1971), where he convincingly portrayed the famous American football player Brian Piccolo.
- This was the first film in which all the stunt performers were listed in the credits. Jewison was so admired by their work that he decided to break the established tradition of keeping the names of stunt performers off-screen. Jewison's innovation caught on, and since then, stunt performers have always been listed in the closing credits.
- Film director Norman Jewison cast James Caan as the rollerball champion after seeing him in the television film “Brian’s Song” (1971), where he convincingly portrayed the famous American football player Brian Piccolo.
- The game scenes were filmed at the Olympic sports complex in Munich (FRG), with local residents invited as spectators. Through his film, director Norman Jewison hoped to convey the idea that violence is unacceptable; however, the audience enjoyed the game so much that, to Jewison's horror, discussions about forming rollerball leagues emerged after the film's release.
- This was the first film to credit all stunt performers in the credits. Jewison was so impressed with their work that he decided to break with the established tradition of keeping the names of stunt performers off-screen. Jewison’s innovation took hold, and stunt performers have been credited in the end credits ever since.
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