Rollerball
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Oct 3, 2026
Jett LoeHOST
2001 was such a monumental achievement, whether filmmakers liked it or not, whether studios liked it or not, they had to grapple with 2001.
Jett LoeHOST
That's why in Rollerball, there's classical music.
Jett LoeHOST
The cheesy James Caan sports movie takes place in the future.
Jett LoeHOST
It's one of those science fiction movies that takes place in the future in which there's only one font.
Jett LoeHOST
And you know the font, I mean, it's got that kind of look.
Jett LoeHOST
I think they use the same font actually in Colossus.
Jett LoeHOST
By the way, Rollerball, not a bad movie.
Jett LoeHOST
It just gets better and better every year because what seems so obvious in the early 70s, like corporations run everything.
LukeHOST
Yeah.
MattHOST
It's a movie that put its director in prison, Rollerball 2002.
MattHOST
Uh, this is Films and Filth.
MattHOST
Hi, Matt Behere.
MattHOST
Let's start with a little '70s talk.
MattHOST
Is, is it...
MattHOST
I mean, you guys know my disposition for, uh, weird, slow, '70s sci-fi, but Rollerball never entered that sphere, that ball.
MarkHOST
[laughs]
Justin HamiltonHOST
Yes.
Dave AnthonyGUEST
How long has it been since you saw Rollerball?
Justin HamiltonHOST
Oh, that is so funny.
Justin HamiltonHOST
It's been a long time, and I have been circling it for a couple of months with
Professor OHOST
Did the Cincinnati Kid.
Professor OHOST
Rollerball.
Professor OHOST
Norman Jewison did Rollerball.
Professor OHOST
Jesus Christ
The Oldest NerdHOST
Superstar.
Tony EsmondGUEST
I think as well, I think there is a case to be made for a 2080 festival to have movies that are 2080 adjacent.
Tony EsmondGUEST
So you've got movies like Rollerball, you've got The Six Million Dollar Man, you've got Mad Max, and you've got The Warriors as well, I think.
Tony EsmondGUEST
I think there's those films that were just in that world at the time that either directly influenced or were just part of the vibe.
Tony EsmondGUEST
Yeah,
JacobHOST
Just been sitting there, huh?
CharlotteHOST
What about Rollerball?
BarryHOST
Yeah, Rollerball is the-
CharlotteHOST
Rollerball.
BarryHOST
What about Rollerball?
CharlotteHOST
I don't know.
JacobHOST
[laughs] Shit.
JacobHOST
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
MikeHOST
That I did notice when I saw it.
MattHOST
So the next film on my honorable mentions list is Rollerball, the Norman Jewison film.
MattHOST
It comes in at 7,184 on the critics list and with an IMDb score of 6.5.
MattHOST
It stars James Caan as a character named Jonathan, as well as John Houseman as the evil head of a corporation.
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MattHOST
This film, given the Corman standards, was made for a very low budget of $300,000.
MattHOST
Let's just say that Carradine's Frankenstein ends up coming on top at the end of the film, and this is just one Stallone doesn't win.
MikeHOST
This film was made in response to Rollerball being in production, and they wanted to beat it out of the gate, and they did.
MikeHOST
With Rollerball being considered somewhat dull much of the time, a lot of people thought this film was more fun, but it doesn't necessarily mean it was better.
Deborah FoxHOST
And-
James AdamsonHOST
Odd, odd, odd that after this he, you know, he, he, he, he t- proceed to take his preceding success and credibility and squander it on a remake of Rollerball, which not only flopped-
Alan BaylesHOST
[laughs]
James AdamsonHOST
...
James AdamsonHOST
but got him put in prison.
Deborah FoxHOST
[laughs]
James AdamsonHOST
We, and we've done Rollerball on the pod as well.
James AdamsonHOST
The story of him going to pri- he went to prison over a movie as well.
JaiGUEST
Yes.
JaiGUEST
He was also apparently in Rollerball.
JaiGUEST
Which is interesting to me.
JaiGUEST
Okay.
Gary HillGUEST
This is probably, you know, sha- shame list or, uh, one of the only things I've ever seen him in was this, so I recognize him from this.
Gary HillGUEST
It's kinda like John Houseman in Rollerball.
Daniel HarperHOST
[coughs] Mm-hmm.
Gary HillGUEST
I should've, I should've seen more, but that's what I know him from.
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