Roller Boogie (1979)

0% of critics liked it
(6 reviews)
48% of users liked it
(2,315 ratings)

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… More 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

Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 43 min.
Directed By: Mark L. Lester
Genres: Drama, Romance, Comedy

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1979 Wide
On DVD: Aug 24, 2004

Critic Reviews

Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy
It's all but impossible to imagine a 103-minute narrative that includes a broader range of the mustiest clichés known to humankind.
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Celebrates its mediocrity with much skating and dance.
Oz, eFilmCritic.com
Big hair, tight shorts, crappy skating, terrible acting. And Linda Blair.

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AJ V

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.
Robert C

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… More
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 the 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.
jay n

Just awful