Dorothy Tristan, George Segal, Harry Guardino

The plot is about a guile young terrorist who is able to blackmail a series of companies by placing home-made radio controlled bombs within the central attraction of amusement parks; roller coasters. ...( read more  read more... )The young man played by Timothy Bottoms gives a hard time to the cops after they give him UV marked money. He then wants revenge and places a bomb in a roller coaster at the most important amusement park event of the year.

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PG, 119 min.

Directed by: James Goldstone

Release Date: June 10, 1977

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DVD Release Date: October 27, 1998

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  • July 17, 2008
    Interesting 70's oddity. Maintains interest and has a nice "Sparks" concert from their "Big Beat" era.
  • November 8, 2009
    For a movie about a terrorist blowing up amusement rides there is only one real payoff rollercoasters attack that gives you any juice as a coaster flies off its tracks (full of dummies) crashing onto the pedestrians below. Aside of that there is no other nasty money shot which m...( read more)akes Rollercoaster a bit long clocking in there a little shy of 2 hours
  • January 27, 2009
    Not bad thriller, billed as a disaster movie but really more of a police/madman face-off.
  • December 26, 2008
    george segal
    sparks (ron & russel mael)
  • July 20, 2008
    Good movie. Seemed a little forced at times, but not bad.
  • August 29, 2007
    this movie kicks ass
  • June 21, 2007
    I've never been on one, interestingly enough...
  • May 6, 2007
    I like this one...supsense and acition
  • April 22, 2007
    I saw this when I was 10 in the theatre. i remember a lot of it. it was good at the time.

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