Rollover (1981)

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Alan J. Pakula directs the political thriller Rollover, produced by leading lady Jane Fonda's production company, IPC Films. Featuring a racist plot and negative stereotypes about the Arab world, this film reflected the American fear of the Middle East prevalent in the early '80s. Fonda stars as… More Alan J. Pakula directs the political thriller Rollover, produced by leading lady Jane Fonda's production company, IPC Films. Featuring a racist plot and negative stereotypes about the Arab world, this film reflected the American fear of the Middle East prevalent in the early '80s. Fonda stars as former film star Lee Winters, who inherits a multimillion-dollar company when her corporate bigwig husband is murdered. She teams up with banker Hubbell Smith (Kris Kristofferson) in order to find her husband's killer and survive in the world of high-stakes international finance. They become lovers and travel together to Saudi Arabia to secure a loan and to guarantee Lee's spot as the company's board chairman. However, they end up discovering an Arab company's plan to withdraw money from the world's banks in order to destabilize the Western economy. Rollover also stars Hume Cronyn and Josef Sommer. This story also foreshadowed Jane Fonda's marriage to corporate bigwig Ted Turner in 1991. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 58 min.
Directed By: Alan J. Pakula
Written By: Howard Kohn, David Shaber, David Weir
Genres: Drama, Romance, Mystery & Suspense

In Theaters: Dec 11, 1981 Wide
On DVD: Aug 30, 2005

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Diverting doomsday financial-political thriller.
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
A talented cast, headed by Jane Fonda, is wasted in Alan Pakula's mediocre political thriller
Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
Pakula's subtle satire was lost on critics
Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy
A talented filmmaker made a thriller that was absolutely no better than it had to be, and indeed it is quite thrilling, when it is not forcing us to watch its cardboard characters.

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Cast

            Jane Fonda as Lee Winters

            Kris Kristofferson as Hub Smith

            Hume Cronyn as Maxwell Emery

            Josef Sommer as Roy Lefcourt

            Bob Gunton as Sal Naftari

            Macon McCalman as Mr. Fewster

            Jodi Long as Betsy Okamoto

            Crocker Nevin as Warner Ackerman

            Marvin Chatinover as Mr. Lipscomb

            Ira Wheeler as Mr. Whitelaw

            Paul Hecht as Khalid

            Norman Snow as Hishan

            Rebecca Brooke
            
            E. Brian Dean as Nightwatchman

            Ira Lewis
            
            Martha Plimpton as Fewster's Older Daughter

            Michael Prince
            
            Joel Stedman as Asst. Vice-President

            Deborah Watkins
            
            Billy Anagnos
            
            Ronald C. Frazier as Gil Hovey

            Lansdale Chatfield as Mrs. Emery

            Stanley Simmonds as Sam Nightwatchman

            Sally Sockwell as Mrs. Fewster

            Howard Erskine as Dodds

            Ernie Garrett
            
            Jerry Hewitt
            
            Charlie Laiken as Faculty Member

            Lawrence Sellars
            
            Ron Frazier
            
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