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What Happened to Rollerball (2002)?
Posted 2 years ago
In this episode of WTF Happened to This Movie, we look back on John McTiernan's 2002 remake of Rollerball, starring Chris Klein.
Rollerball
- Theatrical - Wide 2002-02-08
- Cast Chris Klein LL Cool J Rebecca Romijn Naveen Andrews Jean Reno
- Directed by John McTiernan
- Written by Larry Ferguson John Pogue
Box Office Gross:
$25,852,764
Running Time:
98 minutes
Language:
English
Production Company:
Atlas Entertainment, TOHO-TOWA, Mosaic Media Group, Yorktown Productions, Helkon Media, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genres:
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Synopsis
In this fast action-packed thriller, Jonathan, Marcus, and Aurora compete in a dangerous, fierce sport called Rollerball. Although, Johnathan and Marcus try to quit, cruel and vindictive promoter Alexi Petrovich encourages them to still participate.
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