Rollerball (2002 film)

Rollerball
Rollerball
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John McTiernan
Screenplay by	Larry Ferguson; John Pogue;
Based on	Roller Ball Murder; by William Harrison; Rollerball; by William Harrison;
Produced by	John McTiernan; Charles Roven; Beau St. Clair;
Starring	Chris Klein; Jean Reno; LL Cool J; Rebecca Romijn-Stamos; Naveen Andrews; Pink;
Cinematography	Steve Mason
Edited by	Robert K. Lambert; John Wright;
Music by	Éric Serra
Production; companies	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures; Mosaic Media Group;
Distributed by	Buena Vista International; Helkon Filmverleih (Germany); Toho-Towa (Japan); MGM Distribution Co. (United States and Canada);
Release dates	February 8, 2002 (United States); March 28, 2002 (Germany); May 11, 2002 (Japan);
Running time	98 minutes
Countries	Germany; Japan; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$70 million
Box office	$25.9 million

Rollerball is a 2002 science fiction sports film directed by John McTiernan. A remake of the 1975 film of the same name, based on William Harrison's short story Roller Ball Murder, the film stars Chris Klein, Jean Reno, LL Cool J, Rebecca Romijn and Naveen Andrews.

While both versions of Rollerball use the same basic premise, the 2002 version has a much greater focus on action sequences, more muted social and political overtones than the original, and takes place in the mid-2000s rather than in a future dystopian society.

Rollerball was released on February 8, 2002. Upon its release, the film was critically panned, receiving criticism for the lack of the original's social critique, and was a box-office bomb, grossing $25.9 million against a production budget of $70 million.

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^ Meza, Ed (May 8, 2002). "Helkon breaks distrib ties with Buena Vista". Variety. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Harris, Dana (May 4, 2000). "MGM, Atlas pact for pix". Variety. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
^ "ROLLERBALL (15)". British Board of Film Classification. February 14, 2002. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Rollerball (2002)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on December 31, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[afi-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Rollerball (2002)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

[2] Meza, Ed (May 8, 2002). "Helkon breaks distrib ties with Buena Vista". Variety. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

[var-3] Harris, Dana (May 4, 2000). "MGM, Atlas pact for pix". Variety. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

[bbfc-4] "ROLLERBALL (15)". British Board of Film Classification. February 14, 2002. Retrieved June 20, 2015.

[bfi-5] "Rollerball (2002)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on December 31, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

[mojo-6] Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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