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Somewhere in the crowd is a killer who can turn smiles into screams. - Rollercoaster
Movie Details

Title: Rollercoaster

Release Date: 10 Jun 1977

Runtime: 1h 59m

Genre: Action, Thriller

Director: Universal Pictures, Jennings Lang Productions

Production Companies: Universal Pictures, Jennings Lang Productions

Overview: A young terrorist kills and injures patrons of a Norfolk amusement park by placing homemade explosives on the track of one of its roller coasters. After staging a similar incident in Pittsburgh, he sends a tape to a meeting of major amusement park executives in Chicago, demanding $1 million to make him stop.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6 (142 votes)

Cast

  • Harry Calder: George Segal
  • Agent Hoyt: Richard Widmark
  • Young Man: Timothy Bottoms
  • Keefer: Harry Guardino
  • Fran: Susan Strasberg
  • Simon Davenport: Henry Fonda
  • Tracy Calder: Helen Hunt
  • Helen: Dorothy Tristan
  • Benny Neilson: Harry Davis
  • Bert Lyons: Stephen Pearlman
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