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Rollercoaster is a 1977 American disaster - suspense film directed by James Goldstone and starring George Segal, Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda and Timothy Bottoms. It was one of the few films to be shown in Sensurround, which used extended-range bass frequencies to give a sense of vibration to the viewers during the coaster rides.
Jun 17, 1977 · Rollercoaster: Directed by James Goldstone. With George Segal, Richard Widmark, Timothy Bottoms, Henry Fonda. A nameless young terrorist threatens to sabotage roller coasters at various American amusement parks if he isn't paid a huge ransom.
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- 1977-06-17
May 9, 2022 · Rollercoaster is a 1977 American disaster-suspense film starring George Segal, Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda and Timothy Bottoms, and directed by James Goldst...
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A shot at popular success came with Rollercoaster (1977), a pre-summer blockbuster about an extortionist threatening to explode bombs inside American theme parks unless a ransom is paid. "What better way to extort millions," Goldstone asked film critic Roger Ebert during production in autumn 1976 "than to hold an entire amusement park for ransom?
- James Goldstone
- George Segal
Rollercoaster (1977) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. ... Oscars Cannes Film Festival Asian Pacific American Heritage ...
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. 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 ...
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Written by John Chard on July 24, 2019. 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.
