Roller Boogie (1979)
December 19, 1979Release Date
Roller Boogie (1979)
December 19, 1979Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Linda Blair
Terry Barkley
Jim Bray
Bobby James
Beverly Garland
Lillian Barkley
Roger Perry
Roger Barkley
James Van Patten
Hoppy
Kimberly Beck
Lana
Sean McClory
Jammer Delany
Mark Goddard
Thatcher
Albert Insinnia
Gordo
Stoney Jackson
Phones
M.G. Kelly
D.J.
Christopher S. Nelson
Franklin
Patrick Wright
Sgt. Danner
Dorothy Meyer
Ada
Shelley Golden
Mrs. Potter
Bill Ross
Nick
Carey Fox
Sonny
Nina Axelrod
Bobby's Friend
Rick Sciacca
'Complete Control' Conway
Fran Altman
Featured Skater
Ron Bass
Featured Skater
Brad Bettencourt
Featured Skater
Don Bonacci
Featured Skater
Cindy Bradley
Featured Skater
Nancy Brown
Featured Skater
Bob Butler
Featured Skater
Horace Butler
Featured Skater
Lonny Carbajal
Featured Skater
Danny Carlson
Featured Skater
Nancy Carol
Featured Skater
Forrest Chadwick
Featured Skater
Cathy Crawford
Featured Skater
Eddie Cruse
Featured Skater
Brad Dunton
Featured Skater
Cassandra Escue
Featured Skater
Derald Gaines
Featured Skater
Mark Gardner
Featured Skater
Howard Goldman
Featured Skater
Anthony Graham
Featured Skater
Sandy Gray
Featured Skater
Lewis Deputy Green
Featured Skater
Barbara Guedel
Featured Skater / Technical Advisor
Myrian Harmon
Featured Skater
Greg Harris
Featured Skater
Ry Hay
Featured Skater
Richard Heifetz
Featured Skater
Dovie Jenkins
Featured Skater
Czarina Jones
Featured Skater
Valeri Kendall
Featured Skater
Michael Kirpatrick
Featured Skater
Kelly Kulak
Featured Skater
Laurene Landon
Featured Skater
Julie Laven
Featured Skater
C.C. Mayo
Featured Skater
Pumpkin Mayo
Featured Skater
Kathy Mishkin
Featured Skater
Keith Moser
Featured Skater
Jeff Osser
Featured Skater
Barbara Otelsberg
Featured Skater
Rita Preston
Featured Skater
Kim Redway
Featured Skater
Belson Sanchez
Featured Skater
Dennis Sanders
Featured Skater
Sheri Schell
Featured Skater
Denise Schreyer
Featured Skater
Kim Schreyer
Featured Skater
Alan Scott
Featured Skater
Darrel Sickel
Featured Skater
Leesa Siegel
Featured Skater
Claude Smith
Featured Skater
Larry Thompson
Featured Skater
Lynn Tyner
Featured Skater
Joe Valenti
Featured Skater
Ellis Vernon
Featured Skater
Ronnie Vines
Featured Skater
Rick J. Wagner
Featured Skater
Paul Wortheimer
Featured Skater
Mark L. Lester
Director
Irwin Yablans
Story / Executive Producer
Barry Schneider
Screenplay
Anna R. Delanzo
Boom Operator
Dylan Shephard
Key Grip
Ben Batzdorff
Electrician / Grip
Laurie Cohn
Script Supervisor
Tim Doughten
Grip / Electrician
Chris Carpenter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ann Bell
Casting
Raymond Stella
Camera Operator
Raymond Bilger
Electrician / Grip
Jerry Bregman
Stunts
Judi Jones
Casting
Barry Bernardi
Production Coordinator
Anthony Santa Croce
Sound Mixer
Rick Wallace
Second Assistant Director
Clyde E. Bryan
First Assistant Camera
Rick Blair
Third Assistant Camera
Stephen Crawford
Electrician / Grip
Bill Goodson
Choreographer
Joel Fein
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
M. Edward Salier
Editor
Dino Ganziano
Assistant Makeup Artist
Krishna Rao
Second Assistant Camera
Mark Shane Davis
Gaffer
Darryl Peck
Music Coordinator
Keith Michl
Art Direction
Byron 'Buzz' Brandt
Editor
Gigi Williams
Makeup & Hair
Kathy Curtis-Cahill
Props
Don J. Bassman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Gnoho
Stunts
Edilberto Cruz
Editor
Jack Buehler
Wardrobe Designer
Jeanie Rosenberg
Script Supervisor
Don Behrns
Production Manager
Linda Pearl
Assistant Art Director
Ricardo Landeros
Assistant Editor
Dan Allingham
First Assistant Director
Tom Dilts
Stunts
Duke Rennie
Stunts
Florent Danny Retz
Assistant Editor
Ticia Stucklen
Stunts
David Winters
Choreographer
Douglas M. Lackey
Music Editor
David Ornstein
Assistant Editor
Robert Harmon
Still Photographer
Fred Blood
Stunts
David Michels
Best Boy Grip
Michelle Gerard
Stunts
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 19, 1979
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 44m
Content RatingPG
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
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Roller Boogie is a 1979 American teen musical exploitation film directed by Mark L. Lester and starring Linda Blair, Jim Bray, Beverly Garland, Roger Perry, Mark Goddard, Jimmy Van Patten, and Kimberly Beck. Set in the Venice suburb of Los Angeles at the height of the roller skating fad of the late 1970s, it follows an upper-class young woman (Blair) who falls in love with a working class fellow skater (Bray) while the two seek to thwart efforts from a powerful mobster attempting to acquire the land where a popular roller rink is located.
The film was developed by Irwin Yablans, head of Compass International Pictures, who had experienced notable commercial success with Halloween (1978), which was a major box-office hit the year prior. Filming took place in Los Angeles in the summer of 1979, and its elaborate skating sequences were choreographed by David Winters.
Released by United Artists on December 19, 1979, Roller Boogie received mostly negative reviews from film critics, who deemed it a shallow film exploiting the trends of disco and roller skating, though it was a box office success, grossing over $13 million. In the years since its original release, the film has developed a cult following for its campy style and focus on disco and roller skating culture.