Rollercoaster (1977)

Rollercoaster (1977, USA) C-119m. SCOPE **½ D: James Goldstone. Starring George Segal, Richard Widmark, Timothy Bottoms, Henry Fonda, Harry Guardino, Susan Strasberg, Helen Hunt, Craig Wasson, Robert Quarry, Steve Guttenberg. Standard disaster film, about madman Bottoms and his plans to blow up a bomb in an amusement park if his demands are not met. Segal is good as the weary inspector chasing him, but he is surrounded by cardboard characters. Redeeming feature: Lalo Schifrin's fine suspense score and somewhat tight editing. Originally released in Sensurround, which rocked the cinema audiences in their seats. Helen Hunt's first theatrical film. Director Goldstone went on make the last gasp of the disaster movie decade with WHEN TIME RAN OUT… (1980).


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