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Jun 14, 2018 - 6:42 PM
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johnjohnson
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British label 101 Films has officially announced that it will add three new titles to its Blu-ray catalog: James Goldstone's thriller Rollercoaster (1977), Jake Scott's Plunkett & Macleane (1999), and David Zucker's BASEketbal (1998).
Rollercoaster
Synopsis: 101 Films presents an unforgettable trip filled with sense-shattering twists and hairpin turns in James Goldstone's Rollercoaster, starring Timothy Bottoms (The Last Picture Show), George Segal (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?), Richard Widmark (Kiss of Death) and Henry Fonda (12 Angry Men).
With its perilous scenario and stellar ensemble cast, Rollercoaster was released in the slipstream of highly successful disaster movies including Airport (1970), The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and The Towering Inferno (1974). While it was marketed as the thematic successor to these box office hits, instead it plays out as a cat-and-mouse thriller in the Hitchcockian tradition.
A determined terrorist (Bottoms) begins to turn America's amusement parks into battlefields. The tension mounts as affable safety inspector Harry Calder (Segal) attempts to track down the saboteur who has targeted the country's most popular rollercoaster and its riders for senseless destruction. The edge-of-the-seat excitement mounts as the battle of wits between Calder and the terrorist builds to an explosive climax.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
U.S. THEATRICAL CUT
UNCUT 'GERMAN' VERSION
NEW The 1970s: A Rollercoaster of Disasters: A new documentary on Rollercoaster and the era of disaster movies, with film historian Simon Fitzjohn
NEW Audio Commentary with Allan Bryce and David Flint
NEW Booklet: Includes 'Fear Factor: The Anatomy of a 1970s Thriller' by Scott Harrison and 'Sensurround - A Rollercoaster Ride' by Allan Bryce
An interview with Associate Producer / Writer Tommy Cook
Theatrical Trailer
STREET DATE: JULY 23
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=23496
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A great thriller - competently Directed with a killer score! Recommended!
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