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Cult Movie: Satire and speed in 70s classic

Fergal Hallahan

Cult Movie: Satire and speed in 70s classic Kames Caan in Rollerball
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Ralph McLean
29 May, 2015 01:00
Cult Movie: Satire and speed in 70s classic
It's also a straight-ahead testosterone-fuelled sports movie

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first appear – initially it comes across as a standard enough
futuristic sports movie but peer a little closer and a smart little
political satire starts to emerge.

James Caan is Jonathan, the world's number one player of Rollerball – a

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unquestioning members of the community to offer an alternative opinion.

It's also, for those who prefer not to see the satirical stuff, a
straight-ahead testosterone-fuelled sports movie that delivers enough
crunching action sequences to satisfy the most demanding of macho movie