Roller Boogie (1979)
| Release Date | 19 December 1979 |
| Tagline | It's love on wheels! |
| Genre | Drama, Music, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Musical Romance, Teen Movie |
| Niche Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Themes | Stop the Wrecking Ball, Star-Crossed Lovers, Underdogs |
| Tones | Sentimental, Slick, Earnest, Flashy |
| Tags | Contest, Disco, Roller Skating, Runaway [from Home], Skating, Sports, Teenagers |
Roller Boogie (1979) is a United Artists film starring Linda Blair (the former child actress from The Exorcist) and introducing Jim Bray (a former competitive artistic skater from California.) The film also stars Beverly Garland, Mark Goddard, and Kimberly Beck, and is directed by Mark L. Lester.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Jim Bray
Robert 'Bobby' James
Albert Insinnia
Gordo
M.G. Kelly
D.J.
Christopher S. Nelson
Franklin Potter
Patrick M. Wright
Sergeant Danner
Dorothy Meyer
Ada
Shelley Golden
Mrs. Potter
Bill Ross
Nick
Carey Fox
Sunny
Nina Axelrod
Bobby's Friend
Rick Sciacca
Complete Control 'C.C.' 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
Fetured Skater
Howard Goldman
Featured Skater
Anthony Graham
Featured Skater
Sandy Gray
Featured Skater
Lewis Deputy Green
Featured Skater
Barbara Guedel
Featured Skater
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
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
Richard Wagner
Featured Skater
Paul Wortheimer
Featured Skater
Romeo Carey
Skate Boy
Carrington Garland
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Helaine Lembeck
Chiquie
Director
Mark L. Lester
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Writer
Irwin Yablans
Barry Schneider
Producer
Bruce Cohn Curtis
producer
Joseph Wolf
associate producer
Irwin Yablans
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Dean Cundey
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Editor
Byron 'Buzz' Brandt
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Edilberto Cruz
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M. Edward Salier
Casting Director
Ann Bell
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Judi Jones
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Art Director
Keith Michl
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Makeup Department
Dino Ganziano
hair assistant
Gigi Williams
makeup department head
Production Manager
Don Behrns
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dan Allingham
first assistant director
Rick Wallace
second assistant director
Art Department
Kathy Curtis-Cahill
props
Linda Pearl
assistant art director
Sound Department
Don J. Bassman
sound re-recording mixer
Chris Carpenter
sound re-recording mixer
Anna R. Delanzo
boom operator
Joel Fein
sound re-recording mixer
Anthony Santa Croce
sound mixer
Visual Effects
Hal Miles
visual effects motion control supervisor
Stunts
Fred Blood
stunt skater
Jerry Bregman
stunt skater
Tom Dilts
stunt skater
Michelle Gerard
stunt skater
Mark Gnoho
stunt skater
Duke Rennie
stunt skater
Ticia Stucklen
stunt skater
Camera and Electrical Department
Ben Batzdorff
grip
Ray Bilger
electrician
Rick Blair
third assistant camera
Clyde E. Bryan
first assistant camera
Stephen Crawford
electrician
Mark Shane Davis
gaffer
Tim Doughton
grip
Steve Mathis
lighting technician
Dave Michaels
best boy grip
Daniel Pearl
additional photographer, roller skating camera operator
Krishna Rao
second assistant camera
Dylan Shephard
key grip
Raymond Stella
camera operator
Andrew D. Schwartz
still photographer
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Linda M. Bass
associate wardrobe
Jack Buehler
wardrobe designer
Editorial Department
Howard Kunin
supervising editor
Florent Retz
first assistant editor
Music Department
Douglas M. Lackey
music editor
Other Crew
Barry Bernardi
production coordinator
Laurie Cohn
script supervisor
Bill Goodson
assistant choreographer
Amy Rabins
production accountant
Jeanie Rosenberg
script supervisor
Production Company
Compass International Pictures
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Distributor
United Artists
Compass International Pictures
Constantin-Filmverleih
Filmways Australasian Distributors
MGM Home Entertainment
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Neue Constantin Film
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