Rollercoaster (1977)
| Release Date | 10 June 1977 |
| Tagline | You are in a race against time...and terror. You are pursuing a nameless, faceless man through America's greatest amusement parks...and, for the first time, you are experiencing the most sensational rides of our time, IN SENSURROUND |
| Genre | Drama, Thriller, Action |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Kings Dominion - 16000 Theme Park Way, Doswell, Virginia, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Sensurround, Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Disaster Film, Action Thriller |
| Themes | Terrorism, Blackmail |
| Tones | Tense, Paranoid, Forceful, Menacing |
| Tags | Agent [representative], Amusement Park, Bomb, Extortion, FBI (Federal Bureau Of Investigation), Investigation, Murder, Sabotage, Terrorism, Threat |
Rollercoaster is a 1977 disaster-suspense film starring George Segal, Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda and Timothy Bottoms. It was directed by James Goldstone; the film's musical score was written by Lalo Schifrin. It was originally shown in Sensurround which caused audience seats to vibrate during certain periods during the "thrill scenes" on the rides.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Dorothy Tristan
Helen
Harry Davis
Benny
Stephen Pearlman
Lyons
G.F. Rowe
Wayne Moore
Wayne Tippit
Police Captain Christie
Charlie Tuna
Rock Concert MC
Lonny Stevens
Federal Agent #1
Tom Baker
Federal Agent #2
Ava Readdy
Hippy Girl
Dick McGarvin
Owner #1
Harry Basch
Owner #3
Arthur Peterson
Owner #4
Richard Altman
Mandell
Gloria Calomee
Jackie
Robert Quarry
Mayor
Jean Rasey
Girl in Line
Greg Elliot
Boy in Line
Bruce Kimball
Bomb Squad #1
Larry Holt
Bomb Squad #4
Gene Tyburn
Bomb Squad #5
Bill Sorrells
Selby
Dick Wesson
Tourist Father
Joe George
Guard
Gary Franklin
Radio Reporter
Dave Milton
Man in Robe
David Byrd
Pet Store Owner
Henry Olek
Smoking Technician
Dennis Speigel
Pierce
Bill Saito
Asian Man
Takayo Doran
Asian Woman
Roger Steffens
Radio Technician
Dianne T. Murray
Pregnant Agent
Mark Hulcher
Delivery Boy
Charles W. Bennett Jr.
Bomb Squad Man
John F. Swanson
Lansing
Denice Harlow
Hertz Girl
Mark Thomas
Agent
J. Michael Hunter
Shooting Gallery Attendant
Louis Weinberg
Coaster Attendant
Michael Airington
Man 1
Cathi Peyton Erman
Ring Toss Girl
Bob Kelley
Virg - FBI agent on tower
Ron Mael
Himself
Russell Mael
Himself
Justine Visone
Strasberg's girlfriend
Director
James Goldstone
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Writer
Tommy Cook
Sanford Sheldon
Richard Levinson
William Link
Producer
Tommy Cook
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
David M. Walsh
Editor
Edward A. Biery
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Richard M. Sprague
Production Designer
Henry Bumstead
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Set Decorator
James W. Payne
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Costume Designer
Burton Miller
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Makeup Department
Emile LaVigne
makeup artist
Lorraine Roberson
hair stylist
Rick Sharp
makeup artist
Production Manager
Wallace Worsley Jr.
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Burrell
second assistant director
David Sosna
second assistant director
L. Andrew Stone
first assistant director
Peter Sosna
assistant director
Sound Department
James R. Alexander
sound
Robert L. Hoyt
sound
Edwin J. Somers Jr.
sound
John Stacy
sound effects editor
Stunts
John Daheim
stunt coordinator
Jadie David
stunts
Diamond Farnsworth
stunts
James W. Gavin
aerial stunts
Bob Herron
stunts
Larry Holt
stunts
Tanya Russell
stunts
Jesse Wayne
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
William Birch
additional photographer
Vinnie Gerardo
assistant camera
Casting Department
Martha M. Elcan
casting assistant
Shari Rhodes
location casting
Music Department
Stephen A. Hope
music editor
Dan Wallin
scoring mixer
Transportation Department
Eugene Schwartz
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
Howard G. Kazanjian
production executive
Cathi Peyton Erman
assistant to director
Gary Zahlen
technical advisor
Production Company
Universal Pictures
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Distributor
Universal Pictures
Cinema International Corporation (CIC)
Cinema International Corporation (CIC)
Esselte Video
MCA/Universal Home Video
Mainostelevisio (MTV3)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Universal Home Entertainment
Universal Pictures Benelux
Universal Pictures Finland Oy
Universal Pictures
Miscellaneous
Linda Otto Associates
casting
Universal Title
titles and opticals
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