Roller Boogie (1979)
December 19, 1979Release Date
Roller Boogie (1979)
December 19, 1979Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Linda Blair
Terry Barkley
Jim Bray
Bobby James
Beverly Garland
Lillian Barkley
James Van Patten
Hoppy
Roger Perry
Roger Barkley
Mark L. Lester
Director
Kimberly Beck
Lana
Stoney Jackson
Phones
Barry Schneider
Writer
Albert Insinnia
Gordo
Irwin Yablans
Writer
Bruce Cohn Curtis
Producer
Sean McClory
Jammer Delany
Bob Esty
Composer
Mark Goddard
Thatcher
M.G. Kelly
D.J.
Craig Safan
Composer
Christopher S. Nelson
Franklin
Patrick Wright
Sgt. Danner
Dorothy Meyer
Ada
Shelley Golden
Mrs. Potter
Bill Ross
Nick
Carey Fox
Sonny
Nina Axelrod
Bobby's Friend
Rick Sciacca
'Complete Control' Conway
Dean Cundey
Director of Photography
Joseph Wolf
Associate Producer
Barry Bernardi
Production Coordinator
Byron 'Buzz' Brandt
Editor
Don Behrns
Production Manager
Linda Pearl
Assistant Art Director
Florent Danny Retz
Assistant Editor
Howard Kunin
Supervising Editor
Robert Harmon
Still Photographer
Raymond Stella
Camera Operator
Dan Allingham
First Assistant Director
Douglas M. Lackey
Music Editor
Clyde E. Bryan
First Assistant Camera
Anthony Santa Croce
Sound Mixer
M. Edward Salier
Editor
Rick Wallace
Second Assistant Director
Don J. Bassman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kathy Curtis-Cahill
Props
Jack Buehler
Wardrobe Designer
Ann Bell
Casting
Chris Carpenter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gigi Williams
Makeup Artist / Hairstylist
Keith Michl
Art Direction
Judi Jones
Casting
Laurie Cohn
Script Supervisor
Anna R. Delanzo
Boom Operator
Mark Shane Davis
Gaffer
Joel Fein
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Ornstein
Assistant Editor
Edilberto Cruz
Editor
Jeanie Rosenberg
Script Supervisor
Ricardo Landeros
Assistant Editor
Amy Rabins
Production Accountant
Darryl Peck
Music Coordinator
Michele Aller
Songs
Michael Brooks
Songs
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 19, 1979
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Content RatingPG
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
Roller Boogie is a 1979 American teen musical exploitation film directed by Mark L. Lester and starring Linda Blair, Jim Bray, Beverly Garland, Roger Perry, Mark Goddard, Jimmy Van Patten, and Kimberly Beck. Set in the Venice suburb of Los Angeles at the height of the roller skating fad of the late 1970s, it follows an upper-class young woman (Blair) who falls in love with a working class fellow skater (Bray) while the two seek to thwart efforts from a powerful mobster attempting to acquire the land where a popular roller rink is located.
The film was developed by Irwin Yablans, head of Compass International Pictures, who had experienced notable commercial success with Halloween (1978), which was a major box-office hit the year prior. Filming took place in Los Angeles in the summer of 1979, and its elaborate skating sequences were choreographed by David Winters.
Released by United Artists on December 19, 1979, Roller Boogie received mostly negative reviews from film critics, who deemed it a shallow film exploiting the trends of disco and roller skating, though it was a box office success, grossing over $13 million. In the years since its original release, the film has developed a cult following for its campy style and focus on disco and roller skating culture.