rollerball

Director: john mctiernan

Actor: chris klein,jean reno,ll cool j,rebecca romijn

Data Published: Fri Feb 08 2002

Genres: Action,Sci-Fi,Sport

Key Words: 21st century,psychotronic film,movie flop,extreme sports,promoter

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246894/

WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollerball_(2002_film)

Description: Rollerball is a movie starring Chris Klein, Jean Reno, and LL Cool J. The big thing in 2005 is a violent sport which can have some pretty serious consequences... like dying.

Plot: In 2005, the new sport of rollerball becomes hugely popular in many countries. Marcus Ridley (LL Cool J) invites NHL hopeful Jonathan Cross (Chris Klein) to join him playing for the Zhambel Horsemen in Kazakhstan. The highly paid Marcus and Jonathan are teamed with low-paid locals, who are often severely injured in the game, which is an extraordinarily violent extension of roller derby involving motorcycles and a metal ball. In the beginning, Jonathan, the team's star player and the poster child of promoter Alexi Petrovich (Jean Reno), is enamored by the high-octane sport, the popularity, sports cars and with his female teammate Aurora (Rebecca Romijn). But Jonathan and Ridley eventually discover that the cynical Alexi and his opportunistic assistant, Sanjay (Naveen Andrews), have a vested interest in keeping the game as popular as possible, through planned gory "accidents" and ensuring that Jonathan and Ridley cannot quit the team and remain high-profile stars. After an accident almost causes Aurora to be killed, Jonathan and Ridley decide that they need to flee the country to save their lives. The two are followed by Alexi and several body guards, who attack the two before they can reach the Russian border, resulting in Ridley's death. Following the escape attempt, Alexi tries to stage a public execution of Jonathan by removing all the rules from the upcoming Rollerball match. However, Jonathan, with the help of his teammates, start a revolution, causing the fans to see the sport for what it really is, and ultimately to kill Alexi.