Just finished watching the original Rollerball movie, well worth staying up for in my opinion....always loved this film, ever since hearing Bach's "Toccat in D Minor" in the ads and seeing the poster blurb:
"In the not-too-distant future, wars will no longer exist. But there will be Rollerball."
Set in 2018, crime and wars have been eradicated. Various Corporations rule the globe. The masses are controlled by the violent, brutal game known as Rollerball. Rollerball's star player is Johnathan E (played by James Caan) a veteran of the sport for ten years. But to the powers-that-be of this futuristic world, Johnathan's continued success is an anathema to their Corporate ethos, and led by the sinister, manipulative Bartholomew (John Housman), they scheme to retire him - one way or another.
Whenever I hear corporate jargon like There's No 'I' In 'TEAM' I always think of Rollerball, and considering this film was made in 1975, it seems more prophetic today.
PS: I won't even bother with the 2002 remake....
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