2 hr 46 min
Rollerball Martini Giant
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James Caan has had an incredibly varied career, from mobster classics like The Godfather and Thief, to light-hearted comedies like Wes Anderson's breakout Bottle Rocket and Jon Favreau's Elf. But one of his best is also one of his least-remembered and strangest films - Norman Jewison's dark-future sports epic, Rollerball from 1975. Caan's patented tender-tough-guy demeanor is the moral backbone of this dystopian drama - and MG argues that's what makes its weird blend of 2001, 1984, and The Longest Yard work, turning it into something truly unique in 70s sci-fi!
James Caan has had an incredibly varied career, from mobster classics like The Godfather and Thief, to light-hearted comedies like Wes Anderson's breakout Bottle Rocket and Jon Favreau's Elf. But one of his best is also one of his least-remembered and strangest films - Norman Jewison's dark-future sports epic, Rollerball from 1975. Caan's patented tender-tough-guy demeanor is the moral backbone of this dystopian drama - and MG argues that's what makes its weird blend of 2001, 1984, and The Longest Yard work, turning it into something truly unique in 70s sci-fi!
2 hr 46 min