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Roller Boogie

Roller Boogie

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Roller Boogie

"It's love on wheels!"

1979

1h 44m

5.6(46 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

Teen lovers Bobby and Terry band together with other roller skaters to try and prevent a powerful mobster taking over the land their favourite skating rink sits on, and compete in the Boogie Contest.

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Production Companies

United Artists

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Compass International Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Linda Blair

Linda Blair

Terry Barkley

Jim Bray

Jim Bray

Bobby James

Beverly Garland

Beverly Garland

Lillian Barkley

Roger Perry

Roger Perry

Roger Barkley

James Van Patten

James Van Patten

Hoppy

Kimberly Beck

Kimberly Beck

Lana

Sean McClory

Sean McClory

Jammer Delany

Mark Goddard

Mark Goddard

Thatcher

Albert Insinnia

Albert Insinnia

Gordo

Stoney Jackson

Stoney Jackson

Phones

Creative team

Directed by: Mark L. Lester
Written by: Barry Schneider
Irwin Yablans
Produced by: Bruce Cohn Curtis

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