ROLLERCOASTER

USA | 1977 | DCP | 119 min.
Director: James Goldstone
Cast: George Segal, Timothy Bottoms, Henry Fonda
A mad bomber (Bottoms) blackmails amusement park company executives by planting explosives on rollercoasters. Safety inspector Harry Calder (Segal) is brought in to investigate, triggering a highly combustible game of cat and mouse. Mixing Hitchcockian thrills with disaster movie tropes, Rollercoaster is kept on track with a clever, twisty script from Columbo creators, Richard Levinson & William Link, and by sharp, witty performances by the all-star cast, including Richard Widmark and Henry Fonda. Originally presented in Sensurround, we’ll be sure to crank it up loud, especially when cult band, Sparks, hits the outdoor stage at Magic Mountain. (BR)