Rollercoaster is a summer 1977 disaster-suspense film directed by James Goldstone. It was one of four films created in Sensurround by Universal Studios, along with Midway, Earthquake, and the theatrical version of Battlestar Galactica.
An unknown terrorist (Timothy Bottoms, credited only as "Young Man" and never referred to by any other name in the film) sneaks into the Ocean View Amusement Park and places a small, radio-controlled bomb on the tr...
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Rollercoaster is a summer 1977 disaster-suspense film directed by James Goldstone. It was one of four films created in Sensurround by Universal Studios, along with Midway, Earthquake, and the theatrical version of Battlestar Galactica.
An unknown terrorist (Timothy Bottoms, credited only as "Young Man" and never referred to by any other name in the film) sneaks into the Ocean View Amusement Park and places a small, radio-controlled bomb on the tracks of "The Rocket" coaster. The bomb detonates, the ride derails, and several people die. Ride inspector Harry Calder (George Segal), who is trying to shrug off his smoking habit, is called over to the park, and determines that there was an unauthorized man on the track, eliminating structural problems as the cause of the crash. Meanwhile, the elusive extortionist flies to Pittsburgh and sets a "dark ride" at Wonder World on fire, although everyone escapes without injuries. The heads of the parks meet in a hotel in Chicago, and the criminal,...
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