S14 Ep729: Rollerball (2002)

We Hate Movies

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Tv & Film, Comedy

4.7 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2024

⏱️ 123 minutes

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Summary

“He’s one of the worst to ever do it, folks…” - Steve on Chris Klein

On this week’s episode, we’re chatting about the terrible, hatchet job remake, Rollerball! Why do studios put so much trust in dumbass test screenings? Why did McTiernan think getting all the social commentary out of this remake was a smart idea? Why were they banking so hard on the charm of… ECW’s Paul Heyman? How many re-shoots does it take to sink a movie? And does this movie have one of the worst soundtracks of all time? PLUS: Orson Welles weighs in on the use of… NIGHT. VISION.

Rollerball stars Chris Klein, Jean Reno, LL Cool J, Rebecca Romijn, Naveen Andrews, Oleg Taktarov, Andrew Bryniarski, and Paul Heyman as English Sports Announcer; directed by John McTiernan.

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0:00.0	Hi, Steve Sadak here from the podcast you're listening to.
0:03.7	Have you ever wanted to see We Hate Movies live?
0:06.7	Well, if you live in Atlanta, Houston, or Austin, Texas,
0:12.1	this spring you can!
0:14.0	That's right, this spring we are hitting the road and going a bit south
0:18.0	to bring you folks comedy that only jaded New Yorkers could come up with.
0:22.0	First up on April the 25th, we're going to the city winery in Atlanta to talk about
0:26.7	Gamber!
0:27.7	That's that Gerard Butler movie where a little kid gets to control him through his television or something.
0:34.0	Expect a lot of axe in this one.
0:37.0	Then after a short break, we're going to be doing a two night dance in Texas.
0:43.2	On May 14th, we'll be at the Houston Improv talking about a Houston classic
0:47.4	Robocop 2.
0:49.2	That is to date the only Robocop sequel Peter Weller could get out of bed for.
0:53.2	It's also got a little kid gangster, a Frank Miller script credit, and a drug called nuke.
0:58.4	You gotta come out and see that live.
1:00.6	Then the very next night,'s going to be a dark night,
1:05.0	down man now, as we stroll into Cap City. Comedy Club in Austin, Texas to do a live We Love Movies episode on From Dust till Dawn.
1:16.0	Bank robbers versus vampires, Harvey Contell versus the Southern Accent,
1:21.0	and Salahyac's Little Toes versus quitting darantino's wet mouth.
1:26.0	It's going to be a slumber knocker and it's all going to be live on stage.
1:31.2	You definitely don't want to miss this Texas two-step, so definitely come out for both shows. Now all ticketing info is a
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