Episode 30: Rollerball

Published: May 9, 2013, 3:12 a.m.

\u201cJust close your eyes and take the money, okay?\u201d were most likely the words LL Cool J actually advised to Chris Klein following their bending over to take this ass-ramming to their careers in 2002\u2019s repulsive remake, Rollerball. You know you\u2019re in for a bad time when you find out that one of the movie\u2019s own stars slammed it while he was out promoting it. In the dystopian future of 2005, star athlete/adrenaline junkie Jonathan Cross gets recruited by his \u201chigh school\u201d buddy Marcus Ridley to compete in Rollerball, a violent hybrid of roller derby, wrestling and lacrosse (sort of) in Russia, Asia and Eastern Europe.\n\n--- \n\nSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bmoviebreakdown/support