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- DirectorNorman JewisonStarsJames CaanJohn HousemanMaud AdamsIn a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.
- DirectorAlan JohnsonStarsRichard JordanJami GertzJason PatricIn a post-apocalyptic future ruled by the military, a group of renegade teenage orphans find a legendary orb, Bohdai, that can supposedly bring the rain back to dried up Earth.
- DirectorVernon ZimmermanStarsClaudia JenningsLouis QuinnBetty Anne ReesBehind-the-scenes like of the Roller Derby circuit... A beautiful young woman joins a Roller Derby team, but her fierce independence and competitive spirit get her into trouble.
- DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsMark WahlbergJulianne MooreBurt ReynoldsBack when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, an idealistic porn producer aspires to elevate his craft to an art when he discovers a hot young talent.
- DirectorDonald G. JacksonStarsSuzanne SolariJeff HutchinsonShaun MichelleIn a futuristic society, rebels fighting against a fascist state are aided by a group of roller-skating nuns called the Bod Sisters.
- DirectorDrew BarrymoreStarsElliot PageDrew BarrymoreKristen WiigIn Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock-loving misfit finds a way of dealing with small-town misery after discovering a roller-derby league in nearby Austin.
- DirectorJerrold FreedmanStarsRaquel WelchKevin McCarthyHelena KallianiotesRoller derby skater K.C. Carr tries to balance her desire for a happy personal life and her dreams of stardom.
- DirectorBarbara PeetersStarsDorothy BuhrmanSterling FrazierJillian KesnerThree carhops try to help save a failing drive-in restaurant.
- DirectorLainy BagwellLacey LeavittStarsChuck BuryHot CarlaSeymoure CarnageThe sport of women's roller derby has made an enormous comeback, now with more than 30 leagues nationwide forming the Women's Flat Track Derby Association. Blood on the Flat Track focuses on the Rat City Rollergirls of Seattle, who formed their league from scratch in April of 2004. In the first season, the league started playing at a small rink in front of about 200 fans; they now sell out of 1,500 tickets monthly. This film follows the teams throughout its first two seasons and focuses on the women who comprise the league, their teams' struggle to win the championship bout and their relationships with each other.
- DirectorWalter HillStarsMichael BeckJames RemarDorsey WrightA street gang known as the Warriors must fight its way from the Bronx to its home turf on Coney Island when its members are falsely accused of assassinating a respected gang leader.
- DirectorRobert KaylorStarsCharlie O'ConnellMick SnellChristina SnellDerby is a fascinating look at the world of 1970s professional Roller Derby. Features lots of on-track action, as well as an off-track behind the scenes look at the lives of the Roller Derby pros featured in the film.
- DirectorBob RayStarsDave AttellLacy AttusoShawna BensonHell On Wheels tells the story of a group of Texas women who band together to resurrect roller derby for the 21st century.
- DirectorRobin BondDave WruckStarsCraig BaileyJuliette LewisRobert StroupeIf you've attended a women's roller derby bout in its latest incarnation, you've seen it: the love and addiction that drives thousands of women around the globe to don fishnets, stage names and roller skates. The number of female league-skaters in the US is estimated over 20,000, and the first-ever World Cup in 2011 had women around the globe lacing up skates to compete internationally. Narrated by actress/musician 'Juliette Lewis', Derby Baby takes viewers on a quest to learn why women's roller derby is the fastest growing sport in the world.
- DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsChris KleinJean RenoLL Cool JThe big thing in 2005 is a violent sport which can have some pretty serious consequences... like dying.
- DirectorChip MabryStarsBecky VerheyA documentary devoted to the story of Portland, Oregon's Rose City Rollers roller derby league. The project attempts to answer the question why this revival of the 1970's sport has become a staple in Portland.
- DirectorMark BuntzmanStarsRobert GintyMario Van PeeblesDeborah GeffnerThe flamethrower-wielding vigilante John Eastland returns to rid New York City of a drug lord and his gang.
- DirectorCraig E. SerlingStarsChristopher AmitranoElizabeth BogushDan ByrdA traffic accident on a rural mountain road becomes a life changing experience for fifteen diverse travelers.
- CreatorOh! GreatStarsKenta KamakariMariya IseChris PattonA couple of orphans form a gang called Storm Riders and try to become top dogs in the competitive world of professional and street sport that involves Air Treks, futuristic motorized rollerblades that can achieve super speed.
- DirectorDonald G. JacksonStarsKathleen KinmontJohn DamonElizabeth KaitanIn the future, a warrior nun on roller skates must rescue a seer, who is to be sacrificed by a band of mutants.
- DirectorDaniel HaywardStarsApril RitzenthalerThis is Roller Derby is a colorful and action packed Documentary about all things Derby; the sport, the culture and some seriously kickass women. From its roots in Austin, Texas, modern day Roller Derby has become the fastest growing women's sport in the world!
- DirectorDaniel ArmstrongStarsKat AndersonRachael BlackwoodJake BrownRoller derby dames go up against supernatural evil.
- DirectorJustin HermanStarsJean PorterMidge BrasuhnA short subject film about how mid-twentieth century women are making advances and careers in Roller Derby.
- DirectorBenjamin PascoeStarsValeri Abrego-LiszewskiAdam AndersonMelissa ArcaroFrom the league that sparked the reemergence of Roller Derby comes an all-new documentary feature that focuses on the women involved in one of the greatest championship bouts the sport has ever produced. The Hellcats and the undefeated Cherry Bombs leave it all on the track as they compete for pride, glory and a place in Roller Derby history...not to mention the most prestigious award that TXRD has to offer, the Ann Calvello Cup.
- The player plays as a kid in a disco roller rink who has to skate around the girls in order to win their love and he also has to avoid the bully bad guys.
- DirectorAnthony BurnsStarsShiloh FernandezAshley GreeneHeath FreemanIn the early 1980s, in small-town Texas, dramatic events force a 19-year-old skating rink manager to look at his life in a very new way.
- DirectorEnzo G. CastellariStarsMark GregoryFred WilliamsonVic MorrowIn a post-apocalyptic New York City, a policeman infiltrates the Bronx, which has become a battleground for several murderous street gangs.
- DirectorPhoebe HartStarsAnita JessenCarla BaxterBettie ButcherIn the sprawling outer suburbs of Brisbane, a revolution is brewing. A sassy group of women from all walks of life has a dream: to resurrect the lost sport of full-contact roller derby in Australia.
- DirectorOvidio G. AssonitisStarsSteve TracyEddie DeezenIsabel SanfordA naive young man from a small Oregon town travels to the big city--in this case San Francisco--to pursue his dream. He has to learn how to cope with the culture shock encountered in the move from small, rural Oregon to big--and bizarre--urban California.
- DirectorDaniel ZubiateStarsAmanda CourtneyCaedmon HollandAlan HumphreyThe closing staff of a local roller skating rink find themselves being stalked and slashed by a mysterious figure in their midst.
- DirectorBerty CadilhacStarsAlice SandersBenjamin McMahonAmy NewtonA group of roller skater friends join their forces to catch a serial killer who is too fast for the police.
- DirectorMalcolm D. LeeStarsShad MossNick CannonMeagan GoodIn the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to visit a different rink.
- StarsTom NowickiCarrie LaurenSusanne SchalinRoller Derby teams competing on the skate track.
- DirectorStuart MargolinStarsJames GarnerMargot KidderJohn LithgowIn this seedy neo-noire tale, two Hollywood homicide cops investigating a movie mogul's murder stumble upon a child-pornography ring.
- DirectorDonald G. JacksonStarsScott ShawFrank StalloneKaren BlackIn a futuristic society, a sword-wielding roller skater fights evil ninjas, punk roller skaters and is sent on an important rescue mission
- DirectorKate HickeyStarsMadSara MessengerTerrell FergusonIt's 1984 and Venice Beach, CA, is at the epicenter of a pop culture explosion. Young people of color seeking refuge from the turmoil of inner city life flock to the eclectic ocean community to create a brand new phenomenon: roller dancing. The talent and vibrant personality of this multicultural roller 'family' draws massive crowds and influences Hollywood. But just as roller dancing flourishes, politics, money and gentrification conspire to take their dreams away.
- DirectorHerb FreedStarsChristopher GeorgePatch MackenzieE. Danny MurphyA masked killer begins murdering students on the school track team after a track runner dies upon completion of a 30 second 200-meter race.
- DirectorJ. Terrance MitchellStarsPat RichardsonVinnie VinzerrelliInez DanielsThe story of 'Pat the Cat' Richardson, Vincent 'Vinzerrelli' Brown and Inez Daniels, three people whose colorful lives revolve around the local roller rink in Brooklyn.
- A 1984 roller skating demolition derby game.
- DirectorJack HillStarsRobbie LeeJoanne NailMonica GayleThe leader of an inner-city girl gang is challenged when a new girl moves into the neighborhood.
- DirectorBrendan MaherStarsLea MorenoDean O'GormanBradley PierceIn a post-apocalyptic world, a group of children move from one uncertain world to another in their quest for sanctuary.
- DirectorDick MaasStarsJames MarshallNaomi WattsEric ThalWhen the elevators in New York's 102-story Millennium Building start to malfunction, mechanic Mark Newman is sent to find the cause. After a series of gruesome and deadly "accidents" occur, Mark joins forces with spunky reporter Jennifer.
- CreatorHart HansonStarsEmily DeschanelDavid BoreanazMichaela ConlinF.B.I. Special Agent Seeley Booth teams up with the Jeffersonian's top anthropologist, Dr. Temperance Brennan, to investigate cases where all that's left of the victims are their bones.Episode: The Doll in the Derby (2013) - The dismembered body of a roller derby skater means Angela goes undercover at the rink to find more clues to the woman's murder.
- DirectorWalter C. MillerStarsJill SchulzGreg DeasonMolly BoiceCharlie Brown and Snoopy receive a letter from Snoopy's desert dwelling brother, Spike recounting his relationship with a (live-action) woman.
- DirectorBryan GordonStarsFrank WhaleyJennifer ConnellyDermot MulroneyJim is the dorky son of a local cement contractor who lives at home and has no direction. Josie is the gorgeous daughter of a wealthy businessman who dreams of leaving town. They find they have a lot in common.
- DirectorWilliam ButlerStarsParis WagnerSteve-Michael McLureKimberly Dawn GuerreroThe gingerdead man travels back in time to 1976 and carries out an epic disco killing spree.
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsRichard DreyfussRon HowardPaul Le MatA group of teenagers in California's central valley spend one final night after their 1962 high school graduation cruising the strip with their buddies before they pursue their varying goals.
- StarsWally GeorgeSean 'Hollywood' HamiltonTammy HansonInside the Super Roller Dome, the six teams; The T-Birds, The Bad Attitude, Hot Flash, Violators, Maniacs, and Rockers compete for the Commissioner's Cup in Rollergames from WAR.
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsShane McDermottSeth GreenBrittney PowellCalifornia born and raised surfer, Mitchell Goosen has to spend six months in Ohio while learning the hard way- love is where the heart is.
- DirectorRod AmateauStarsMichael J. FoxNancy McKeonTodd BridgesSet in a senior high school class, J.J. pursues the girlfriend of a rival from a higher clique.
- DirectorErica TremblayA documentary about a 10-year-old transgender girl who finds acceptance and empowerment in the company of a queer roller derby collective.
- DirectorKalman SzegvaryStarsJohn SorberaMark TylerAmy Van ElleAll best buddies Scott and Chuck wanted was a quiet weekend of fishing at their remote summer cabin, but when Scott reels in a note bearing the ominous message "People Eating People," their weekend in the sun takes a dark turn.
- DirectorDonna CassydLeslie SloanA fast-paced look at roller derby, which was once one of the only outlets for female professional athletes.
- CreatorMerv GriffinStarsDeney TerrioMotionFreeman KingLotsa dancin', disco music 'n tight pants!
- DirectorRobert GreenwaldStarsOlivia Newton-JohnGene KellyMichael BeckA struggling artist living in Los Angeles meets a girl who may hold the key to his happiness.
- DirectorRobert IscoveStarsGuy AubinCharity BrownDonna BrownRoller Disco music special, also featured is an animated history of the roller skate and vintage footage of roller skating through the years.
- CreatorGlen A. LarsonStarsClaude AkinsBrian KerwinMills WatsonThe misadventures of a shamelessly corrupt and incompetent small-town sheriff and his ineffectual staff.Episode: The Roller Disco Karate Kaper (1981)
- StarsMarthe De PillecynHanne VerbruggenKlaasje MeijerKlaasje, Marthe and Hanne own a cool rollerskating disco: the "K3 Roller Disco". They organize a lot of fun, modern and unique events and try to turn them into a real success. This doesn't always goes so easily, but their friendship survives everything.
- DirectorJayson SutcliffePolly WatkinsStarsJayson SutcliffeMelissa GeorgeTammy BryantFrom a suburban backyard to the world stage, Jayson Sutcliffe 'ROLLERBOY' skated his way to the top. Channelling his superheroes including the Bionic Woman and Kylie Minogue, Jayson lives to skate. Across twenty years on the international circuit he challenges the stereotypes and conventions of the skating world; his pursuit of gold and glory fueled by an insatiable quest for fame and a deep personal secret that drives his alter ego to achieve his dream at all costs. On the 20th Anniversary of his first world championship he finds himself thirty-five years old and still living at home with his mum... is it time to retire?
- StarsCasey KasemDon MessickHeather NorthThe adventures of the mystery solving dog and his nephew.Episode: The Neon Phantom of the Roller Disco! (1979) - The gang attempts to thwart the Neon Phantom that is terrorizing a roller disco.
- DirectorChris RobinsonStarsTip 'T.I.' HarrisLauren LondonEvan RossAs four friends prepare for life after high school, different challenges bring about turning points in each of their lives. The dramas unfold and resolve at their local rollerskating rink, Cascade.
- DirectorWilliam WebbDazzling performances from America's top roller skating champions. Featuring the music of Leo Sayer, Earth, Wind and Fire, Stevie Wonder and The Jacksons.
- DirectorTrey HaleyStarsRhyon Nicole BrownDonny CarringtonJazmine RobinsonTwo Childhood sweethearts who shared a passion for roller skating are reunited 15 years later during the holidays, forcing them to question their love and life choices.
- DirectorDonald G. JacksonStarsScott ShawJoe EstevezAllison ColemanThe further adventures of the lone samurai Hawk, as he continues his battle to defeat the evil Pharaoh, Saint Offender and the Black Knight. Guided by his Psychic, Hawk ultimate defeats his adversaries and brings order to the universe.
- DirectorNancy WalkerStarsRay SimpsonDavid HodoFelipe RoseA pseudo autobiography of disco's The Village People.
- DirectorMaya GallusJustine PimlottDerby Crazy Love takes viewers inside the adrenaline-filled world of women's roller derby. Meet Smack Daddy, Suzy Hotrod, Bonnie Thunders, Raw Heidi, Kamikaze Kitten, Iron Wench and other bad-ass warriors who are changing how we look at women in sport and femininity, one booty block at a time.
- DirectorJason BolingerInsane Mike SaundersStarsLinnea QuigleyJoseph RoarkKatie Lynn McDowellDemonica is a comedy/horror film about a group of kids in the eighties that get trapped in a skating rink overnight and are killed off one by one by hideous demons.
- DirectorJacob GentryStarsShaun BowmanJulianna GuillLauren McKnightA spoiled teen's birthday bash turns killer after she convinces her parents to re-open a roller skating rink where murders took place.
- DirectorJae-eun JeongStarsJong-hak BaekLee Cheon-heeCheon Jeong-myeongSoyo, a quiet teenager who was abandoned by his parents, sees his humdrum life change when he discovers the thrill of in-line skating.
- DirectorRick KingStarsCorey HaimPatricia ArquetteChristopher ColletIn a dystopian near future America, a young man infiltrates a powerful drug dealing rollerblading youth gang that runs his town in order to end their reign for good.
- 1990 Konami video game based on the roller derby show Rollergames (1990-1992).
- DirectorTom TrbovichRod BlackieAlan FergusonStarsRichard DawsonThe Village PeopleChuck MangioneA 1979 ABC-TV prime time special hosted by Richard Dawson at the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills. Music by Donna Summer, Anita Ward, The Village People, Sister Sledge, David Naughton and many more.
- DirectorWilliam A. LeveyStarsJudy LandersGary HudsonHarlene WinstenAt a roller-disco competition, two rivals find themselves becoming good friends while competing for a prize of $1000 in cash.
- StarsWolfman JackDêmon KogureA young kid named Donald J. Boy (DJ Boy) is a fighter on roller skates taking part in an ultimate fight-race known as "Rollergame".
- DirectorNoah WayStarsNoah WayZach HonerAnn KeenFinn is a small-town misfit who pursues his passion of becoming an expert roller skater when he enters into a local competition. But when the rink he trains at closes, him and his friends must find a way to open it back up again.
- DirectorAndrew BushStarsMark LittleKayla LoretteScott VroomanWhen a roller-skating-obsessed town is overrun by video-game-shilling gangsters, only one man has the funk deep enough to boogie them back to oblivion.
- DirectorHarry KerwinStarsRhonda FoxTom LeindeckerPatricia MichelleA high school football star tries to romance the new girl at the school who happens to be his coach's daughter.
- DirectorGreg BeemanStarsErik von DettenSam HorriganChristina VidalAndy "Brink" Brinker and his in-line skating crew--Peter, Jordy, and Gabriella--who call themselves "Soul-Skaters" (which means they skate for the fun of it, and not for the money), clash with a group of sponsored skaters, Team X-Bladz--led by Val--with whom they attend high school in southern California. When Brink discovers that his family is in financial trouble, he goes against his parents' and friends' wishes and joins Team X-Bladz. Will he be able to pull off this double life?
- DirectorRoy MackStarsTito and His SwingtetteFrank ParisJane FrazeeWhen a roller skate salesman is told to increase his sales, he puts everyone including his boss on skates. He is fired, but after the boss falls down he is cured of his meanness and makes the salesman his partner.
- StarsEmili McMakinStuart ThomajanErin GaleyA stylish reality series that follows the private lives, dramas and quirky personalities of the ladies of Texas Roller Derby. The first half of each episode focuses on their off-track lives in the days leading up to the roller derby competition, featured in the second half. Recurring themes touch on strength, individuality, rebellion, feminism and comraderie.
- DirectorDonald G. JacksonStarsScott ShawFrank StalloneKaren BlackIn a post-apocalyptic world where rollerblading is the chief means of travel, the evil Pharoah sends his minions outside the Wheel Zone to abduct a psychic. The psychic has been trained in the way of the samurai, but has shunned her training to become a Passive. Once abducted, her brother joins forces with others to try and rescue her, but they face many challenges from the Dark Side.
- DirectorBill PerskyStarsTim ConwayJan MurrayMoosie DrierA man determined to impress his son--and show up his son's stepfather--decides to try to get into the Guinness Book of World Records by setting a record for staying the longest time on roller skates.
- DirectorMark SandrichStarsFred AstaireGinger RogersEdward Everett HortonA ballet dancer and a showgirl fake a marriage for publicity purposes, then fall in love.
- DirectorNeal IsraelStarsHarvey KormanFred WillardPeter RiegertIn a story told in narrative flashbacks, a young TV consultant is hired by the President of a bankrupt USA to organize a telethon in order to prevent the country from being repossessed by wealthy Native Americans.
- DirectorJeffrey SchwarzStarsNorman JewisonAntony GibbsWilliam HarrisonDocumentary about the making of the 1975 science-fiction dystopia classic.
- DirectorMing ChinGodfrey HoStarsRichard HarrisonDon WongYasuaki KurataThe Ninja Empire has been run by an evil master and one member decides to leave the empire. The ex-Ninja wants a Hong Kong detective to track down the new leader and end his reign of terror.AKA: Ninja Thunderbolt. Ninjas on Roller Skates!
- DirectorRalph HemeckerStarsYancey AriasSeth BaileyKirk BaltzThe Blade Squad is an experimental police chaser unit that consists of mainly cops who have screwed up and are practically off the force, who patrol the city on roller blades and have jet packs that give them speed. Presently, the department is trying to decide if whether or not they are worth keeping on. They are going after street punk who pulls flawless robberies. And what they don't know is that the man's brother was arrested by them and tried to runaway and was killed in the process, he blames and is planning to go after them.
- DirectorWei-An ChenStarsYvonne Hung YungKa-Kui HoTung-Chuan Cheng
- CreatorMark BrazillBonnie TurnerTerry TurnerStarsTopher GraceLaura PreponMila KunisA comedy revolving around a group of teenage friends, their mishaps, and their coming of age, set in 1970s Wisconsin.
- DirectorDavid TrainerStarsTopher GraceMila KunisAshton KutcherWhen the Rollerdisco comes to Kenosha, Jackie insists Hyde must be her partner, he won't, she scorns Kelso, that leaves Fez, actually the best choice. Donna makes Michael so jealous he tries to sabotage his friend but swallows his marble; they win anyway, she gets drunk and frisky, Fez resists temptation, then regrets it. Donna's consolation attempt is mistaken by Kelso for making out... Red is sued by Earl for irregular termination using many ass-words; the panel insists Eric tells them about working with his pa's temper at work; Earl is however hopelessly late...
- DirectorSharon RutterStarsAnn CalvelloThis documentary portrait follows Roller Derby's "Meanest Mama on Skates", Ann Calvello. Now in her 70s, Ann refuses to give up the limelight - she is still bashing heads on the banked track of any upstart league that will have her. And she's still acting like the bawdy bad girl of the Derby, even as she bags groceries at her part-time job at Safeway. In the two years the documentary follows her, Ann simultaneously grapples with her declining ability to skate and her determination to be the first professional athlete to have competed continuously in a sport for six decades.
- DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinEdna PurvianceJames T. KelleyAfter causing restaurant chaos at work, a bumbling waiter tears up the local roller rink with his skating.
- DirectorTay GarnettStarsMickey RooneyPat O'BrienBeverly TylerAn orphanage runaway becomes a roller-skating champion but gets sick with polio.
- DirectorAmole GupteStarsMakrand DeshpandePartho A. GupteDevraya GoleArjun dreams of skating. Can Arjun follow his dream and be a champion?
- DirectorBen LowIan RankinThis short fiction film tells the love story between a young anglophone and a young francophone who unite their destinies in roller skates.
- DirectorConrad HeltenEzekiel NortonMichael GoguenStarsErica LindbeckSienna BohnShannon Chan-KentJoin Barbie as she enters three different video games! Will she be able to save the lands?
- DirectorMichael BrownStarsSara HackbarthShannon HuotDeanna DangerAmerica's fastest growing sport is flat track roller derby - a full-contact sport that is dominated by women. It's a real sport with real consequences. Follow a Brewcity Bruisers Milwaukee Roller Girls' season on and off the track.
- CreatorPaul PlaydonRick RosnerStarsErik EstradaLarry WilcoxRobert PineThe adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers.