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Skatetown, U.S.A. is a 1979 American comedy musical film produced to capitalize on the short-lived fad of roller disco. [2] Directed by William A. Levey, the film features many television stars from the 1960s and 1970s, among them Scott Baio, Flip Wilson, Maureen McCormick, Ron Palillo and Ruth Buzzi.
Roller Boogie is frequently cited among a number of films in the late-1970s that capitalized on the roller boogie trend, along with films such as Skatetown, U.S.A.. [16] It was also one of the last films made by actress Linda Blair before she appeared in a series of exploitation horror and crime films throughout the following decade. [7]
Pages in category "Roller skating films" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Roller derby story starring Raquel Welch that ends in a one-on-one race versus her nemesis. Unholy Rollers: 1972 Drama A girl quits her job in a cannery to become a roller derby skater. Skatetown, U.S.A. 1979 Drama L.A. skaters including Ace Johnson (Patrick Swayze) compete in a contest for prize money. Roller Boogie: 1979 Romance
In 1979, Cue magazine praised the rink as "a fabulous $2 million roller disco in a former movie theater" and "the front-runner of the roller-disco craze". [5] Similarly, in that year's ranking of various roller discos, Cue described New York's Empire Roller Disco, the birthplace of roller disco, [11] as "not as snazzy as the Roll-A-Palace". [12]
This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1979 per Variety.The data was based on grosses from 20 to 22 key cities and therefore, the gross quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.
Group 1 Films / Hammer Film Productions Anthony Page (director); George Axelrod (screenplay); Elliott Gould , Cybill Shepherd , Angela Lansbury , Herbert Lom , Arthur Lowe , Ian Carmichael , Gerald Harper , Jenny Runacre , Jean Anderson , Madlena Nedeva, Madge Ryan , Rosalind Knight , Vladek Sheybal , Wolf Kahler , Barbara Markham, Peter Schratt
The following is a list of highest-grossing sports films of all time, which may also be among the highest grossing films of all time. Auto racing is the most frequent sport with 20 films on the list, including seven of the top 10 entries. Fast & Furious is the most frequent franchise with nine films, followed by Rocky with seven.