# Rollercoaster (1977)

> A safety inspector races through America’s amusement parks to stop a calculating terrorist from turning a roller coaster’s opening day into mass murder.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5736

## Facts

- Runtime: 119 min
- Genres: Action, Thriller
- Director: James Goldstone
- Cast: George Segal, Richard Widmark, Timothy Bottoms, Harry Guardino, Susan Strasberg, Henry Fonda, Helen Hunt, Dorothy Tristan
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076636/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, suspenseful, mechanical, thriller night, 1970s movie marathon

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