On the boardwalk, snooty Beverly Hills teenager Linda Blair (as Theresa "Terry" Barkley) refuses to boogie down with cute Venice roller-skater Jim Bray (as Robert "Bobby" James). They are mutually attracted, however. You can tell. Later, at the roller disco, Ms. Blair has a proposition for Mr. Bray. No, not that. Blair wants Bray to teach her how to skate. Well, that too. They quickly become a couple. This upsets snooty parents Beverly Garland and Roger Perry (as Lillian and Roger Barkley). They expect Blair to go off the Juilliard Music School and continue developing her skills on the flute...
Somehow sensing the movie wouldn't be much without him, once "Lost in Space" pilot Mark Goddard (as Thatcher) lands in town. He and his gangster-type goons want to level the discoed "Roller Rink" and open another business. This film highlights a silly sub-fad that was over sometime before post-production. Direction and editing are sloppy. Bray is game and the skating sequences are fun. The part of the chase at the big, drained swimming pools is quite good. That is Cher singing "Hell on Wheels" (a minor hit) over the credits. The story ends with a "boogie contest." You'll never guess who wins.
****** Roller Boogie (12/19/79) Mark L. Lester ~ Linda Blair, Jim Bray, Beverly Garland, Mark Goddard
Somehow sensing the movie wouldn't be much without him, once "Lost in Space" pilot Mark Goddard (as Thatcher) lands in town. He and his gangster-type goons want to level the discoed "Roller Rink" and open another business. This film highlights a silly sub-fad that was over sometime before post-production. Direction and editing are sloppy. Bray is game and the skating sequences are fun. The part of the chase at the big, drained swimming pools is quite good. That is Cher singing "Hell on Wheels" (a minor hit) over the credits. The story ends with a "boogie contest." You'll never guess who wins.
****** Roller Boogie (12/19/79) Mark L. Lester ~ Linda Blair, Jim Bray, Beverly Garland, Mark Goddard