B-Movie Gazette: ROLLERCOASTER (1977) - REST IN PEACE GEORGE SEGAL - PULL THIS ONE OFF THE SHELF, BLOW THE DUST OFF, IT'S HIS MOST FORGOTTEN ABOUT GREAT PERFORMANCE

B-MOVIE OF THE MONTH - DEAD END (2003)

Made for less than a million dollars, the slightly obscure Dead End is a chilling little indie you don't want to miss. It might just be the best Christmas horror movie no one ever heard of and every dollar is up there on the screen. It's quirky, weird, funny, bizarre, and scary all at once. Black comedy for sure but much more, this would make a nice double feature with The Perfect Host, another movie we're big on around here. So, grab some eggnog and a snack or two and check out the inimitable Ray Wise with legendary Lin Shaye as they take their family down a wrong turn, what's up with this road? Why doesn't it end? After all, they're just trying to make it to Christmas Eve dessert at Frank's mother's house. Tubi, Plex, Freevee, enjoy! 2.75 stars/2.75

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

ROLLERCOASTER (1977) - REST IN PEACE GEORGE SEGAL - PULL THIS ONE OFF THE SHELF, BLOW THE DUST OFF, IT'S HIS MOST FORGOTTEN ABOUT GREAT PERFORMANCE

America lost one of it's great actors this week, George Segal passed at 87 from bypass complications. 1977's Rollercoaster finds him not only in his natural comic element but action too as he plays a safety inspector of coasters trying to hunt down a very cunning serial bomber (Sam Bottoms.) He's kind of forced into the whole thing which is where his wry humor shines. A big role for him, he's practically in every scene.

Throw in a great Richard Widmark latter day performance, the legendary LA band Sparks, awesome locations like Kings Island and Magic Mountain and you've got one heck of an overlooked and underrated flick. Only available on DVD, in fact I'm going to pull mine off the shelf right now! 😉 3.5 stars/5