Karen wants more action out of life and quits her job to become to a skater in the roller derby, but she encounters friction from the other skaters. Thought to be lost forever, here it is online for the first time in nearly a decade. Aug 25, 2017 unholy rollers is a 1972 american sexploitation comedy film directed by vernon zimmerman, starring claudia jennings, louis quinn and betty anne rees. Think whip it, but with a tough as nails angry girl in the lead and you get the picture. Unholy rollers began life, i understand, as an intended ripoff of the expensive raquel welch movie, kansas city bomber. The unholy rollers 1972 r 1h 28min action, comedy, drama 10 november 1972 usa karen wants more action out of life and quits her job at the cannery to become a skater in the roller derby. Claudia jennings stars as karen walker, a woman who sets her sights for roller derby success. The enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse duration. A pressbook was sent to theater owners by the studio to help promote the film. Enter, unholy rollers, a film that seems to have been a cashin on not only the recent roller derby explosion across our great land, but a cash in on the far more expensive raquel welch vehicle, kansas city bombers 1972. Unholy rollers showtimes a locker room look at the toughest broads in the world. A roller derby newcomer claudia jennings soon makes enemies for refusing to play by the unwritten rules. Unholy rollers 1972 a rollerderby newcomer claudia jennings soon makes enemies for refusing to play by the unwritten rules. It does have some fun 80s style new waveglampop metal outfits and enjoyable tunes, though, so it isnt a complete waste of space.
Unholy rollers stars the gorgeous and feisty playmate of the year 1970, ms. Plot edit karen wants more action out of life and quits her job at the cannery to become a skater in the roller derby. After being sexually harassed by her loutish boss at the factory, karen walks out of her job and tries. So ignoring that awful foreignlanguage poster letterboxd switched to, let me tell you about the unholy rollers. Unholy love released in the united kingdom as deceit is a 1932 american precode drama film directed and produced by albert ray. Night of the cobra woman 1972 the big bird cage 1972 the unholy rollers 1972 caged heat 1974 big bad mama 1974 death race 2000 1975 pmentertainmentlives 20200316 19. The unholy rollers 1972 letterboxd social film discovery. Unholy rollers 1972, is an epic roller derby comedy from the always reliable american international pictures aip, produced by james h.
Denis sanders burt toppervernon zimmermanalbert pyun shout. After watching the unholy rollers, im convinced star claudia jennings could have become quite a screen actress even beyond her. Grease your wheels for this hardjamming, bodyslamming, rinkramming peek at the sordid world of 70s roller derby chicks, starring 1970 playboy playmate of the year claudia jennings gator bait as a toughnsexy and possibly psychotic lady skater who rolls her way to the top of the derby. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Kathleen freeman and claudia jennings in the unholy rollers 1972. You are browsing the website, which contains photos and videos of nude celebrities. Offering tens of thousands of items to choose from. Watch the unholy rollers 1972 full movie online the dexterity it must require to perform such a lofty high kick while wearing roller skates is something i aspire to. Released a few months after raquel welchs kansas city bomber, unholy rollers gives the welch film.
As she skates her way to roller stardom, she incurs the wrath of jealous team members and the owner of. It was the first film adaptation of the french novel madame bovary produced. The unholy rollers, movie, 1972 internet movie cars database. Where bomber was the dramatic tale of a single mom trying to make ends meet, rollers is straightup exploitation, a roger cormanproduced action comedy featuring bmovie beauty claudia jennings as a spitfire willing to do. Back in the day, the exploits of roller derby teams like the san francisco bay bombers and philadelphia warriors, and stars like charlie oconnell and pretty judy arnold, were broadcast saturdays on the local uhf outlets alongside professional wrestling. She encounters friction from the other skatersespecially mickey, the current star of the team. Unholy rollers 1972 vernon zimmerman related allmovie. Claudia jennings stars as a disaffected young woman who finds a gig as a roller derby star, though her disaffection only grows to include the roller derby circuit, her team, employers, fans, and the world, in what builds into a massive fuck you of an ending. Be forewarned, this definitely doesnt qualify as a p.
The unholy rollers 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Where bomber was the dramatic tale of a single mom trying to make ends meet, rollers is straightup exploitation, a roger cormanproduced action comedy featuring b movie beauty claudia jennings as a spitfire willing to do. The cover of the press book for the american international film the unholy rollers, used by movie theaters and promoters. The unholy rollers, movie, 1972 pictures provided by.
Above them her muscular legs are snaked with ink, banded at the knee by kneepads, and capped off by a greenandblack tigerprint skirt. Apr 27, 2014 my second roller derbythemed film in 3 days, 1972s the unholy rollers is much different than kansas city bomber. When this film was released in 1972, roller derby was at the zenith of its popularity with the public. The unholy rollers is a 1972 american action comedy film directed by vernon zimmerman and starring claudia jennings. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Karen proves herself a feisty competitor but refuses to be a team player. Unholy rollers unholy rollers 1972 and gator bait if i ever had the chance to go back in time and work as a director in 1970s american cinema there would be a certain number of specific actresses i would relish working with. Bourland sought to rank every single liveaction, nonsilent, nondocumentary englishlanguage movie released before the year 2000.
Other low budget 70s stuff already has an anything goes randomness to it but the unholy rollers is pure, unhinged anarchy. Factory pulls another four obscurities from the mgm vaults for their cult movie marathon volume one twodisc dvd set. The unholy rollers 1972 page 1 of 1 previous next page. Karen wants more action out of life and quits her job at the cannery to become a skater in the roller derby.
Unholy rollers 1972 and gator bait if i ever had the chance to go back in time and work as a director in 1970s american cinema there would be a certain number of specific actresses i would relish working with. It was written by samuel stephen freeman and produced by joshua blumenfeld and sky whisper productions. With claudia jennings, louis quinn, betty anne rees, roberta collins. Unholy rollers combines two of my favorite 1970s obsessions roller derby and claudia jennings. After being sexually harassed by her loutish boss at the factory, karen walks out of her job and tries out for the roller derby. I do wish roberta collins had a bigger part in unholy rollers, but oh well, at least theres.
Starring the blazinghot claudia jennings as karen walker, rollers excels at recreating the cheeezy, whitetrash goodness of actual roller derby competition. It usually contains photos and stories for clipping out and used for newspaper duplication. Unholy rollers is a 1972 american sexploitation comedy film directed by vernon zimmerman, starring claudia jennings, louis quinn and betty anne rees. Jan 01, 2008 eight wheels roll across the rink towards the aluminum bleachers, four on each of her blackclad feet. Your results click the show my results button above to calculate your results. The film is a remake of the 1925 film of the same name, with both films based on the novel the unholy three, by tod robbins. A still photo from the movie the unholy rollers with claudia jennings, louie and the rockets on stage, and their manager jay shack gigandet at the table in the white hat. It was rare for a movie to make such extensive use of that technique.
Buy unholy rollers movie posters from movie poster shop. The unholy rollers 1972 the unholy rollers 1972 imdb. Little bunny sunshine unholy rollers movie poster museum see more. This one features nearly constant derby action which helps to keep the film moving, and the performances are pretty good as well. Looking every inch like the former playboy playmate of the year that she was, flaxentressed knockout claudia jennings took top billing as a factoryworker chick who strapped on her skates and raced for glory, pausing. The unholy 1 roller blade 1 unholy matrimony 1 taxi violence unholy 1 recent nude celebrities. Unholy is an independent film about nazi mysticism directed by daryl goldberg and starring adrienne barbeau and nicholas brendon. This page was last modified on 9 september 2016, at 14. A still photo from the movie the unholy rollers with claudia jennings, louie and the rockets on stage, and their manager jay. Former miss usa kelli mccarty in her first adult movie. Overview of the unholy rollers, 1972, directed by vernon zimmerman, with claudia jennings, louis quinn, betty anne rees, at turner classic movies. As she skates her way to roller stardom, she incurs the wrath of jealous team members.
Featuring a voice over by drunken zombie ohost wes thompson this trailer was put together to promote a screening of unholy rollers at the drunken zombie. Unholy rollers 1972 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Unholy rollers mar 09, 2008 a claudia jennings double feature. Invasion of the bee girls 1973the devils 8 1969unholy rollers 1972vicious lips 1986 directors. Scorethefilms movie blog he was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad rafael sabatini. Unholy rollers 1972 cast and crew a roller derby newcomer claudia jennings soon makes enemies for refusing to play by the unwritten rules.
Dec 24, 20 trailer for the 1988 film, the unholy, starring ben cross, hal holbrook, ned beatty, trevor howard, claudia robinson and william russ. Bee girls and unholy rollers, on the other hand, were just exactly the kind of movie a drivein film lover is after. Unholy rollers is heavy on violence and fourletter words and short on character, but that seems to make the picture true to its source. What starts out with a fairly generic aip production, unholy rollers wheels into something much more unusual. A rollerderby newcomer claudia jennings soon makes enemies for refusing to play by the unwritten rules.
Grease your wheels for this hardjamming, bodyslamming, rinkramming peek at the sordid world of 70s roller derby chicks, starring 1970 playboy playmate of the year claudia jennings gator bait as a toughnsexy and possibly psychotic lady skater who rolls her way to the top of the derby pack where. The unholy three is a 1930 american precode melodrama directed by jack conway and starring lon chaney. Unholy rollers is a more entertaining movie than the raquel welch vehicle, kansas city bomber. Mar 30, 2011 featuring a voice over by drunken zombie ohost wes thompson this trailer was put together to promote a screening of unholy rollers at the drunken zombie deadly double feature on april 23 2011.
There may not have been much money on hand, but they delivered a finished product every time and, in the process, gave an onsite education to dozens of the most famous and. Claudia jennings, candice roman, and alan vint in the unholy rollers 1972. She encounters friction from the other skaters especially mickey, the current number one star of the team. Released a few months after raquel welchs kansas city bomber, unholy rollers gives the welch film a. Released a few months after raquel welchs kansas city bomber, unholy rollers gives the welch film a run for its money, despite its exploitation budget, by adding nudity and lesbianism. My second roller derbythemed film in 3 days, 1972 s the unholy rollers is much different than kansas city bomber. There may not have been much money on hand, but they delivered a finished product every time and, in the process, gave an onsite education to dozens of the most famous and successful filmmakers of the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Unholy rollers movie posters from movie poster shop. Find similar and related movies for unholy rollers 1972 vernon zimmerman on allmovie. Raquel beat it to the starting gate, alas and so it was held up until now presumably to give us time to work up another lather for a roller derby movie. Some of them also show all the poster promotion material available for the film.