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Prayer of the Rollerboys

Prayer of the Rollerboys

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Prayer of the Rollerboys

"In the 21st Century, it's gonna take one man and his blades to save the world from another man...and HIS blades."

1991

1h 35m

5.7(38 votes)

Science Fiction

Action

Overview

Griffin, a rollerblader in the not so distant future of an economically wrecked Los Angeles, races against time to save both his younger brother and the city from the fate dealt out by the fascist rollerblading street gang, the Rollerboys.

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JVC

TV Tokyo

GAGA Communications

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Corey Haim

Corey Haim

Griffin

Patricia Arquette

Patricia Arquette

Casey

Christopher Collet

Christopher Collet

Gary Lee

Julius Harris

Julius Harris

Speedbagger

Devin Clark

Miltie

Mark Pellegrino

Mark Pellegrino

Bango

Morgan Weisser

Morgan Weisser

Bullwinkle

Jake Dengel

Jake Dengel

Tyler

G. Smokey Campbell

G. Smokey Campbell

Watt

John P. Connolly

Pinky

Creative team

Directed by: Rick King
Written by: W. Peter Iliff
Produced by: Robert Mickelson

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