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TechnoTV - Rollover
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Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Starring: Jane Fonda, Kris Kristofferson, Hume Cronyn, Josef Sommer, Bob Gunton
Directed By: Alan J. Pakula
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786300271838
Format: Color
ISBN: 6300271838
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: 1995-03-28
Running Time: 116
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1981-12-11
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Summary: Prophetic Thriller!!!
Comment: One of the few entries in a genre that could be called "Financial Thriller" is an exciting, thought-provoking film that has more to do with 2008 than with 1981.
Generally panned after its release, "Rollover" is a film of unusual delights. Underneath a rather dense layer of financial jargon (that might be taken apart by some of your more knowledgeable capitalists) lie some intriguing ideas and fine characterization. The basic plot involves an actress-turned-business woman (Fonda) and a highly-skilled financial trouble-shooter (Kristofferson) who align themselves professionally and romantically. The paranoia and distrust central to the film not only infects their relationship but finds a larger manifestation in the precarious relationship between Saudi Oil and the world economy. Sound familiar?
Maybe 1981 found "Rollover" less than convincing. However, today, the realities of how large concentrations of corporate wealth threaten the fragile state of our global economy make this film indistinguishable from our nightly newscasts.
Check it out...
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Summary: Very Current Subject re: Chine and Middle East Bailout of Wallstreet
Comment: If you saw the 60 Minutes with Leslie Stahl who interviews the guy in China who is dumping billions into Wall Street lately....which is what made me think of this movie.....then you would understand its relevance.
Very suspenseful.
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Summary: daring
Comment: This is, to my knowledge, the only major Hollywood movie ever made to attempt to expose the power of the Arab oil tycoons and what they might do with that power. No such movie would be allowed to be made now, which is a further testiment to that power and to the fact that this power is now being wielded inside the United States and not just from the outside.
So, enjoy the movie. There will never be another one like it. And if you want the facts, read Sleeping with the Devil. Also, Blood and Oil.
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Summary: Romancing the Market Mystery
Comment: A handsome, clean shaven Kris Kristopherson with his smoky Texas drawl romances a stunning Jane Fonda in a clever mystery constructed around worldwide high finance. Good solid performances by both, but it is a tad difficult to believe Fonda is from Arkansas and Kristopherson from south Texas is a sophisticated, debonair banker. As a mystery, it keeps you guessing.
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Summary: A Cautionary Tale
Comment: While I can certainly argue about the cast, the plotline (given its Hollywood source) is plausible and frightening. It isn't about the Saudi's out to destroy the world or greedy bankers. It is a story about what might happen if the U.S. owed a large part of their debt to overseas investors and those investors panicked.
Swap Asians for Arabs and cheap goods for oil and you are all set. Almost half of all U.S. debt is owned by foreign investors now, including many that are not friendly to us. It is in their interest not to dump this debt on the market at the moment but what if bonds or the dollar (or both) started to seriously slide? What if they decided it was "them or us" and weren't going to see their investments implode. Watch the movie and see how an innocent action might trigger such a response.
It is true that only folks with a good understanding of international economics will "get it" and I am surprised such a movie was even released. If you have the background and can put up with the actors, this is quite a fascinating tale.
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The widow of a murdered bank president and a maverick financier must prevent a crisis when Arab nations threaten to pull their funds from U.S. banks, thereby causing a worldwide financial collapse.
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