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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Summary: Rollover - A Sign of the Times
Comment: If you want an insight into today's financial crisis, this movie will give it to you. A little dated, for sure, but well worth watching.

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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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