Film Critics Name 10 Best Rolling Scenes in Cinema

The National Rolling Association, the governing organization of the extreme sport of rolling down a hill, has announced the 10 movies selected by film critics that have outstanding scenes of rolling down a hill. Detailed results will be available on the National Rolling Association website, www.theroller.net.

Film critics from newspapers, such as, the New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Variety, and electronic media, such as Cinecultist.com, efilm.com, and The Onion, identified their favorite rolling scenes in cinema.


The results are:

Best Rolling Scene in Any Movie - The Princess Bride (Wesley and Princess Buttercup)

Best Roll Down a Hill in a Wheelchair - The Notorious Landlady

Best Roll Down a Muddy Hill by a Couple - Romancing the Stone (Kathleen Turner/ Michael Douglas)

Best Roll in a Prison Escape - Dark Passage (Humphrey Bogart)

Best Roll Down a Banner - Rush Hour (Jackie Chan)

Best Rolling Scene in a Silent Movie – Seven Chances (Buster Keaton)

Best Roll Down a Hill Inside a Car - Johnny Dangerously (Griffin Dunne)

Best Roll Down a Steep Embankment - 10 (Dudley Moore)

Best Rolling Scene in a French Movie - Mouchette

Best First Movie to Feature Rolling - Girls Rolling Down a Hill (1903)

Best Worst Movie with a Rolling Scene - Uncle Sam


If you have any questions or request further information, please contact Dr. Lyle Chicago, Director, National Rolling Association, at theroller@theroller.net or at 610-667-0769.