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Road House

- Dalton lives like a loner, fights like a professional. And loves like there's no tomorrow.

The Double Deuce is the meanest, loudest and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and Dalton has been hired to clean it up. He might not look like much, but the Ph.D.-educated bouncer proves he's more than capable – busting the heads of troublemakers and turning the roadhouse into a jumping hot spot. But Dalton's romance with the gorgeous Dr. Clay puts him on the bad side of cutthroat local big shot Brad Wesley.

Release Date : 1989-05-19

Language :EnglishPortuguese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : United ArtistsStar Partners II Ltd.Silver PicturesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Road House

Cast

Character Name : James Dalton

Original Name : Patrick Swayze

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Elizabeth Clay

Original Name : Kelly Lynch

Gender : Female

Character Name : Wade Garrett

Original Name : Sam Elliott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brad Wesley

Original Name : Ben Gazzara

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jimmy

Original Name : Marshall R. Teague

Gender : Male

Character Name : Denise

Original Name : Julie Michaels

Gender : Female

Character Name : Red Webster

Original Name : Red West

Gender : Male

Character Name : Emmet

Original Name : Sunshine Parker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frank Tilghman

Original Name : Kevin Tighe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pat McGurn

Original Name : John Doe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carrie

Original Name : Kathleen Wilhoite

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jack

Original Name : Travis McKenna

Gender : Male

Character Name : Younger

Original Name : Roger Hewlett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bandstand Bouncer

Original Name : Bob Jennings

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Girl

Original Name : Kym Malin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cody

Original Name : Jeff Healey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Steve

Original Name : Gary Hudson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Karpis

Original Name : Joe Unger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judy (as Sheila Caan)

Original Name : Sheila Ryan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ernie Bass

Original Name : Keith David

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bandstand Babe

Original Name : Patricia Tallman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Party Girl

Original Name : Heidi Paine

Gender : Female

Character Name : Party Girl

Original Name : Jacklyn Palmer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Strip Joint Girl

Original Name : Laura Albert

Gender : Female

Character Name : Strip Joint Girl

Original Name : Christina Veronica

Gender : Female

Character Name : Strip Joint Girl

Original Name : Jasae

Gender : Female

Character Name : Strip Joint Girl

Original Name : Michele Burger

Gender : Female

Character Name : Morgan

Original Name : Terry Funk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bandstand Babe

Original Name : Susan Lentini

Gender : Female

Character Name : Well-Endowed Wife

Original Name : Cheryl Baker

Gender : Female

Character Name : Steve's Girl

Original Name : Dawn Ciccone

Gender : Female

Character Name : Laughing Henchman (uncredited)

Original Name : Benny Urquidez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Steve's Girl

Original Name : Julie Royer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mountain

Original Name : Tiny Ron

Gender : Male

Character Name : Derelict

Original Name : Chino 'Fats' Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sharing Husband

Original Name : Christopher Collins

Gender : Male

Character Name : O'Connor

Original Name : Michael Rider

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tinker

Original Name : John William Young

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bandstand Tough Guy

Original Name : Joey Plewa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hank

Original Name : Kurt James Stefka

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

The name is Dalton and we thought he would be bigger. Dalton (Patrick Swayze) is a highly regarded professional cooler of bars and clubs. He is hired by Frank Tilghman (Kevin Tighe) to clean up his Double Deuce Road House down in Jasper, Missouri. A rough drunken and bloody place, the Double Deuce is just the start of Dalton's problems as he falls foul of town despot Brad Wesley (Ben Gazzara). I don't know if it's the same the world over, but here in Britain a bouncer is very different to that of a doorman. This is something that anyone who has been in and round the profession can attest to. So even though the casting of Swayze at first glance seemed an odd one, his character Dalton (wonderfully essayed by him actually) is the epitome of a doorman cooler, where violence is the last resort and used only in extreme circumstances. All of which makes Road House an interesting film in the context of its subjects, it's only when the makers resort to cheap tricks and heavy formula that the film descends into soggy popcorn fodder. The fight scenes are competently handled here, and the characters are an engaging bunch (an axis between Dalton and his landlord Emmet is particularly warm). It's also a very sexy film, mucho machismo for the lads and ladies as Swayze buffs up and kicks butt, while Kelly Lynch sets pulses raising as the perfectly toned, obligatory love interest, Doc Clay (this is a world where doctors look and are shaped like Lynch). A huge question remains though as to if Road House means to be as cheese funny as it is? Because outside of the obvious jokes (plenty) there's cringe moments that make you wonder if it's comedy first, hard buttock actioner second? Be that as it may, Road House is an entertaining film regardless. Scorned by many but cherished by a lot, it remains a late 80s genre splicer that now has something of a cult following. See it at least if only for Sam Elliott's delightful turn as Wade Garrett, the cooler with a reputation as big as Jasper itself. 7/10 Fotnote: Michael Kamen scores the music and basically uses the same score he used for Die Hard the previous year.