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Overview

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Director:
Rowdy Herrington
Writers (WGA):
David Lee Henry (story)
David Lee Henry (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
19 May 1989 (USA) more
Tagline:
The dancing's over. Now it gets dirty. more
Plot:
A tough bouncer is hired to tame a dirty bar. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
5 nominations more
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(69 articles)
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Splendidly bad more (165 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Patrick Swayze ... Dalton

Kelly Lynch ... Doc

Sam Elliott ... Wade Garrett

Ben Gazzara ... Brad Wesley

Marshall R. Teague ... Jimmy (as Marshall Teague)

Julie Michaels ... Denise
Red West ... Red Webster
Sunshine Parker ... Emmet (as 'Sunshine' Parker)
Jeff Healey ... Cody
Kevin Tighe ... Tilghman
John Doe ... Pat McGurn
Kathleen Wilhoite ... Carrie
Travis McKenna ... Jack

Roger Hewlett ... Younger
Kurt James Stefka ... Hank
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Additional Details

Runtime:
114 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Portuguese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Valencia, California, USA

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Dalton's first name is James. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: Supposed to be set in Jasper, Missouri, yet if you look carefully in one scene, you can see a road sign with a California highway marker in the background. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Bouncer Checking IDs: [to Frank Tilghman, as he enters the Bandstand] Go ahead, sir.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "I Love the 80's 3-D" (2005) more
Soundtrack:
On the Road Again more

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35 out of 54 people found the following comment useful.
Splendidly bad, 30 July 2006
10/10
Author: Gary Cain from Canada

This movie is so ridiculous it's sublime! Ben Gazzara's portrayal of ascot-clad uber-villain Brad Wesley is...delicious! The showdown between Dalton and Wesley's top goon comes off more like rough sex between two gay ballet dancers than an epic tough-guy battle. I've never seen a fight with so many perfectly pointed toes.

Dalton's love interest (a blonde doctor with a family of five living in her giant hair) inexplicably wears a picnic-table cover throughout the entire movie.

And we have a musical cameo! Jeff Healey's every line seems to scream "fire my agent". Luckily for him he didn't have to see the movie.

And I won't ruin it, but the final line of the flick, uttered by a fat guy in a "CAT" hat, is solid gold as well. If you want a great laugh, this is solid gold! I give it a 10 on entertainment value alone.

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