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Release Date:
19 May 1989 (USA)
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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
Awards:
5 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(72 articles)
Your Thanksgiving TV marathon guide: Saturday
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 28 November 2009, 5:00 AM, PST)
Family Guy Quotes: "Brian's Got a Brand New Bag"
(From TVfanatic. 9 November 2009, 8:33 AM, PST)
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 28 November 2009, 5:00 AM, PST)
Family Guy Quotes: "Brian's Got a Brand New Bag"
(From TVfanatic. 9 November 2009, 8:33 AM, PST)
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Splendidly bad
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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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114 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Finland:K-16 (1990) (cut) |
Finland:K-18 (1989) (cut) |
Iceland:16 |
South Korea:18 |
Australia:R |
Canada:18A |
France:-12 |
Norway:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R (certificate #29677) |
West Germany:18 |
Canada:R (Ontario) |
Argentina:18 |
Germany:BPjM Restricted
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When Patrick Swayze takes Kelly Lynch to his room, he turns on the radio. The uncredited song playing is "I Sold My Soul to Rock'N'Roll" by the German Heavy Metal band, Bullett, from their 1984 album, 'No Mercy.'
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Factual errors: At the time the movie was made, Missouri used two different license plates, maroon for cars, black for trucks. Emmet's truck - and possibly others - has maroon car plates.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Bouncer Checking IDs: [to Frank Tilghman, as he enters the Bandstand] Go ahead, sir.
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Bouncer Checking IDs: [to Frank Tilghman, as he enters the Bandstand] Go ahead, sir.
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Referenced in "Weeds: The Punishment Lighter (#1.9)" (2005)
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Soundtrack:
Good Heart
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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.