Road House (1989)

Director:

Rowdy Herrington

Writers (WGA):

David Lee Henry (story)
David Lee Henry (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

19 May 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

The dancing's over. Now it gets dirty.

Plot:

A tough bouncer is hired to tame a dirty bar.

Plot Keywords:

Bouncer | Bar | Violence | Doctor | Car Dealership

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

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

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Portuguese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

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

Filming Locations:

Valencia, California, USA

Company:

Silver Pictures

Trivia:

The band playing at the start of the movie is the band Cruzados. After the band disbanded, the singer Tito Larriva formed the band Tito & Tarantula, which is the band that plays at the Titty Twister in the movie From Dusk Till Dawn (1996).

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Reflection of lighting truck and crew on the side of the mustang when backing out of the driveway at Red's auto parts store.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Bouncer Checking IDs: [to Frank Tilghman, as he enters the Bandstand] Go ahead, sir.

Movie Connections:

References First Blood (1982)

Soundtrack:

Cliff's Edge

Hilarious accidentally

God, what a great film. Maybe one of the funniest films. The movie tries way too hard to be a "guy" flick and it boarders as being homoerotic. Seeing Swayze almost nude doing karate as an old Uncle Jesse looking guy watches him is just creepy. Swayze is Dalton, a guy who thinks pain doesn't hurt, a guy who can rip your throat out with his bare hands, a guy who can kick your ass and then take home Kelly Lynch and bang her the same night. Dalton is trying to clean up the Double Duce, a rough bar where the patrons aren't very friendly. The dialog is brilliant! We get lines like, "I f--- guys like you in prison!" "The Double Douche?" "Come on, chicken dick!" "You're too stupid to have a good time." "God, I love the way Don Knots makes love." The movie has tons of violence, a bar fight every 15 min. or so. Boobs flop around alot too and for the women and Shawn, Swayze shows his buns. Ben Gazzara as the bad guy chews his scenery like Adam with wings. It's a very fun film and if you don't take it too seriously, you'll enjoy it. If you liked Sense and Sensibility, you'll enjoy Road House!