Movie connections for
Road House (1989) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

Road House 2: Last Call (2006) (V)

References

"The Patty Duke Show" (1963)
First Blood (1982)
 -  The character of Rambo is mentioned by Wade Garrett in dialogue

Referenced in

"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Cave Dwellers (#4.1)" (1991)
 -  Crow: Oh, I love this! This is gonna be my regular Saturday night thing.
Point Break (1991)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (#4.21)" (1991)
 -  Patrick Swayze's Road House board game
Scream Queens Swimsuit Sensations (1992) (V)
 -  Jasaé mentions being it it.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Laserblast (#8.6)" (1996)
 -  Crow: "Scene cut from 'Road House.'"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Werewolf (#10.4)" (1998)
 -  "This is a production of Roadhouse in the Park"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Hobgoblins (#10.7)" (1998)
 -  Crow: "Still, you could make the case that this is a better film than Roadhouse."
The Matrix (1999)
"The King of Queens: Meet By-Product (#2.17)" (2000)
 -  Doug (as a bouncer) credits a bouncing quote to Patrick Swayze's character
"Jackass: (#1.3)" (2000)
 -  Kevin McCarthy mentions that it's his favorite Patrick Swayze film
Donnie Darko (2001)
 -  Portrait in Patrick Swayze's character's study is of Swayze as Dalton
"Clerks: Leonardo Is Caught in the Grip of an Outbreak of Randal's Imagination and Patrick Swayze Either Does or Doesn't Work in the New Pet Store (#1.3)" (2001)
 -  Patrick Swayze refers to his horse as "Road House" at the end of the episode.
"Dawson's Creek: Cigarette Burns (#5.18)" (2002)
 -  Dawson claims it to be one of his favourite movies.
Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003)
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
 -  White's hair style is a direct reference to Swayze's hair
Fever Pitch (2005)
 -  Jimmy Fallon shows the video case.
"Weeds: The Punishment Lighter (#1.9)" (2005)
 -  Andy makes a comment about Road House
"Psych: Bounty Hunters! (#2.9)" (2007)
 -  Shawn and Gus walk nervously into a biker bar; Shawn suggests that they "just pretend like we're in Road House (1989)".
"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Paddy's Pub: The Worst Bar in Philadelphia (#4.8)" (2008)
 -  Mac mentions it in dialogue
"Family Guy: Brian's Got a Brand New Bag (#8.4)" (2009)
 -  Peter buys the DVD, watches it, and goes around town kicking people and things and saying, "Roadhouse."

Features

"The Patty Duke Show" (1963)

Featured in

Double Dare (2004)
 -  footage from this movie is shown
"I Love the 80's 3-D" (2005)
 -  in the 1989 episode

Spoofed in

Scary Movie 2 (2001)
Hot Rod (2007)
 -  When Rod is training by the lake, the scene plays as a direct spoof of a similar training sequence in Road House (1989).
American Pie Presents Beta House (2007) (V)
 -  Stripper says during barfight "I used to fuck girls like you in prison".

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