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Road House

  • 1989
  • 18+
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
81K
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POPULARITY
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Patrick Swayze and Kelly Lynch in Road House (1989)
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A tough bouncer is hired to tame a dirty bar.A tough bouncer is hired to tame a dirty bar.A tough bouncer is hired to tame a dirty bar.

  • Director
    • Rowdy Herrington
  • Writers
    • R. Lance Hill
    • Hilary Henkin
  • Stars
    • Patrick Swayze
    • Kelly Lynch
    • Sam Elliott
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    81K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    648
    203
    • Director
      • Rowdy Herrington
    • Writers
      • R. Lance Hill
      • Hilary Henkin
    • Stars
      • Patrick Swayze
      • Kelly Lynch
      • Sam Elliott
    • 353User reviews
    • 92Critic reviews
    • 36Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations

    Videos9

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:55
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    Road House
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    Road House: I Want You To Be Nice
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    Road House: The Bar Fight
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    Road House: Wade Dances With The Waitress
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    Road House: Kiss 'Em
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    Road House: Can I Buy You Guys A Drink?
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    The Bar Fight
    Video 2:19
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    Wade Dances With The Waitress
    Video 1:31
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    Top cast

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    Patrick Swayze
    Patrick Swayze
    • Dalton
    Kelly Lynch
    Kelly Lynch
    • Doc
    Sam Elliott
    Sam Elliott
    • Wade Garrett
    Ben Gazzara
    Ben Gazzara
    • Brad Wesley
    Marshall R. Teague
    Marshall R. Teague
    • Jimmy
    • (as Marshall Teague)
    Julie Michaels
    Julie Michaels
    • Denise
    Red West
    Red West
    • Red Webster
    Sunshine Parker
    Sunshine Parker
    • Emmet
    • (as 'Sunshine' Parker)
    Jeff Healey
    Jeff Healey
    • Cody
    Kevin Tighe
    Kevin Tighe
    • Tilghman
    John Doe
    John Doe
    • Pat McGurn
    Kathleen Wilhoite
    Kathleen Wilhoite
    • Carrie
    Travis McKenna
    Travis McKenna
    • Jack
    Roger Hewlett
    Roger Hewlett
    • Younger
    Kurt James Stefka
    • Hank
    Gary Hudson
    Gary Hudson
    • Steve
    Terry Funk
    Terry Funk
    • Morgan
    Michael Rider
    Michael Rider
    • O'Connor
    • Director
      • Rowdy Herrington
    • Writers
      • R. Lance Hill
      • Hilary Henkin
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Patrick Swayze's fame caused problems during filming. A pickup truck containing a group of middle-aged blonde women attempted to drive right up to the star's trailer to meet the actor. During the big fight by the river, a raft of Swayze-loving ladies sailed by. A female extra playing a waitress was too busy staring at Swayze to watch where she was going and tripped, spilling all of her drinks on another extra.
    • Goofs
      When Red is reaching for the replacement antenna for Dalton, you can see a prop man handing the antenna to him.
    • Quotes

      Dalton: I want you to be nice until it's time to not be nice.

    • Crazy credits
      While the end credits are rolling, the house band does one more number.
    • Alternate versions
      The UK cinema version was intact, although the video release was cut by 10 seconds by the BBFC to remove a knee kick, a double ear-clap and a groin punch. Dialogue about felling enemies by kicking them in the knee was also removed. The cuts were waived in 2001 for the DVD release.
    • Connections
      Edited into Jeff Healey (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Don't Throw Stones
      Written by Tito Larriva

      Produced by Waddy Wachtel

      Performed by Cruzados

      Courtesy of Arista Records

    User reviews353

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    Featured review
    One of the best bad movies ever
    I love this movie. Why? Because it's sooo bad it's good. It dosen't

    take itself too seriously (for the most part) but the lines really put

    this one over the edge. "It's gonna get worse before it get's better"

    ""Be nice until it's time to not be nice" and "Oh baby, your gonna

    be my regular Saturday night thing!" are classics of bad cinema.

    The characters? All one dimensional hillbillies. The acting? Awful.

    The plot? Yeah right. This movie is great because you can't take

    your eyes away. What cheesy line comes next? When's the next

    fight? And Who's the hot blonde? A guilty pleasure through and

    through but it is fun sitting around with a bunch of guys watching

    this and laughing your ass off. A great guy movie. Recommended.
    helpful•91
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    • jc1305us
    • Jul 17, 2003

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    FAQ6

    • Is that JFK Jr in bar at the 3:58 of opening credits?
    • What is Road House about?
    • What are the differences between the old BBFC 18 VHS and the Uncensored Version?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 19, 1989 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • Bar routier
    • Filming locations
      • 24650 Arch Street, Santa Clarita, California, USA(Double Deuce and Red's Auto Parts - Demolished 2011)
    • Production companies
      • Silver Pictures
      • Star Partners II Ltd.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $17,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $30,050,028
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,957,656
      • May 21, 1989
    • Gross worldwide
      • $30,050,028
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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