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Road House

  • 19891989
  • RR
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
77K
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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.
IMDb RATING
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77K
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582
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    • Rowdy Herrington
    • R. Lance Hill(story)
    • Hilary Henkin(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Swayze
    • Kelly Lynch
    • Sam Elliott
    • Rowdy Herrington
    • R. Lance Hill(story)
    • Hilary Henkin(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Swayze
    • Kelly Lynch
    • Sam Elliott
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 343User reviews
    • 89Critic reviews
    • 36Metascore
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    Trailer 1:55
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    Road House
    Clip 2:19
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    Video 2:19
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    Wade Dances With The Waitress
    Video 1:31
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    Patrick Swayze in Road House (1989)
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    Patrick Swayze and Kelly Lynch in Road House (1989)
    Sam Elliott and Patrick Swayze in Road House (1989)
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    Patrick Swayze in Road House (1989)
    Jeff Healey in Road House (1989)
    Sam Elliott, Patrick Swayze, and Kelly Lynch in Road House (1989)
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    Patrick Swayze and Kelly Lynch in Road House (1989)
    Patrick Swayze and Kelly Lynch in Road House (1989)

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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
      • Rowdy Herrington
      • R. Lance Hill(story) (screenplay)
      • Hilary Henkin(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      According to Kelly Lynch, whenever Bill Murray sees her sex scene with Patrick Swayze on television, he calls her husband, Mitch Glazer, to tease him about it.
    • 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 reviews343

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    Featured review
    An Entertaining Masterpiece
    Road House is not only my favorite Patrick Swayze film, but it is one of my favorite films of all time. It truly is a classic, it's also my favorite film of 1989, and still holds up 30 years later.

    The film is about a bar bouncer, Dalton (played by Patrick Swayze) who is hired to tame a very rough and tough bar, The Double Deuce. There is then a guy named Brad Wesley (played by Ben Gazarra) that wants to sell out the bar, and he sends his men to take out Dalton. Dalton now must do everything he can to fight back, along with his partner Wade Garrett (played by Sam Elliott) and must protect his love interest Elizabeth (played by Kelly Lynch).

    What I truly love about this film the most is the action. The action scenes are top notch, and it's like Swayze trained very hard to become very tough for his role.

    The acting is very good. Swayze was so astounding that words can't describe it. Gazarra's character is a real unlikable jerk, but he does a great job at playing that. Sam Elliott was also pretty cool as Dalton's sidekick, and was just as tough when it came to the action scenes.

    The only little tiny issue was Kelly Lynch's character. She was unlikable for a little bit of the movie, but wasn't a hateful character either.

    Other than that, Road House also has a great and straightforward plot, it runs in a fast pace, and is just such a cult classic that many people still remember and love to this day. I highly recommend if you haven't watched it.
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    • sterlin_rivera
    • Sep 18, 2019

    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?

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    • Release date
      • May 19, 1989 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • 24650 Arch Street, Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Silver Pictures
      • Star Partners II Ltd.
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 54 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby SR
      • Dolby Digital

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