Road House is a 1989 American action film directed by Rowdy Herrington and produced by Joel Silver. The film stars Patrick Swayze as the bouncer, "James Dalton", at a newly refurbished roadside bar, who protects a small town in Missouri from a corrupt businessman. Road House: Directed by Rowdy Herrington.
With Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott, Ben Gazzara. A legendary bouncer comes to restore order at a notorious bar but runs afoul of a ruthless crime boss who controls the town. Strap in for the ultimate '80s action fever dream! We're diving deep into Road House, the Patrick Swayze cult classic that's equal parts cringe, chaos, and p.
Often overlooked, we're showing why Road House is deserving of the best action movie of the 1980s. Road House is the Citizen Kane of bouncer movies. Actually, Citizen Kane is the Road House of dramas, and Star Wars is the Road House of sci-fis.
Don't be turned off by its rather simplistic description on IMDb: "A tough bouncer is hired to tame a dirty bar." Yes, it is about that, but it's also about so much more. Look deeper, and you'll understand just how Road House dominates '80s cinema. Road House is the 80's movie the Western genre deserves.
It reminds us of the possibilities of cinema providing a charming naivete that we sometimes forget we need. Road House knows that it is a Western. The movie knowingly plays with tropes of the genre, transporting them to an 80s action flick.
There's even a "hold down the fort" shootout scene as. Road House -The 1989 Action / Adventure movie featuring Patrick Swayze and Kelly Lynch at the award winning 80s Movies Rewind. 8 pages of info, trailer, pictures and more.
'Road House' is the quintessential '80s movie and you should watch it before Prime Video releases its new reboot. Road House was the end of a run of 1980s action movies for Sam Elliott, and one that followed a bizarrely specific detail. In addition to just being an incredible actor, Elliott is famed for his deep, soothing voice and trademark mustache.