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Road House

  • 1989
  • R
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
105K
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Patrick Swayze and Kelly Lynch in Road House (1989)
One-Person Army ActionActionThriller

A legendary bouncer comes to restore order at a notorious bar but runs afoul of a ruthless crime boss who controls the town.A legendary bouncer comes to restore order at a notorious bar but runs afoul of a ruthless crime boss who controls the town.A legendary bouncer comes to restore order at a notorious bar but runs afoul of a ruthless crime boss who controls the town.

  • Director
    • Rowdy Herrington
  • Writers
    • R. Lance Hill
    • Hilary Henkin
  • Stars
    • Patrick Swayze
    • Kelly Lynch
    • Sam Elliott
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    105K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    820
    743
    • Director
      • Rowdy Herrington
    • Writers
      • R. Lance Hill
      • Hilary Henkin
    • Stars
      • Patrick Swayze
      • Kelly Lynch
      • Sam Elliott
    • 391User reviews
    • 97Critic reviews
    • 36Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations

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    Road House: I Want You To Be Nice
    Clip 3:47
    Road House: I Want You To Be Nice
    Road House: The Bar Fight
    Clip 2:19
    Road House: The Bar Fight
    Road House: Wade Dances With The Waitress
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    Road House: Wade Dances With The Waitress
    Road House: Kiss 'Em
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    Road House: Kiss 'Em

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    Patrick Swayze
    Patrick Swayze
    • James Dalton
    Kelly Lynch
    Kelly Lynch
    • Dr. Elizabeth Clay
    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
    • Frank Tilghman
    John Doe
    John Doe
    • Pat McGurn
    Kathleen Wilhoite
    Kathleen Wilhoite
    • Carrie
    Travis McKenna
    Travis McKenna
    • Jack
    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
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Patrick Swayze hurt a knee during filming. He chose to make Ghost (1990) next because it was less strenuous, turning down the roles of Gabriel Cash in Tango & Cash (1989) and Mike Harrigan in Predator 2 (1990).
    • 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 reviews391

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    Featured review
    8/10

    Wow.

    Patrick Swayze kicks ass, takes names, & loves the ladies!

    Great action flick for Swayze to strut his stuff.

    How has it taken me this long to see this film?
    • kz917-1
    • Sep 23, 2019
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 19, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • El duro
    • 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
      • $30,052,173
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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