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6.8The Double Deuce is the meanest, loudest and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and Dalton has been hired to clean it up. He might not look like much, but the Ph.D.-educated bouncer proves he's more than capable – busting the heads of troublemakers and turning the roadhouse into a jumping hot spot. But Dalton's romance with the gorgeous Dr. Clay puts him on the bad side of cutthroat local big shot Brad Wesley.
Cast
- Patrick Swayze as James Dalton
- Kelly Lynch as Dr. Elizabeth Clay
- Sam Elliott as Wade Garrett
- Ben Gazzara as Brad Wesley
- Marshall R. Teague as Jimmy
- Julie Michaels as Denise
Themes
- new love
- showdown
- protection money
- nightclub
- roadhouse
- fistfight
- stripper
- strip club
- revenge
- bouncer
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
110,107 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
44%
Metacritic
36/100
- Year
- 1989
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Action, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 5 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Rowdy Herrington
- Screenplay by
- David Lee Henry Hilary Henkin
- Story by
- David Lee Henry
- Produced by
- Joel Silver
- Starring
- Patrick Swayze Ben Gazzara Kelly Lynch Sam Elliott
- Cinematography
- Dean Cundey
- Edited by
- John F. Link Frank J. Urioste
- Music by
- Michael Kamen
- Production company
- Silver Pictures
- Distributed by
- United Artists
- Release date
- May 19, 1989 ( 1989-05-19 )
- Running time
- 114 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $15 million
- Box office
- $61.6 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Road House is a 1989 American action film directed by Rowdy Herrington and produced by Joel Silver. The film stars Patrick Swayze as bouncer James Dalton, at a newly refurbished roadside bar, who protects a small town in Missouri from a corrupt businessman. The cast also features Ben Gazzara, Kelly Lynch and Sam Elliott.
Upon its release in U.S. theaters on May 19, 1989 by United Artists, Road House earned $61 million worldwide on a $15 million production budget. It received mostly negative reviews from critics, who lamented its excessive violence and sleaziness, and expressed incredulity at Swayze's character James Dalton. In the years since, it went on to achieve cult status. Its popularity resulted in the creation of the Road House franchise, which includes a stage adaptation, a sequel in 2006 and a remake in 2024.
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