Rent Road House (1989)
3.4 of 5 from 110 ratings
1h 49min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Dalton (Patric Swayze) is a legendary bouncer who comes to Jasper, Missouri for a special purpose: to restore order at the dangerous Double Deauce bar. But as, one by one, he rids the bar thugs, hoodlums and hit men, he incurs the wrath of their employer - the notorious racketeer Brad Wesley (Ben Gazzara). The town lives in fear of Wesley, but Dalton is ready for action. He confronts Wesley's goons on one spectacular fight after another, but when they strike back with deadly force, Dalton knows he must face the crime boss himself in a blistering battle to finish.
- Actors:
- Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott, Ben Gazzara, Marshall R. Teague, Julie Michaels, Red West, Sunshine Parker, Jeff Healey, Kevin Tighe, John Doe, Kathleen Wilhoite, Travis McKenna, Roger Hewlett, Kurt James Stefka
- Directors:
- Rowdy Herrington
- Producers:
- Joel Silver
- Writers:
- David Lee Henry
- Studio:
- MGM
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 02/06/2025
- Run Time:
- 122 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital Stereo, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.39:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary with director Rowdy Herrington
- Audio commentary with Road House fans Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier
- A Conversation with Director Rowdy Herrington, an interview with the director about the genesis and making of the film
- 'Pretty Good for a Blind White Boy': The Music of Road House, a featurette on Michael Kamen's score and blues musician Jeff Healey's performance in the film
- Remembering Patrick Swayze, a tribute to Road House's iconic lead actor
- On the Road House, a featurette where cast and crew members look back on the film's success
- Patrick Swayze Profile featurette
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
- I Did It My Way, an interview with second unit director and stunt coordinator Charlie Picerni
- Henchman #2, an interview with actor and stuntman Anthony De Longis
- Blonde Ambitions, an interview with actor Laura Lee Kasten
- Fightin' Man, an interview with actor Roger Hewlett
- Ain't Nothing Gonna Kill Me but Me, an interview with actor Travis McKenna
- Pain Don't Hurt: The Stunts of Road House, a featurette on the stunts seen in the film
- What Would Dalton Do?, a featurette where professional bouncers show their appreciation for the film
- Selected interview soundbites
- On the Set, archival behind-the-scenes footage
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the main feature
- Special Features - Disc 2:
- This disc includes special features
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 02/06/2025
- Run Time:
- 122 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital Stereo, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.39:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary with director Rowdy Herrington
- Audio commentary with Road House fans Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier
- A Conversation with Director Rowdy Herrington, an interview with the director about the genesis and making of the film
- 'Pretty Good for a Blind White Boy': The Music of Road House, a featurette on Michael Kamen's score and blues musician Jeff Healey's performance in the film
- Remembering Patrick Swayze, a tribute to Road House's iconic lead actor
- On the Road House, a featurette where cast and crew members look back on the film's success
- Patrick Swayze Profile featurette
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
- I Did It My Way, an interview with second unit director and stunt coordinator Charlie Picerni
- Henchman #2, an interview with actor and stuntman Anthony De Longis
- Blonde Ambitions, an interview with actor Laura Lee Kasten
- Fightin' Man, an interview with actor Roger Hewlett
- Ain't Nothing Gonna Kill Me but Me, an interview with actor Travis McKenna
- Pain Don't Hurt: The Stunts of Road House, a featurette on the stunts seen in the film
- What Would Dalton Do?, a featurette where professional bouncers show their appreciation for the film
- Selected interview soundbites
- On the Set, archival behind-the-scenes footage
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the main feature
- Special Features - Disc 2:
- This disc includes special features (Blu-Ray)
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Reviews (2) of Road House
Patrick Swayze in top form - Road House review by CD
I realised what a talented and charming actor Patrick Swayze was, and he is the main interest in this film. The soundtrack and band (Jeff Healey) is excellent and it is nostalgic to look back at a 1990s style bar. Beyond that it is all fisticuffs and a lot of caricatured baddies - it’s funny and entertaining for half the film but then takes a darker turn and gets a bit monotonous. Overall worth a watch just for the main actors, not for the plot.
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Cheesy, corny, hilarious - so bad it's good :) - Road House review by RP
Cheesy acting, corny characters, hilarious dialogue, mindless fisticuffs, knife fights, gunfights, monster trucks, women with big hair, men with mullets, girls who wear dresses that look like tablecloths, old men who are martial arts experts, a bouncer with a degree in philosophy - the list goes on... This film is truly awful - yet it's enjoyable. It's so bad it's good.
The storyline (such as it is) is of the classic western variety : stranger comes to town, cleans it up, meets local girl, leaves town - or something. Here it is: Dalton (Patrick Swayze) is a famous super-bouncer hired to clean up rough bar but is a little on the small side so gets a few laughs (dialogue: "I thought you'd be bigger") meets local doctor (Kelly Lynch) when being stapled for a knife wound (dialogue: "Pain don't hurt"), calls in old friend Wade Garrett (Sam Elliott) for assistance (dialogue: "I'll get all the sleep I need when I'm dead"), Dalton beats up local hard men, takes revenge on local businessman / baddie Brad Wesley (Ben Gazzara), swims in river with girl.
Never mind the awful acting, the f-ing and blinding, the violence, assorted bare chests - just sit back and let its awfulness wash over you. You might enjoy it too. Other than the sheer cheesiness of it, the best thing is the soundtrack. The bar band is the Jeff Healey Band led by blind Canadian guitarist Jeff Healey and they're excellent if you like blues / rock - I saw them live a good few years ago.
Regrettably both Patrick Swayze and Jeff Healey (not to mention Ben Gazzara) have all been called to that great roadhouse in the sky, so sadly there'll be no more films quite like this again - perhaps that's just as well. 5/5 stars for the cheese + music :)
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