Road House
“Dalton lives like a loner, fights like a professional. And loves like there's no tomorrow.”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 68, rated by 1 admin.
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Patrick Swayze takes a bar job that expands into a battle for an entire town. Philosophy, romance and increasingly unreasonable violence all fit into Dalton's working day. The conviction is the magic: everyone treats elite bouncing as though it were the last defence of civilisation.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 6.5/10
- Plot
- 8/10
- Effects
- 2.5/10
- Dialogue
- 8/10
- Rewatchability
- 9/10
“The bouncer has a philosophy degree and a very broad job description.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 68
Synopsis and movie facts
The 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.
- Released
- 1989
- Directed by
- Rowdy Herrington
- Running time
- 114 min
Starring
- 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
- Red West as Red Webster
- Sunshine Parker as Emmet
Research behind this pick
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- Film reference · themoviedb.org
TMDB identity and credits retrieved on 2026-11-10: Road House (1989), directed by Rowdy Herrington. The importer rechecks identity, poster, synopsis, release date, runtime, genres and cast against live metadata.
- Review · badmovies.org
The reviewer explicitly calls it a fun bad movie, credits Swayze as a major reason and praises Sam Elliott's supporting performance. Full review text retained from earlier catalogue research and consulted again on 2026-11-10; no claim of a fresh page download.
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