Road House
Road House is a 1989 American action film directed by Rowdy Herrington and starring Patrick Swayze as a cooler at a newly refurbished roadside bar who protects a small town in Missouri from a corrupt businessman. Sam Elliott co-stars as a bouncer, the mentor, friend, and foil of Swayze's character. The cast also includes Kelly Lynch as Swayze's love interest and Ben Gazzara as the main antagonist. A direct sequel, Road House 2, was released in 2006.
Plot
James Dalton is a professional "cooler" with a mysterious past who is enticed from his job in New York City by Frank Tillman to take over security at his club, the Double Deuce, in Jasper, Missouri. Tillman plans to invest substantial money into the club to enhance its image, and he needs a first-rate cooler to maintain stability. Handed control of all bar operations and hiring by Tillman, Dalton fires multiple employees for poor behavior, theft, and drug dealing.
More details
| author | Hilary Henkin R. Lance Hill |
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| contentLocation | Missouri |
| director | Rowdy Herrington |
| editor | Frank J. Urioste John F. Link |
| genre | action crime |
| keywords | arson bouncer cooler drug dealing end house on fire kill mysterious past new york city phone call self-defense shock shot to death |
| musicBy | Michael Kamen |
| nomination | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor |
| producer | Joel Silver |
| productionCompany | AFI Catalog of Feature Films Silver Pictures |
| publisher | United Artists |
| theme | martial arts |