Road House (DVD)

Road House is the 1989 starring Patrick Swayze as a no nonsense bouncer. Overlooked by many due to being sandwiched between Dirty Dancing and Ghost, it is a fine film from Swayze. The Plot James Dalton is an expert cooler with a hidden past. He finds himself hired by Frank Tilghman to sort out the Double Deuce, hie nightclub which is overrun by thugs and womanisers as well as the local landowner Brad Wesley who seems to get away with everything, including taking money from all local businesses for 'protection'. Dalton soon meets Elizabeth Clay, the local doctor, following a brawl, and falls for her. However, she is Wesley's ex-wife, and ...  Read the complete review

It was the boyfriend who made me sit through this film last night however it did sort of back fire on him a bit as once I had set my sights on Patrick Swayze naked bum all I did was compare that fine specimen of manhood with the boyfriends rather less adequate example, combine with that Mr Swayze going topless and doing a sweaty workout and suddenly I was considering buying the DVD. To be honest though for me this was the only redeeming feature of this film. The storyline was rather far fetched, the acting was either very wooden or totally unimaginative and it got rather repetitive at times as the bad guys turn up to wreck the bar Swayze works in, they get a ...  Read the complete review

Road House – Film Only Review It was one of those what shall we watch type evenings, nothing seemed to catch our attention on Sky, so we decided to sift through our own dvd collection. About an hour later after many nope’s, no’s and er… maybe’s, I caved in, sorry I mean we both decided on Road House. Road House was released in 1989 and Patrick Swayze plays the lead role. Although I’m not a huge fan of his, I loved one of his earlier films, Red Dawn and if I’m honest I really liked this film back in 1989 when I first watched it but how has it faired now 18 years on. --- The Plot --- James Dalton, has earned a reputation as being ...  Read the complete review

If the above image isn't that much of a clue, then I'll start by saying Road House is probably the single gayest movie of the 1980s that I've seen. Homoeroticism was the thing back then of course, and I'm not ashamed to say I loved every minute of Patrick Swayze's flaunted machoism right down to his trim naked white arse cheeks. Swayze (who women (and men) found steamingly hot in the 80s) plays the legendary bouncer Dalton, who has a reputation for ripping a guys' throats out with his bare hands. Not only that, but he's prone to getting stabbed without even flinching ("Pain don't hurt," he says), wears trendy muscle shirts and stone wash denim, has ...  Read the complete review

Director: Rowdy Herrington Producer: Joel Silver. Writers: David Lee Henry and Hilary Henkin Stars: Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliot, Ben Gazzara, Kevin Tighe, Red West, Kathleen Wilhoite and Sunshine Parker. Released in the Spring of 1989 this near 2 hour movie follows the exploits of a bouncer who works in a sleazy looking bar in the middle of no where... and then ends up protecting the towns folk in Missouri from a corrupt businessman. * BRIEF PLOT... When the mysterious James Dalton, (played by Patrick Swayze), a top rated 'bouncer', leaves New York to start a new life in Jasper, a small town in Missouri, ...  Read the complete review