A legendary bouncer comes to restore order at a notorious bar but runs afoul of a ruthless crime boss who controls the town.A legendary bouncer comes to restore order at a notorious bar but runs afoul of a ruthless crime boss who controls the town.A legendary bouncer comes to restore order at a notorious bar but runs afoul of a ruthless crime boss who controls the town.
- Awards
- 5 nominations
Marshall R. Teague
- Jimmy
- (as Marshall Teague)
Sunshine Parker
- Emmet
- (as 'Sunshine' Parker)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaPatrick Swayze hurt a knee during filming. He chose to make Ghost (1990) next because it was less strenuous, turning down the roles of Gabriel Cash in Tango & Cash (1989) and Mike Harrigan in Predator 2 (1990).
- GoofsWhen Red is reaching for the replacement antenna for Dalton, you can see a prop man handing the antenna to him.
- Crazy creditsWhile the end credits are rolling, the house band does one more number.
- Alternate versionsThe UK cinema version was intact, although the video release was cut by 10 seconds by the BBFC to remove a knee kick, a double ear-clap and a groin punch. Dialogue about felling enemies by kicking them in the knee was also removed. The cuts were waived in 2001 for the DVD release.
- ConnectionsEdited into Jeff Healey (1991)
- SoundtracksDon't Throw Stones
Written by Tito Larriva
Produced by Waddy Wachtel
Performed by Cruzados
Courtesy of Arista Records
Featured review
Released last month as a Deluxe Edition DVD, ROAD HOUSE is a film that is almost impossible to ignore. Whether considered good or bad, it is one of the few pictures that is easy to watch all the way through by almost any one who comes across it. It is a rare gem. The phrase "it's so bad that it's good" doesn't apply to ROAD HOUSE. It isn't so bad it's good, it's so bad it's great. It is the very definition of a guy movie. It contains brutal and bloody fist fights, frequent nudity, a rock n' roll sound track, some of the best cheesy dialogue ever written, fancy cars, gun-play, knives being thrown, and explosions. As a movie for guys, it's a 10, as a movie to be taken seriously, it's a 5. Every attempt at drama flounders, though it never completely ruins what is going on.
Although considered a box office failure when released in 1989, ROAD HOUSE quickly became a cult hit once it reached video. Finally giving in to the cult mania, MGM's new DVD version of ROAD HOUSE contains two commentaries: one from director Rowdy Herrington and one by filmmakers Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier who were called in to do the track after talking ROAD HOUSE on the tenth-anniversary DVD of CLERKS. Both commentaries are fun to listen to. Herrington's commentary is for those who want to know more about the flick and the Smith/Mosier commentary is for those that want a nice laugh at the expense of this cinematic marvel. Also included on the DVD is a look-back documentary and a short featurette on the direct-to-video sequel.
As an actual film: 5/10 As a campy guy film: 10/10
Although considered a box office failure when released in 1989, ROAD HOUSE quickly became a cult hit once it reached video. Finally giving in to the cult mania, MGM's new DVD version of ROAD HOUSE contains two commentaries: one from director Rowdy Herrington and one by filmmakers Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier who were called in to do the track after talking ROAD HOUSE on the tenth-anniversary DVD of CLERKS. Both commentaries are fun to listen to. Herrington's commentary is for those who want to know more about the flick and the Smith/Mosier commentary is for those that want a nice laugh at the expense of this cinematic marvel. Also included on the DVD is a look-back documentary and a short featurette on the direct-to-video sequel.
As an actual film: 5/10 As a campy guy film: 10/10
- jellyneckr
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- El duro
- Filming locations
- 24650 Arch Street, Santa Clarita, California, USA(Double Deuce and Red's Auto Parts - Demolished 2011)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $17,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $30,050,028
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,957,656
- May 21, 1989
- Gross worldwide
- $30,052,173
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