Road House

Genre: Action

Worldwide gross$30.1M

Serene and laconic, yet powerful and lethal, Dalton is an expert in martial arts and the best professional bouncer in the business. With such a reputation, Dalton is summoned in a small town in Missouri to clean up the sleazy bar called The Double Deuce from the troublemakers who terrorize the customers, without knowing, however, that the villainous local entrepreneur, Brad Wesley, wants things to remain unchanged. As Dalton cleans up the nightclub, and with it, the town from Wesley's hired goons, a deep wound from a knife will inspire a passionate affair with local Dr. Elizabeth "Doc" Clay. Now, the corrupt Wesley has enough reasons to take Dalton out of the way, nevertheless, the bouncer has the final say.

🏆 5 nominations total

Genres

Action, Thriller

Director

Rowdy Herrington

Cast

Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott

Released

19 May 1989

Runtime

1h 54m

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

6.7 / 10

Votes

110,107

Metascore

36

Rotten Tomatoes

44%

Box office

$30,050,028

Budget

$15,000,000

Edition

Base