Rotten
Road House is startling because of the intensity of its violence and because of Swayze's mindless posturing.
Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune
Road House
Dalton lives like a loner, fights like a professional. And loves like there's no tomorrow.
1989 · 1h 54m · R
Action, Thriller
Directed by
Rowdy Herrington
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Rowdy Herrington Director
- 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 (as 'Sunshine' Parker)
- Kevin Tighe as Frank Tilghman
- John Doe Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
44%
Tomatometer
Rotten
All Road House amounts to is a botched southern, and it's not worth a detour.
Desmond Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
Eventually it mutates into a paranoid revenge plot that might be called Walking Short.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Rotten
Its vigilante justice, lawlessness and wanton violence feel ludicrous in a modern setting.
Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten
Road House is much funnier than most comedies, until it turns vile instead of just stupid.
Caryn James, New York Times
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