Road House

Road House1989

Director: Rowdy Herrington
Stars: Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott
Genre: Action, Adult, Music, Thriller
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Runtime: 95 minutes

One of those movies that helped usher out the era of action films that had plots that made any sense (and also helped reverse the direction of Patrick Swayze's career arc), Road House concerns a handsome, existential bouncer in a rinky-dink honky-to… more »



Wesley:
[sees Dalton looking at a man's picture] My grandfather.

Dalton:
Looks like an important man.

Wesley:
He was an a**hole. But you, you're a smart boy, aren't you, Dalton? You're just not too realistic. Christ, I'm just like you. I came up the hard way, from the streets of Chicago. You know, when I came to this town after Korea there was nothing. I brought the mall here. I got the 7-Eleven. I got the Fotomat here. Christ, JC Penney is coming here because of me. You ask anybody, they'll tell you.

Dalton:
You've gotten rich off of the people in this town.

Wesley:
[laughs] You bet your ass I have. And I'm gonna get richer. I believe we all have a purpose on this earth. A destiny. I have a faith in that destiny. It tells me to gather unto me what is mine. But, Christ, you get paid for beating people up. Tell me you don't love it. Of course you do. You wouldn't be human if you didn't.

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