Road House

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Directed by Rowdy Herrington
Produced by Joel Silver
Screenplay by David Lee Henry and Hilary Henkin Story by David Lee Henry

With: Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott, Ben Gazzara, Marshall R. Teague, Julie Michaels, Red West, Sunshine Parker, Jeff Healey, Kevin Tighe, John Doe, Kathleen Wilhoite, Travis McKenna, Roger Hewlett, Kurt James Stefka, Gary Hudson, Terry Funk, Michael Rider, John William Young, Anthony De Longis, Joe Unger, and Keith David

Cinematography: Dean Cundey
Editing: John F. Link and Frank J. Urioste
Music: Michael Kamen

Runtime: 114 min
Release Date: 19 May 1989
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color

Twitter Capsule:
Swayze stars as the coolest, kick-assest bouncer to ever harbor a dark secret in this absurdly over-produced, inordinately violent, totally illogical testosterone fest. A prime example of a bad movie that's far more entertaining than a good version of the same story could ever be.

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How I Rate Films

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An All-timer. One of the 5000 greatest films. Usually only awarded after repeat viewings.

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One of the year's best. An excellent film. Possibly one of the 5000 greatest and certainly worthy of repeated viewing.

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A very good film. Most films I see fall in the two- or three-star ranking. I give an extra half-star to three-star films that could end up on the list of the 5000 greatest.

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A good film that fully succeeds at what it sets out to accomplish. Well worth seeing, but less effective than a three-and-a-half stars films and often less consequential than a two-and-a-half star film.

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A noteworthy or enjoyable film that I can’t fully recommend. Still, two-and-a-half star films are often some of the most memorable films of a year.

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A disappointment, an interesting failure, or just a bad movie. But still worth seeing if you’ve got the time.

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A bad, rant-worthy film. Should be avoided regardless of hype or talent involved.

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One of the worst films.