RochesterRob Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 A guilty pleasure of mine. Where else can you find improbable casting choices throughout the film. Never thought of Swayze as anything resembling a tough guy before this. Ben Gazarra as a local leading crime figure? Bob Conrad's former body guard Red West as an auto parts store owner whose fists DON'T go flying. One time A-Team henchmen actors as Gazarra's muscle. Attractive women with 80's teased up hair. Top it off with Sam Elliot with a fresh load of gravel in his voice. Not high brow but I don't mind the occasional fist flying drama. That reminds me speaking of Robert Conrad and Red West I also enjoyed their Black Sheep Squadron with a man's man bout of testosterone despite playing loose with the history of the real VMF 214. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 There are lots of things that turn 30 this year. Example............ One of my all time favorite movies turns 30 too.............. Black Rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 @Royale with Cheese @teef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 1 minute ago, Gugny said: @Royale with Cheese @teef Never seen the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocemur Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 (edited) Road House is a classic. It is quintessential '80s, with it's acid washed wisdom, feathered hair glory, memorable performances, boobies, bar fights and it's very quotable. I have to send some respect to Terry Funk and Jeff Healey. There's so many throw away lines in that movie that still come out of my mouth like, "Well, if it keeps you in the good graces of the church-" and the reply, "Ain't it peculiar how money seems to do that very thing." Edited January 3, 2019 by ocemur cut and paste fail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochesterRob Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, ocemur said: Road House is a classic. It is quintessential '80s, with it's acid washed wisdom, feathered hair glory, memorable performances, boobies, bar fights and it's very quotable. I have to send some respect to Terry Funk and Jeff Healey. There's so many throw away lines in that movie that still come out of my mouth like, "Well, if it keeps you in the good graces of the church-" and the reply, "Ain't it peculiar how money seems to do that very thing." It is quintessential '80s, with it's acid washed wisdom and feathered hair glory, More priceless lines. Wesley (Gazarra) : I see you've found my trophy room, Dalton (Swayze). The only thing missing .............is your ass. Wesley (Gazarra) thug : Iv'e effed guys like you in prison! Note that he did not say effed up but just "effed." Edited January 3, 2019 by RochesterRob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 17 minutes ago, Gugny said: @Royale with Cheese @teef i mean...what are the chances?! i thought royal would be bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Never saw Road House and probably never will. I was a big fan of "Baa Baa Black Sheep" as a kid. All the kids on my street at the time painted our "Flying Aces Attack Carrier" foam rubber planes in dark blue paint to look like the Corsairs in the show. The rubber would flex on the wings and the paint cracked...still looked cool though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Spartacus Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Wesley to car dealership owner: "You forget I run this town - I do! And don't you forget it" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gray Beard Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 The hot doctor who falls for a bouncer. Classic. A movie part for Jeff Healey and his band. Culminates with big fight scene. Corny as can be, but a classic at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 did it get to the 1,000th showing on WTBS? not quite as overkill as AMC and The Godfather Trilogy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochesterRob Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 35 minutes ago, Gray Beard said: The hot doctor who falls for a bouncer. Classic. A movie part for Jeff Healey and his band. Culminates with big fight scene. Corny as can be, but a classic at the same time. I could not imagine it done straight as opposed to campy and corny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 5 hours ago, Gray Beard said: The hot doctor who falls for a bouncer. Classic. A movie part for Jeff Healey and his band. Culminates with big fight scene. Corny as can be, but a classic at the same time. Kelly Lynch was hot yet her sex scene with Swayze was not alos a funny note on that is this..... http://screencrush.com/bill-murray-road-house/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 (edited) I've always felt that Roadhouse was a nod to the old Westerns, just set in modern times. A band of desperadoes, led by a corrupt man of great wealth, looks to control an entire town. A drifter, with a sketchy past, arrives and rallies the downtrodden to stand up to the menace. Place it in the old West and it's really the same story as Clint Eastwood's High Plains Drifter. Check out the names of the main characters - John Dalton, Wade Garrett, Elizabeth Clay and Brad Wesley - they are straight out of Western character writing 101. I've never seen it written, but I assume the screenwriters had that in mind when they penned the script. Also one of my favorite guilty pleasures. Edited January 4, 2019 by ChevyVanMiller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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