Patrick Swayze passed away on Monday at the age of 57, and his contributions will be sorely missed... here in The Excellent 80's we've already featured his hit "Dirty Dancing" and the song "She's Like the Wind"... and also one of his earlier films, "Red Dawn"... In between his hits "Dirty Dancing" and 1990's "Ghost," Swayze had what is now a cable hit as the character James Dalton in 1989's "Roadhouse"... R.I.P. Patrick, you will be missed...
the trailer...
a good ol' fashioned bar fight!
and all of you Swayze fans out there, just remember, that "Pain Don't Hurt"...
Road House
Directed by Rowdy Herrington
Produced by Joel Silver
Written by Story:
David Lee Henry
Screenplay:
David Lee Henry
Hilary Henkin
Starring Patrick Swayze
Kelly Lynch
Sam Elliott
Ben Gazzara
Kevin Tighe
Red West
Kathleen Wilhoite
Sunshine Parker
Tito Larriva
Marshall R. Teague
Terry Funk
Music by Michael Kamen
Willie Nile (co-composer)
Cinematography Dean Cundey
Editing by John F. Link
Frank J. Urioste
Distributed by United Artists
Release date(s) May 19, 1989
Running time 114 min.
Country United States
Language English
Budget $10,000,000 (estimated)
Gross revenue $30,050,028 (USA)
Followed by Road House 2: Last Call
As an added bonus and reminder of Swayze's sense of humor, here is Swayze in a classic SNL skit from 1990 with Chris Farley...
