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Stone Cold
Why this pick
Like Road House, it makes a taciturn, exceptionally capable outsider the catalyst for cleaning up a violent criminal operation, with unapologetically pulpy fights and escalating mayhem.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1989 1h 54m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Keep the feeling.
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Next of Kin
Why this pick
A rugged 1989 revenge actioner with Patrick Swayze’s same magnetic physicality, small-town loyalties, and a direct, bruising approach to corrupt big-city power.
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Showdown in Little Tokyo
Why this pick
Its lean, neon-lit crime plot, macho banter, memorable villains, and gleefully excessive hand-to-hand action capture Road House’s rowdy late-’80s action-movie spirit.
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Out for Justice
Why this pick
For the pleasure of watching one formidable man impose his own rough code on a neighborhood overrun by criminals, delivered with blunt momentum and satisfyingly physical confrontations.
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Walking Tall
Why this pick
This earlier small-town crusader tale shares Road House’s core appeal: a hard man arrives to challenge an entrenched local racket, where law and intimidation have failed.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Dalton is a professional "cooler", a specialized Bouncer (doorman), with a mysterious past who is enticed from his job at a club in New York City by Frank Tilghman to take over security at his club/bar, the Double Deuce, in Jasper, Missouri. Tilghman plans to invest substantial money into the club to enhance its image and needs a first-rate cooler to maintain stability.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Patrick Swayze
James Dalton
Kelly Lynch
Dr. Elizabeth Clay
Sam Elliott
Wade Garrett
Ben Gazzara
Brad Wesley
Marshall R. Teague
Jimmy
Kevin Tighe
Tilghman
Red West
Red Webster
Kathleen Wilhoite
Carrie