Road House (1989)


Road House
Release Date19 May 1989
Budget$19,000,000
US Box Office$30,000,000
TaglineThe dancing's over. Now it gets dirty.
GenreAction, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsValencia, California, USA
LanguageEnglish, Portuguese
Sound MixDolby
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassAction Thriller
MoodTough Guys
ThemesOne Against the Mob, Lone Wolves, Opposites Attract, Vigilantes
TonesHumorous, Tense, Forceful, Sexy, Slick
TagsBad Guy, Bar [pub], Conflict, Corruption, Criminal, Gangster, Good Guy, Mob Boss, One Against Odds, Outsider, Power Struggle, Rebel Without A Cause, Student

Road House is a 1989 American action film directed by Rowdy Herrington and starring Patrick Swayze as a bouncer at a newly-refurbished roadside bar who protects a small town in Missouri from a corrupt businessman. Sam Elliot also plays a bouncer, the friend of and foil to Swayze's character.


Cast and Crew


Wade Garrett

Brad Wesley

Red Webster

Sunshine Parker
Emmet

Tilghman

Pat McGurn

Travis McKenna
Jack

Roger Hewlett
Younger

Kurt James Stefka
Hank

Steve

Morgan

Michael Rider
O'Connor

John William Young
Tinker

Anthony De Longis
Ketchum

Joe Unger
Karpis

Tiny Ron
Mountain

Jon Paul Jones
Stroudenmire

Lauri Crossman
Stella

Ernie Bass

Ed DeFusco
Oscar

Joseph Rockman
Cody's Band

Thomas Stephen
Cody's Band

Cruzados

Tony Marsico
Cruzados

Gonzalo Quintana III
Cruzados

Marshall Rohner
Cruzados

John Oldach
Bandstand Tough Guy

Joey Plewa
Bandstand Tough Guy

Susan Lentini
Bandstand Babe

Bandstand Babe

Michael J. Fisher
Bandstand Bouncer

Bob Jennings
Bandstand Bouncer

Dawn Ciccone
Steve's Girl

Julie Royer
Steve's Girl

Frank Noon
Barfly

Chris Latta
Sharing Husband

Cheryl Baker
Well-Endowed Wife

Michael Wise
Gawker

Charlie Hawke
Heckler

Tom Finnegan
Chief of Police

Party Girl

Debra Chase
Party Girl

Lisa Westman
Party Girl

Party Girl

Kym Malin
Party Girl

Heidi Paine
Party Girl

Jacklyn Palmer
Party Girl

Marta Rinchusiuso
Party Girl

Meg Thayer
Party Girl

Laura Albert
Strip Joint Girl

Christina Veronica
Strip Joint Girl

Jasae
Strip Joint Girl

Michele Burger
Strip Joint Girl

Pamela Jackson
Strip Joint Girl

Daryl Sandy Marsh
Strip Joint Bartender

Laura Lee Kasten
Nurse

Bill Dunnam
Car Salesman

Terry Nemeroff
Loudmouth

Sylvia Baker
Table Dancer

Dennis Ott
Bar Character

Ancel Cook
Grillman

Chino 'Fats' Williams
Derelict

Arthur Lamont Berger
Bar Patron

Brittany
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Cody's Girlfriend

Amelia Kinkade
Dancer

Marine in Strip Joint

Barfly

Alicia Patterakis
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Director

Rowdy Herrington
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Writer

David Lee Henry
,

Hilary Henkin

Producer

Tim Moore
executive producer

Steve Perry
executive producer

producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Dean Cundey
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Editor

John F. Link
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Frank J. Urioste
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Casting Director

Jackie Burch
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Art Director

William J. Durrell Jr.
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Set Decorator

Philip Leonard

Costume Designer

Marilyn Vance
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Makeup Department

Paul Abascal
key hair stylist

Scott H. Eddo
makeup department head

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Charlie Picerni
second unit director

Art Department

Mike Blaze
assistant property master

Mike Combs
greensman

Mark Fabus
set designer

Joseph C. Fama
construction foreman

Bill Fannon Jr.
leadman

Gus Feederle
set dresser

George Gugler
standby painter

Don Kaeding
set dresser

Michael Muscarella
construction coordinator

Michael Papac
assistant property master

Tommy Tomlinson
property master

Richard N. McGuire
carpenter

Sound Department

Destiny Borden
assistant sound editor

Christopher Flick
sound editor

Bud Maffett
sound mixer

Norman B. Schwartz
post-production dialogue

Jerry Trent
foley artist

Hugo Weng
dialogue editor

David A. Whittaker
sound editor

Special Effects

William Aldridge
special effects foreman

James Camomile
special effects assistant

Al Di Sarro
special effects coordinator

Patrick R. Gordon
special effects transportation

Andrew Sebok
special effects assistant

Paul Stewart
special effects assistant

Bruno Van Zeebroeck
special effects assistant

Stunts

Pete Antico
stunts

Michael Barnett
stunts

Tom Bergman
stunts

Simone Boisseree
stunts

Janet Brady
stunts

Bob Bralver
stunts

Geoff Brewer
stunts

Danny Castle
stunts

Robert B. Chandler
stunts

Gary Combs
stunts

Jeffrey J. Dashnaw
stunts

Gary Davis
stunts

Leon Delaney
stunts

David R. Ellis
stunts

Danny Epper
stunts

Gary Epper
stunts

stunts

Tony Epper
stunts

Donna Evans
stunts

Donna Garrett
stunts

stunts

James M. Halty
stunts

Buddy Joe Hooker
stunts

Chris Howell
stunts

Norman Howell
stunts

Tommy J. Huff
stunts

stunts

Matt Johnston
stunts

stunts

James Kramer
stunts

stunts

Eric Mansker
stunts

Don McGovern
stunt actor

Gary McLarty
stunts

Myke Michaels
stunts

Bob Orrison
stunts

Frank Orsatti
stunts

Charlie Picerni
stunt coordinator

Chuck Picerni Jr.
stunts

Steve Picerni
stunts

Rex Pierson
stunts

Mic Rodgers
stunts

Danny Rogers
stunts

R.A. Rondell
stunts

Andrew Sebok
stunts

Ron Stein
stunts

Michael Tamburro
stunts

R.L. Tolbert
stunts

Michael S. Walter
stunts

Ric Roman Waugh
stunts

Ted White
stunts

Glenn R. Wilder
stunts

Anthony De Longis
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Clyde E. Bryan
camera assistant

Ron Cardarelli
key grip

Steve Chandler
set lighting technician

Brad Chelesvig
musco light operator

Billy Clevenger
camera assistant

William Coss
camera assistant

Larry D. Davis
camera assistant

Anthony Di Mase
grip

Marty Dobkousky
grip

Roger Gebhard
camera operator

Dustin A. Huber
rigging gaffer

Sid Lucero
grip

James A. Lundin
generator operator: Sequoia

Drain M. Marshall
rigging electrician

Ted Marshall
rigging electrician

Thomas Marshall
assistant chief lighting technician

John Palka
best boy grip

Peter Sorel
still photographer

Roger Spurgeon
musco light operator

Raymond Stella
camera operator

Edward R. Thompson Jr.
set lighting technician

Frank D. Tobin
rigging electrician

Dave Wachtman
dolly grip

Mark Walthour
chief set lighting technician

Jolanda R. Wipfli
camera loader

Anthony Wong
set lighting technician

Editorial Department

Bryan H. Carroll
assistant editor

Dale E. Grahn
color timer

Edward Malone
assistant editor

Music Department

Chris Boardman
orchestrator

Robert Fernandez
scoring mixer

Jim Harrison
supervising music editor

music supervisor

Booker T. Jones
musician: organ

David Kershenbaum
music supervisor

musician: drums

Other Crew

Pamela Alessandrelli
assistant to executive producer

Jack Crain
knife design/manufacturer

Riley Kathryn Ellis
development executive

Jack English
location manager

William M. Fannon Jr.
technical advisor: tai chi

Rosa Gonzalez
assistant production accountant

Pauline Gross Robles
second assistant accountant

Andrew Lipschultz
unit publicist

Gregory Manson
assistant production accountant

Paul J. Memmi
translator

Michael Papac
armorer

Alicia Rivera Frankl
production accountant

Tamara Smith
production associate

Michael Tamburro
helicopter pilot

technical advisor: martial arts

Ladd Vance
assistant: Joel Silver

Ellen Wolff
assistant production coordinator

RaeAnn Emery
stand-in: Kelly Lynch

Production Company

Silver Pictures
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Star Partners II Ltd.
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Distributor

United Artists

United International Pictures (UIP) GmbH

United International Pictures (UIP)

MGM Home Entertainment

MGM/UA Home Entertainment
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
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Warner Home Vídeo

Miscellaneous

Tony's Food Service
catering






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Films directed by Rowdy Herrington
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