Ache do not damage, and watching 1989’s Road House will not damage your pockets, both. Patrick Swayze stars as a philosophical, throat-ripping bouncer on this cult traditional motion flick. Highway Home is now streaming without cost on Tubi. Directed by Rowdy Herrington (Placing Distance) and written by R. Lance Hill (Out for Justice), Highway Home was launched by United Artists in the summertime of 1989. It was produced by motion maven Joel Silver; its soundtrack extensively options Canadian blues guitarist Jeff Healey, who additionally acts within the movie as Cody, the bandleader on the titular highway home.
The movie was successful on the field workplace, making $61 million, nevertheless it actually discovered its viewers on dwelling video and cable TV, the place its endlessly quotable dialogue and outlandish action made it a cult favourite. Critics had been unkind to the movie throughout its authentic theatrical run, however up to date critics have picked up on the movie’s so-bad-it’s-good vibes: in her review last year, Collider’s Elisa Guimarães referred to as it “preposterously absurd” and famous that “the truth that Highway Home is self-aware in the way it performs with style doesn’t imply that it understands how poorly constructed it’s.”
What Is ‘Highway Home’ About?
Swayze performs James Dalton, a legendary bouncer who’s employed by Frank Tilghman (Kevin Tighe) to scrub up the Double Deuce, a rowdy highway home that’s “the form of place the place they sweep the eyeballs up after closing.” Dalton’s nonetheless laid low with the reminiscences of killing a person in self-defense, however he accepts. He rapidly makes an impression on the place, clearing out crooked workers and instructing those that stay to “be good…till it is time to not be good,” but additionally makes an enemy of native crime lord Brad Wesley (Ben Gazzara).
Because the incessantly shirtless Dalton romances native physician Elizabeth Clay (Kelly Lynch), Wesley’s conflict on the bar escalates, making use of his political connections, a military of henchmen, and even, in a single memorable sequence, a monster truck. However Dalton will not go down with out a combat: he calls in his mentor Wade Barrett (Sam Elliott), and collectively the 2 males look to defend their lives and their livelihoods or die making an attempt.
Within the wake of its cult reputation, Highway Home received a belated, direct-to-video sequel in 2006: Road House 2: Last Call starred Johnathon Schaech as DEA agent Shane Tanner, the son of James Dalton; he makes an attempt to resolve his father’s homicide by the hands of the lethal Wild Invoice (Jake Busey). A big-budget Prime Video remake, directed by Doug Liman and starring Jake Gyllenhaal as Elwood Dalton, an MMA fighter turned bouncer, was launched to the streamer in 2024. It acquired combined opinions.
Road House is now streaming for free on Tubi. Keep tuned to Collider for future updates.
