Road House (1989) - Comedic Movie Review

[@djcease1996]

This film is an absolute masterpiece. Swayze was the epitome of cool, Sam Elliott steals the show as Wade Garrett with the little screen time he recieves, this is just an enjoyable film. Fun fact about Red Webster his real name was Red West. He was an aquantience of mine I was introduced to in Memphis in the late 2000's. He went to high school with Elvis Presley and was his longest tenured bodyguard from 1955 to 1976.

[@cjohanning10]

Noice

[@RedEyeReviews]

Oh that is an epic fact

[@TheCrazyHedgehogLady]

Agreed! The only thing better than classic Swayze in this (one of my all-time favorite 80s flicks) is Sam Elliott. Totally steals the show. 👍🏻❤️🦔 (Also, that’s a badass fun fact! Thanks muchly for sharing.)

[@djcease1996]

@@TheCrazyHedgehogLady Absolutely!

[@owie4070]

"This film is an absolute masterpiece" I couldn't agree more.

[@williamschwab9484]

I actually bounced at a Jeff Healey show in Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1993 lol! Jeff talked about his experiences in this film positively and was a nice guy as well. He gave a shout out to us bouncers as his "Daltons" hahaha. Great film!

[@sledzeppelin]

So cool! Man he was good.

[@redneckincanada]

And I'm reading this comment from Kindersley. Small world.

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

Jeff Healy as "Cody" was awesome. He still gets the girls LOL. Then Tito Larriva of Tito and Tarantula open the film with the kickass song Don't Throw Stones!!

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

That's so awesome.

[@Xcellance]

My mom brought me and my older brother to a Jeff Healey concert 3 days before my 4th birthday in barrie July 1989... I ended up wondering off and getting lost, security found me brought me backstage and I got to have pizza and a pop with Healey his band and a lady who worked as a roadie... super nice people, kept me calm till they found my mom. RIP Mr Healey ill never forget you for that!

[@Elsupermayan8870]

@7:52 Keith David (Ernie) has another line in the movie when he asked Dalton what kind of coffee he wanted he asked "Led or Unleaded?".

[@jaymg1968]

The bartender that Dalton fires for skimmmg is John Doe, bassist and lead singer for the Los Angeles punk band X. This movie is just full of gems!!

[@doublep1980]

Roadhouse is a certified 80's cult-classic. You got: -Patrick Swayze in all his glorious 80's hotness -Sam madafakin' Elliot -Ben Gazzara as the villain -Jeff Healey playing the soundtrack - Lots of ass-kicking - Lots of one-liners - Tiddies - Sweaty shirtless manly men Oh and Fun Fact: The fight scenes were choreographed by Benny ''The Jet'' Urquidez, who also trained Swayze in martial arts for the move. If you're not familiar with Benny ''The Jet'': he's a legendary Kickboxing world champion, stuntman, fight choreographer and martial arts instructor, who worked on many movies both in Hollywood and in Hong Kong incl. Jackie Chan's ''Wheels on Meals'' & ''Dragons Forever'' and he trained Tobey Maguire for the first Spiderman movie. Also, RIP P.Swayze, Jeff Healey and Ben Gazzara.

[@marvinnashsear]

The Jet is in the video at 10:35. Can't believe they didn't use him in the film.

[@thatmovieguy7778]

No wonder Spiderman 1 hand to hand fight scenes were great

[@pm2819]

Nice!

[@Skaarxiong1]

the last century, Hollywood actually made good remake. Road House is, a remake. Scar Face too. then the 21st century came along and everything went to shit.

[@marvinnashsear]

@@Skaarxiong1 Road House isn't a remake.

[@cherokeefit4248]

I love this movie. I made sure that this and Big Trouble in Little China were in my collection immediately when I got my Xbox. Such a timeless classic along with other movies like Predator and Commando that made the 80’s awesome.

[@Skaarxiong1]

thankyou Patrick Swayze. you sir, is a true entertainer. he dance dirty, he sings to you as if you're like the wind, shoots guns, rips your throat out with his bare hand, he was a ghost, he was a cross dresser, he was a surfer, he truely was a pure entertainer. thankyou for your entertainments in the 80s and 90s. i don't care much for celebrities but he was one of the few i wish was still alive.

[@davidt6007]

I just discovered this channel and immediately started binge watching; it has become absolutely my favorite!!

[@RedEyeReviews]

Aww thank you so much!

[@joshuafrohm921]

I legitimately love this movie this was one of those tnt or tbs movies that played every single weekend and me and my dad own it on blu ray. We watch it together every chance we get its a weird bonding thing from my childhood we still do.

[@pm2819]

That’s very cool.

[@wimvanderstraeten6521]

This is a neo western. Swayze rides into town and sets things right (Swayze has said that he wanted to do a western and that Road House was the closest thing to a western he could find). BTW: you should review Malone (1987) with Burt Reynolds.

[@RedEyeReviews]

I've had Malone suggested a few times. I need to watch that soon

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

What was Next of Kin? A science fiction movie? Lol

[@wimvanderstraeten6521]

@@flightofthebumblebee9529 I said it's a neo western. I didn't say it's an actual western. Road House uses western tropes (bar fights, a ruthless oulaw who controls the town where the story is set, the protagonist who takes on the outlaw, etc.) and transplants them to the modern day (Walter Hill's Extreme Prejudice is another example). Quite a lot of post apocalyptic movies (e.g. Mad Max II) also use western tropes.

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

@@wimvanderstraeten6521 exactly. Stephen king's Dark Tower novels and related comics are also a Western (albeit post apocalyptic) environment. I loved Bone Tomahawk and it was one of vew western horror films. You dig?

[@soulknife20]

One of the guys Swayze fires is Wrestling Hardcore Legend Terry Funk. Dude is tougher than nails.

[@mr.machismo1159]

This is the quality I’ve come to expect from this blessed channel.

[@RedEyeReviews]

Thank you friend

[@mr.machismo1159]

@@RedEyeReviews Thank YOU man. People tend to take for granted the entertainment they find on television and the internet. Nothing had really been scratching that itch, but your deep dives into my favorite kinds of movies has been just what I needed. Keep up the great work.

[@WanArk86]

At 4:26 I thought to myself "Is that Terry Funk?" and at the one-liner part at the end I was like "Yeah... it was the Funker" Good to know he was fired rather then quit the job

[@napoleonwilson6499]

Dude,u gotta remember Mr T was big in the early 80s to the point of obsession and he was famously a bouncer. There was a World's toughest bouncer competition,he won it. Dolph Lundgren and Bas Rutten were also bouncers and bodyguards before later achievements...

[@kevinmeyers7821]

"A polar bear fell on me" That has always been my favorite line in the movie. All that serious violence and drama washed away by one dude's honesty.

[@cameronpickard7456]

ya it was very funny pal

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

It would have been better if he said "A polar bear attacked me!"

[@kevinmeyers7821]

@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 He wasn't even beat up, he was too honest to lie, and smart enough to get out of trouble in that moment.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

@@kevinmeyers7821I don't know if smarts had anything to do with it. A total moron could read the room in that moment.

[@KidFresh71]

Jeff Healey is indeed an absolute Canadian rock/blues/jazz legend. Was lucky enough to see Mr. Healey in concert in Toronto. Thanks RedEye for all the great videos; appreciate the hours of entertainment and laughs your channel provides!

[@RedEyeReviews]

That is so cool! The guy was a legend of a musician

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

I never knew about him until I saw this film as a kid and I absolutely loved it. I thought his covers he did were even better than some of the originals!

[@stevendavies417]

I love the, 'pain don't hurt' line, along with the idea the idea that under the rough exterior Swayze's character is a sensitive soul intrigued by philosophy.

[@ricksgrandauditorium8790]

Good movie, good review, thanks alot Redeye...Sam Elliots double doosh line always brings me back.

[@RedEyeReviews]

Thank you!

[@FNHot]

Favorite Part: Henchmen - "Dalton, we've been looking everywhere for you" He lives across the river, and was literally in his back yard doing Tai Chi topless.

[@RedEyeReviews]

Lol right?!

[@FNHot]

@@RedEyeReviews Second favorite, Is a 6'1, 23 year old, blonde, model, who is clearly a genius because she's already made it through medical school and is working as a doctor, and she just cant resist the 5'8 bouncer of the local dive built like a dancer. This movie is full of ridiculous moments, but there is a limit to my suspension of disbelief.

[@jekw23]

Just pure fun to watch. I love the way the tone shifts dramatically at a moments notice from semi-serious to all out comedy. I’ll never forget the stuffed bear falling onto the fat guy at the end. Took about 30 seconds to topple and the guy just stands still screaming and the camera keeping cutting between the two of them for what feels like forever. You couldn’t put random scenes in like that now….which is a shame.

[@RedEyeReviews]

Lol it is a great movie. The polar bear is freaking hilarious

[@spookrockcity]

Terry Funk the pro westler was in this movie. You can see him at 15:42

[@1_Bad_Z]

1989 my Uncle took us to see this Movie @ Old Town Mall in Torrance CA. Awesome movie to say the least. 89 was an amazing year and era!

[@AZTigerMMA]

The cut ins you guys do from family guy to always sunny is fucking awesome

[@RedEyeReviews]

Thanks man! Glad you like them

[@rockdesu]

"Roadhouse" - Peter Griffin. Enough said. I've been binge watching your videos all day. Love your reviews and comedy. I hope your channel blows up. Your channel is so underrated.

[@RedEyeReviews]

Aww thank you so much!

[@loneronin6813]

"Be nice...until it's time to be not so nice." That's pretty much my creed for life as well lol

[@JacobDean88]

Some poor dude is going to call a number, thinking he is going to buy a Good Buick, and be in for a surprise.....

[@11Salda]

Rip Patrick Swayze

[@garryflanders6328]

So when we watched this as a kid, my mom got confused in the fight between Dalton and evil Dalton and screamed out, "why did they kill the Dirty Dancing guy?!" It took the family a moment and a couple of "did they?" before we got back on track.

[@josefbecher4790]

that extra scene with the actor telling the story was a nice touch 👌

[@Tim_the_Enchanter]

The "nipple-to-nipple" line is amusing, but her response is even funnier: "I don't need you for that."

[@Kittykisszpdx]

Roadhouse is my favorite documentary. Thanks for posting and keep up the great work, Redeye!

[@RedEyeReviews]

Thank you friend :)

[@fredlandry6170]

Marshall Teague played the Narn Talon on Babylon 5 and he has a Black Belt in Karate.

[@Crudecomicsinc]

Great job! i got hooked watching your Seagal videos this one cracked me up, your getting better and funnier with each vid good job keep em coming!

[@RedEyeReviews]

Thank you so much!

[@a.m.o5734]

This is one my favorites I just put on in the background when I’m doing stuff around the barn. But a hilarious commentary about the bouncers and you never see cops good observation.

[@innpeasea5121]

Roadhouse rules, I have seen this movie like 400 times as a kid, and I remember thinking to myself. One day, I'll be ripped shirtless and save an old dude from a fire in front of a hot doctor, only to rip the dude's throat out who was responsible. It hasn't happened, yet....

[@RedEyeReviews]

Haha. I feel you. I always wanted to be a Ninja Turtl.....sorta the same thing.

[@innpeasea5121]

@@RedEyeReviews It's literally the same thing.

[@jpwickl]

If you watch the minster truck scene, you can see the chains holding the cars down. Buy the DVD of this movie. The trivia track is awesome and so is the commentary by the clerks guys

[@jeremyweems4916]

It's never too late bro. You can totally do it.

[@tommyz1082]

I see what your doing here with this channel, and I like it! Looks like work is gonna have to take a back seat today to binging your channel!

[@RedEyeReviews]

Thank you so much :) consider it the productivity killer haha.

[@tommyz1082]

@@RedEyeReviews I hit that bell so work can cease when that bell drops. Awsome stuff bro. I'm already passing this on to others.

[@ninji5226]

Yup, this was the best one yet, really getting into a groove with these reviews, hilarious!!!!

[@RedEyeReviews]

Thank you so much!

[@my1vice]

"I ain't got twenty bucks!" Funny shit..... LoL

[@SIX6SIXer]

This is the first time I've ever noticed Dalton walked into Red's Auto store wearing a karate gi blouse tucked into his jeans...😆

[@robertchlasciak5422]

10:35 Benny "The Jet" Urquidez !!!

[@tenzingnorgay93]

Slight correction: Pat McGurn, the former bartender at Double Deuce, is Wesley’s nephew instead of his cousin.

[@giorgiogazzola5972]

I had no idea that guy was blind until today. I was 40 years old when I found this out...

[@Y0uKnowMyName]

"A polar bear fell on me." 🤣 Ok man, you got a new sub.

[@Thurston86]

Wade Garrett was Definitely trying to get into a 3 way with Dalton and the Doc! If you rewatch this with this in mind its F’ing Hilarious!!! 🤘🤤

[@TheCrazyHedgehogLady]

Yay! Can’t wait to watch your review of this one. CLASSIC 80s cheese. “Pain don’t hurt!” 😆

[@TheDivotking1]

Sir, not sure how you make me want to watch a film I forgot about 30 years ago...off to find that box of VHs tapes. Cheers

[@RedEyeReviews]

Awww. So glad :) this one is amazing

[@Iruparazzo]

idk why this review makes me suddenly want a review of Red Scorpion

[@CalamityCain]

Because of Dolph Lundgren in Hotpants? Not a good film, but maybe great for a humorous review? 😄

[@battdepo]

This channel should be way bigger, Redeye is so good at reviews.

[@aquaholich2051]

Classic Like for the Training Day quote 👍

[@ramiyohay7286]

It looks like every movie in the 80s that had a villain, also had a super martial arts bodyguard. It reminds me the game Streets Of Rage 2 where you confront Mr X in the end and sends his henchman Shiva against you

[@Deriv44]

Love Roadhouse such a classic favorite moment Dalton conning the guy that wanted to fight him to take it outside once outside Dalton went back in to the club because he did his job got the trouble maker out of the club without having to throw a punch

[@sivarTHowly]

I love your videos! Keep up the hilarious work!

[@RedEyeReviews]

Thank you!

[@bruggeman672]

Almost choked to death on a mouthful of coffee when you did the "KZbin friendly" dance scene. Well done sir.

[@RedEyeReviews]

Haha woke you up better then coffee?

[@bruggeman672]

@@RedEyeReviews definitely! Love your work keep it up

[@dennismason3740]

The dude with the mop and bucket is Red West, Elvis Presley's number one in the Memphis Mafia and his store in the movie is named after the actor. Keith David - didn't he narrate Ken Burn's Jazz?

[@mongoslade277]

Yes Keith David was the narrator for that!! Funny how some people get him confused with the actor David Keith. He's white

[@holydiver73]

Short review: Dalton turns up at a bar called the double deuce and proceeds to suck the life right out of it, filling it with hipsters and chavs. He’s ripping throats and kicking scrotes and saving the town from a old man running a protection racket. He gets his end away with a female doctor whose glasses are way too big for her head and Sam Elliott shows her his pubes. At the end he goes skinny dipping with the female doctor while an old man in coveralls watched them happily from the shore. This is without doubt the best action movie of the 80’s and should be watched as often as possible.

[@OEMishGarage]

I love the reflection of the film crew in the car's paint at 15:08.

[@Namorat]

I believe ReyEye Reviews are actually half a dozen people. There is no way there could be this much high quality output on this channel :D

[@RedEyeReviews]

Aww thank you so much :)

[@munstrumridcully]

Fun fact-- the guy that says that Swayze has balls the size of dump truck wheels, Morgan, is legendary wrestler Terry Funk 🙂

[@MizMite2002]

Legend has it, a small jet engine was used to style Patrick's hair.

[@owie4070]

Thanks for the Marshall Teague and Bill Murray stories. Hilarious!

[@RedEyeReviews]

Right?! amazing

[@gonzo26nix]

simply one of the greatest lines: "Polar bear fell on me..."

[@davidwaring6815]

Seems like this movie and Shawshank are on every day on TV.

[@gladaseeya1706]

It’s one of those movies that I happen to watch every time I see it on. Always enjoyable. RIP Patrick Swayze and Jeff Healey

[@troodon1096]

Are police legally required to pull the "nobody saw anything" routine whenever someone they didn't like gets killed? I would love to see what that police report looks like. "We came to the conclusion that Wesley probably shot himself... from a distance, several times from multiple angles." Or maybe they just called it self defense, more likely.

[@ssunfish]

Well just look up Ken Rex Mcelroy & Skidmore Missouri

[@RS54321]

Yes, that was one of the most ridiculous things in the movie. I wonder where the guy dumped all the shotguns that I'm assuming no one checked for prints?

[@fletchkeilman2205]

Welp.....I'm subscribing. Don't care to really see these films reviewed....again....for the fiftieth time on KZbin. But damn! You do a damn good job, so I will continue to do so! Great channel. Kudos and good luck to you with this. I laughed quite a bit.

[@RedEyeReviews]

Aww thank you so much!

[@JB-io8ys]

Dalton? You mean the coolest cooler in the business? Hell yeaah

[@gowkie3940]

Paddy the Swayze is sorely missed, I can't decide if he looks better in this or in Point Break. RIP you sexy bastard.

[@Akatsukileader9]

Patrick Swayze, Sam Elliott, AND an ostrich? I'm sweating. I'm swayzeting.

[@jj68]

Don't tell anyone but I pirated this (amongst others) This involved... Driving to the video shop Hoping they had a copy for rent, paying to rent it Driving home Setting my 2 video players up next to each other (that took up half the room) Playing the rental copy on one machine (fast forwarding 14 mins of trailers...I miss the 80's) When the movie starts pressing record on the oher machine Testing the copy out and realizing that buying cheap VHS cassettes gave shit copies Driving the rental back too the video shop Putting the stickers on the copy and writing what was on it (usually making a mistake so it looked like crap with stuff scribbled out) Pulling the tab off the back so if I pressed record when drunk (we all drank loads back then) thus making the other above steps obselete. Phew...Now you just have to click download magnet ( not that I do such things now in my 50's) If you read this far you knew exactly what life was like back then. great review as always!

[@jamievickers9004]

You are really hitting some gems to close the year. This was the first R movie I got into underage.

[@powerbomb4833]

I'm so glad you reviewed this movie. Can't wait for the remake 👊

[@russellward4624]

I forgot about the "Does a hobby horse have a wooden dick" I'm totally using that.

[@VonWenk]

I saw this at the drive-in on a double-bill with Fright Night 2, and I thought of it as a "modern western." My favorite moment is probably Ben Gazzara driving recklessly cranking Frank Sinatra. But not mention of the name "cooler" in your review?

[@Slamchunk]

Great movie, great review,! After big parts in The Thing, They Live and Platoon I think it's strange Keith David did a tiny role like that in Road House.

[@MrGorn25]

John Wick's secret Assassin society world building has nothing on the Rockstar Bouncer World building of this movie.

[@dizzy1369]

Terry funk was awesome in this, he doesn't get enough credit for his acting career even though he was doing it long before any other wrestler was.

[@Eric155]

The ostrich(?) dance and music combo had me laughing. Strong work.

[@CaptainCanuck1975]

Morgan is played by the pro wrestler Terry Funk. If this movie had allowed the use of foreign objects, there's no way he would have lost that fight at the loading dock. I wasn't crazy about this movie, although it's not bad. Definitely expected more explosions, since Joel Silver was the producer.

[@demizson576]

Thanks for identifying Terry Funk! I knew he looked familiar, was about to look up the cast on imdb or wikipedia, lol. This was probably the early days of Silver Pictures, less focused on pyrotechnics, more about gratuitous nudity and violence (as was the trend in 80s action films).

[@larrignoid3497]

Truly indescribable movie. Cheese meets comedy action drama. So bad it’s good, so good it’s bad. Wish I would have seen it in the theater. Nice work. Keep them coming.

[@miserychord11]

Brilliant. I might make one recommendation. Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man. A 1990 buddy film staring Mickey Rourke and Don Johnson. A guilty pleasure of mine (and probably mine alone). But of anyone is gonna like it, it would probably be Roadhouse fans.

[@Jacob-he1lg]

One of my college roommates came back from a Walmart shopping trip with the DVDs for Roadhouse and Harley Davidson and the Marlboro man for us to watch on a cold winter day. I knew we would be life long friends after that.

[@dizzy1369]

poor guy will go to register and insure the car and get arrested for possessing stolen property. 😂😂🤣

[@deanparker8121]

I have a friends and roadhouse is kinda our thing, we went through a stage a couple years ago when we would get a takeaway and watch roadhouse every Thursday, for over a year. We both have matching double deuce keyrings. Love that movie

[@RedEyeReviews]

That is a great memory!

[@MichaelSpikes-pv6kl]

This is truly a great movie what a classic great review to

[@__________vee__________]

My boyfriend said, "I want to start a youtube channel for the sole purpose of getting this guy more subscribers." I think he's a fan lmao. AND I'm typing this as we're watching another one of your videos 😂

[@RedEyeReviews]

Awww that is very sweet of him. So glad you both enjoy the channel.

[@mikeyp2277]

This movie is absolutely ridiculous, and I love it.

[@ianashby6294]

He'll yeah love 80s action movies

[@louhodo5761]

I remember when my parents made me go see this in the theater. I remember laughing at the "Don't eat the big white mint" line.

[@Bad_Moon_Rising]

You won't think Sam Elliot is all that tough if you watch The Man Who Killed Hitler and then The Bigfoot.

[@habeashumor9814]

I never saw the movie, but I remember MTV used to show the Jeff Healey video from the soundtrack. -He plays the geetar behind his head! 😲

[@IrishScribbler]

Just a tiny bit of advice. When Dalton is confronted by the ex barman he fired, listen to the goon who’s with him explain that Brad Wesley is the barman’s uncle. That means that Pat the barman is Wesley’s nephew, not his cousin, which you weirdly believe him to be. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@6li8storm40]

13:50 I always assumed someone found Wade’s body in the bar, and decided they’d had enough.

[@das_bouk]

call me crazy, but at 1:31 isn't that the same band from the Titty Twister in Dusk til Dawn?

[@justo1409]

Morgan was played by legendary wrestler Terry Funk.

[@ronincomix]

Jeff Healey !!! such an amazing talent gone too sone just like PZ!

[@NebLleb]

*Road House.* What, you were expecting me to post anything more?

[@craighouse1279]

In 80 we just beat the Steelers in a hard fought Monday Night game. My friend lived in the area and gave me a lift in his Corvair. We were in an accident and slid into an embankment. I was killed instantly.

[@munstrumridcully]

I love how you specify that the middle-aged ladies who pulled up in the truck were blonde! I would not be able to rest until I knew the specific hair colors of a group of Swayze groupies that buzzed the set of Road House! 🙂 I can only assume that the research you did specified that it was a group of blonde, middle-aged women, lol Full Disclosure-- my wife thinks Swayze in the Road House/Dirty Dancing/Ghost era was the sexiest thing alive :(

[@RedEyeReviews]

Lol yes the fact said it specifically Blonde Ladies. So I can't not talk about it

[@munstrumridcully]

@@RedEyeReviews I figured, it was way too random and specific🙂

[@duncancurtis1758]

Only in Muzz ooree!

[@duncancurtis1758]

Har thayer sexy they all shouted!

[@dragoncaist]

The name is Dalton...

[@kyleolson8977]

RedEye is into scruffy old men. This is an example of a movie whose reputation has become much larger than it was when released. It wasn't a flop as it had some carryover Dirty Dancing energy, but it was also not a big hit and after initial video release was largely forgotten for a while in an era when bad movie media was not common. But now this movie is so bizarre it's perfect for the KZbin era. "In a world where bouncers are elite experts sought after far and wide" It's amazing what the stakes are in this movie which starts out with "don't fire my cousin". It's also amazing that Kevin Tighe is not a bad guy. Even when his character hires the good guy, he's almost always the bad guy at the end. He has a face that Hollywood loves to betray with. Sometimes he's not the actual bad guy, but he's still an unlikable guy there to make you think he's the real bad guy. The more you know: You and your friends can walk into a guy's house and kill him and several of his employees as long as everyone left alive says "I didn't see anything". The one negative to Road House - I've always thought it was a little long for what it is. 10-20 minutes off would not lose anything important.

[@RedEyeReviews]

Hahah Scruffy old men are just good people

[@fcruz43215]

Great review

[@Tony_Colorado]

I grew up watching this movie, well sneak watching it when my parents went to bed!!! Me and my siblings would watch swayze kick ass and I was in love with his Riviera!!! I loved his Mercedes too!! It’s an ‘89 500SEC, one hell of a motor carriage!!