Search - Road House [Fullscreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Not For Children, Profanity Movie Release: 1989 DVD Release: 02/04/2003 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 54 mins Studio: MGM Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Action, Action Thriller See Also: Road House [Widescreen] [Deluxe Edition], Road House [UMD for PSP], Road House [Decades Collection], Road House [Widescreen] [Blu-ray/DVD]

Love, treachery, and broken furniture are the hallmarks of this rollicking action drama. Dalton (Patrick Swayze) has a Ph.D., but rather than make a living teaching Socrates at some university, he's opted to become a top-drawer "cooler" -- an expert barroom bouncer who can break up fights without getting himself killed in the process. Dalton is hired to keep the peace at the Double Duce, a rough-and-tumble honky tonk in Jasper, Missouri, where beer-soaked free-for-alls are a nightly event. Dalton is hurt on his first night on the job, and he is patched up by "Doc" Clay (Kelly Lynch), a beautiful woman working as the town's physician. Dalton and Doc immediately hit it off, but Dalton learns that another man, Brad Wesley (Ben Gazzara), already has his eye on her. Wesley is a man used to getting his way; he's an extortionist and crime boss who has nearly everyone in Jasper under his thumb, and he sets out to teach Dalton a lesson, while Dalton is determined to clean up the town like he breaks up brawls at the Double Duce. Sam Elliott plays Dalton's mentor Wade, and Red West, a one-time member of Elvis Presley's "Memphis Mafia," appears as Webster; Canadian blues-rock guitarist Jeff Healey leads the Double Duce house band. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Patrick Swayze - Dalton
Kelly Lynch - Dr. Elizabeth "Doc" Clay
Sam Elliott - Wade Garrett
Ben Gazzara - Brad Wesley
Marshall Teague - Jimmy

Rowdy Herrington's cult favorite Road House comes to DVD with a pair of transfers. The widescreen anamorphic transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1 and is preferable to the standard full-frame image. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Surround, and a Spanish soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Mono. Subtitles are accessible in all three of those languages as well as Portuguese. Supplemental materials include the original theatrical trailer. This is a solid release from MGM/UA that boasts excellent picture quality. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide