Road House is the very definition of a guilty pleasure - it's packed with rousing action, a ludicrous story, a great soundtrack, gratuitous nudity, huge bare breasts, monster trucks, sex in strange places, roundhouse kicks and a great lead performance from Patrick Swayze in his prime. There isn't much weight to Road House, nor does it have any lofty ambitions, but... read more
"Road House Origins: Brad Wesley
Type: Prequel
Plot: Illustrates Brad Wesley's rise from poor Italian immagrant, to the man who brought J.C. Penney to Jasper."
"This is not a good movie. But viewed in the right frame of mind, it is not a boring one, either.
- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Road House is much funnier than most comedies, until it turns vile instead of just stupid.
- Caryn James, New York Times
Road House lays out its story with the subtlety of a wrestling match, and probably with less sharpness or savvy.
- Hal Hinson, Washington Post
Eventually it mutates into a paranoid revenge plot that might be called Walking Short.
- Jonathan R"
raisleygordon added this to a list 1 month, 2 weeks ago
"Brad Wesley- "Road House"
&
God- "Dogma"
Why?: Because God is the only woman that can handle a pimp like Wesley.
Second Date?: No. She banishes his evil, yet awesome, ass to hell and moves on."
BradWesley123 added this to a list 2 months, 2 weeks ago
"Brad Wesley is the greatest movie character for several reasons. Always wearing white clothing and a "Dora the Explorer" style ascot, Driving on both sides of the road, blowing up random businesses, and of coarse, bringing a JC Penny to Jasper.
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DarkWarrior added this to a list 2 months, 3 weeks ago
"it's my favorite bad movie because there's everything in it, some great music from the Jeff Healy Band, some good fight scenes , a real badass villain (Brad Wesley), some hot sexy dancing scenes and on top a great view on Kelly Lynch's sexy buns (lol)... there's everything to make a guy happy in this one (lol) "
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"Road House would have remained conventionally bland, unapologetically sexist, and completely inconsistent, if not for its abundance of hilarious one-liners, madcap scenarios, and overall 1980's cheesy goodness.
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"Why Does It Deserve A Cinema Experience?Cheesy '80s movies are goddamn amazing. Road House is one of those quintessential manly movies which ticks all the boxes. Boobs? You got it. Scores of hot babes? Yep! Gun fights? You bet! Fisticuffs? Accounted for. Violence? Oh yes. Buff lead actor? Hell yes. Wonderfully cheesy one-liners? Absolutely! Like with Commando, I'd love to see this on a big screen with the right type of crowd.
The Chances Of Seeing It At A Cinema?There are no chances. This film g"