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19/05/1989 Action, Thriller 1h 54m
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Dalton lives like a loner, fights like a professional. And loves like there's no tomorrow.

Overview

The Double Deuce is the meanest, loudest and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and Dalton has been hired to clean it up. He might not look like much, but the Ph.D.-educated bouncer proves he's more than capable – busting the heads of troublemakers and turning the roadhouse into a jumping hot spot. But Dalton's romance with the gorgeous Dr. Clay puts him on the bad side of cutthroat local big shot Brad Wesley.

  1. Rowdy Herrington

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Patrick Swayze

    James Dalton

  2. Kelly Lynch

    Dr. Elizabeth Clay

  3. Sam Elliott

    Wade Garrett

  4. Ben Gazzara

    Brad Wesley

  5. Marshall R. Teague

    Jimmy

  6. Julie Michaels

    Denise

  7. Red West

    Red Webster

  8. Sunshine Parker

    Emmet

  9. Kevin Tighe

    Frank Tilghman

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2019-03-16
The name is Dalton and we thought he would be bigger.

Dalton (Patrick Swayze) is a highly regarded professional cooler of bars and clubs. He is hired by Frank Tilghman (Kevin Tighe) to clean up his Double Deuce Road House down in Jasper, Missouri. A rough drunken and bloody place, the Double Deuce is just the start of Dalton's problems as he falls foul of town despot Brad Wesley (Ben Gazzara).

I don't know if it's the same the world over, but here in Britain a bouncer is very different to that of a doorman. This is something that anyone who has been in and round the profession can atte...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$15,000,000.00

Revenue
$30,100,000.00

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