'Road House' is a 1989 American action film directed by Rowdy Herrington and starring Patrick Swayze and Sam Elliott. The cast also includes Kelly Lynch as Swayze's love interest and Ben Gazzara as the main antagonist.

James Dalton (Patrick Swayze) is a professional "cooler" (i.e. specialized doorman or bouncer) with a mysterious past who is enticed from his current job at a club in New York City by Frank Tilghman (Kevin Tighe) to take over security at his club/bar, the Double Deuce, in Jasper, Missouri. Tilghman plans to invest substantial money into the club to enhance its image and needs a first-rate cooler to maintain stability.

A sequel, 'Road House 2', was released directly to DVD in July 2006. Set many years later and telling the story of Dalton's adult son, it featured no one from the original cast and only a few references to Dalton (who was reportedly shot dead before the film took place). The sequel confirmed that Dalton's first name was James, which could be seen momentarily on the medical chart in the original film's hospital scene, but which had been otherwise unstated.

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