Sean Comer, Andrew Graham and Mark Radulich present our Road House 1989/2024 Comparison and Review!

Road House is a 1989 American action film directed by Rowdy Herrington. The film stars Patrick Swayze, Ben Gazzara, Kelly Lynch, and Sam Elliott. Its plot follows a bouncer at a newly refurbished roadside bar who protects a small town in Missouri from a corrupt businessman. The film has gone on to be a cult classic, being voted the most watched film on cable in 2020.

Road House is a 2024 American action film directed by Doug Liman from a screenplay by Anthony Bagarozzi and Chuck Mondry, and is a remake of the 1989 film. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, Conor McGregor (in his feature film debut), J. D. Pardo, Arturo Castro and Billy Magnussen. Joel Silver produces the film, as he did the original.

Road House had its world premiere for March 8, 2024, at South by Southwest as the opening night film, and was released by Amazon MGM Studios via Prime Video on March 21, 2024. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with some praising the performance of Gyllenhaal and others criticizing the script and the extensive use of CGI for fight sequences.

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