Road House

1989 film by Rowdy Herrington
Movie film Q963351
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Summary

Road House is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,800 views/month, #771 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Rowdy Herrington[3]
  • Screenwriter: Hilary Henkin[4], R. Lance Hill[5]
  • Composer: Michael Kamen[6]
  • Genre: action film[7], thriller film[8], martial arts film[9], drama film[10]
  • Followed by: Road House 2[11]
  • Cast member: Patrick Swayze[12], Kelly Lynch[13], Sam Elliott[14], Ben Gazzara[15], Jeff Healey[16], Marshall R. Teague[17], Red West[18], Kevin Tighe[19], Terry Funk[20], John Doe[21], Kathleen Wilhoite[22], Gary Hudson[23], Anthony De Longis[24], Keith David[25]
  • Producer: Joel Silver[26]
  • Production company: United Artists[27], Silver Pictures[28]
  • Director of photography: Dean Cundey[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Soundtrack release: Road House – The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 40%[33], 5.3/10[34], 36/100[35]
  • Color: color[36]
  • Country of origin: United States[37]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1989[38], July 6, 1989[39], May 19, 1989[40]
  • Distributed by: United Artists[41], Netflix[42]
  • Narrative location: Missouri[43]
  • Filming location: California[44]
  • Film editor: John F. Link[45]
  • Nominated for: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture[46], Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor[47], Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award[48], Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director[49], Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay[50]
  • Title: Road House[51]
  • MPA film rating: R[52]
  • Different from: Q4165604[53]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[54]

Why It Matters

Road House has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 20w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Composer → Michael Kamen
    Director of photography → Dean Cundey
    Publication date → —
    Producer → Joel Silver
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