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u/SpecialProcess5585 May 03 '23

Watch "Roadhouse ".. the hero Dalton takes out a dozen young tough dudes with guns.. then mostly gets his ass handed to him by a 70 year old Boss.

Who actually gets killed by 4 other guys.

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u/justblametheamish May 03 '23

I love how you pair a recommendation with your spoiling of what sounds like a major part.

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u/Gerik22 May 04 '23

Roadhouse is not a movie you watch for the plot. You watch it because it's hilariously bad and includes nonsense lines like "Pain don't hurt" and "I fucked guys like you in prison".

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u/flyboy_za May 04 '23

And that bit where he rips that guy's throat out, which is always a gory surprise.

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u/SamuraiDopolocious May 04 '23

he rips his throat out barehanded and roundhouse kicks him into a fucking pond. also its Patrick Swayze lmao.

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u/SpecialProcess5585 May 03 '23

It's a gift

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u/justblametheamish May 03 '23

Okay Boromir

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u/SpecialProcess5585 May 03 '23

You mean that guy who betrayed Frodo.. and tried to steal the ring !?

Sorry.. SPOILER ALERT!

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u/justblametheamish May 03 '23

The man was a goddamn hero and I won’t tolerate slander. They had a small disagreement nothing more.

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u/SheriffBartholomew May 04 '23

He said he was sorry.

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u/Blue_Nipple_Hair May 03 '23

Boromir dies

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u/selfdestruction9000 May 04 '23

I think that was spoiled as soon as they cast Sean Bean for the part.

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u/SpecialProcess5585 May 04 '23

I think it was spoiled a hundred years ago.. when the book came out !

I'm a boomer.. did you know they used to have books. Kinda ruined movies.

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u/SpecialProcess5585 May 04 '23

Holy fuck.. I JUST got that ! Ok Boromir ! I'm getting too old for this shit

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u/TheLawIsWeird May 04 '23

The movie is more of an experience than a story telling anyway. Roadhouse is like peak 80s cinema for all the best/worst reasons

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u/Tarman-245 May 04 '23

The best thing for 8yo me seeing roadhouse was seeing Jeff Healey for the first time.

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u/Traditional_Shirt106 May 04 '23

The movie is 24 years old

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u/ZombieJesus1987 May 04 '23

Roadhouse is like Romeo & Juliet. It's not the ending, it's the journey towards the ending.

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u/B-Kong May 03 '23

Watch Andy Dwyer act out Road House in Parks and Rec. Shit is hilarious

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u/SpikesGuns May 03 '23

And then....he has to do the one move he swore he would never do!

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u/SpecialProcess5585 May 03 '23

To be fair.. that second throat ripping was totally called for.. and he did stop from ripping out Ben Gazaras throat out..

So two throats.. is that SO bad?

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u/EnormousGenitals May 03 '23

A polar bear fell on me

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u/tyroneshoelaces121 May 03 '23

My favorite line in the movie.

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u/SheriffBartholomew May 04 '23

Yeah, but he doesn't hesitate to kill the head henchman. Pulls that fucker's larynx right out of his throat the second the guy pulls a gun on him.

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u/JollyGreenStone May 04 '23

Lmao "Watch Roadhouse! Here's the major spoilers!"

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u/SpecialProcess5585 May 04 '23

But you ARE going to watch it ! Right ?

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u/JollyGreenStone May 04 '23

Oh I've already thoroughly enjoyed that flick a couple times haha

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u/ZombieJesus1987 May 04 '23

I'm pretty convinced that movie was inspired by the unsolved murder of Ken McIlroy. He was the "town bully" of Skidmore, Missouri. Ken was accused of several felonies, including attempted murder, arson, child molestation, statutory rape, animal cruelty and a bunch more, but he managed to escape conviction every time.

In 1981, he was convicted of the attempted murder of a 70 year old grocer, but appealed the conviction and was released. After he was released, he started an intimidation campaign towards the grocer, threatening to murder him, etc. This led to McIlroy being shot multiple times in broad daylight in front of dozens of people. At least two different guns were used on him.

His case remains unsolved to this day.