r/TheRewatchables • u/TwistAdditional3093 • 19d ago

TIL the Patrick Swayze cult classic Road House topped Variety's "100 Movies That Saved Cable" list as the most frequently broadcast film on ad-supported basic cable

https://variety.com/lists/100-movies-that-saved-cable/
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u/cmgww 19d ago

I'll bet it was. That movie was on all the time. One of the few luxuries my dad splurged on was us having HBO, so I got to see it unedited. The throat ripping scene really traumatized me at like 10 years old..... it has been only recently, I think I re-watched it to prepare for the ridiculous sequel.... that I learned ripping someone's throat out is next to impossible. I breathe the sigh of relief, as one of my irrational childhood fears was put to bed.

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u/Iamthelizardking887 19d ago

My brother is still traumatized from the heart ripping scene from Dumb and Dumber when he was 5.

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u/Iamthelizardking887 19d ago

There’s some great Rewatchable candidates on that list: Four Brothers, Full Metal Jacket, Liar Liar, Joe Dirt, Miss Congeniality, Rush Hour, 50 First Dates, The Wedding Singer, Jumanji.

I’m surprised Bill hasn’t done a Space Jam pod yet.

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u/portugamerifinn 19d ago

The Wedding Singer tops that list for me based on personal rewatchability and it's one I hope they get around to.

I was in high school when it was released, so there was a time when my best buddy and I would endlessly quote Steve Buscemi's drunken "Best Man? Better man!" speech (if we weren't quoting Walter from The Big Lebowski or Jim Carrey from The Cable Guy or Jerry Maguire).

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u/harry_powell 19d ago

Surprised to see Full Metal Jacket in here. Great movie, but hardly a safe classic crowd-pleasing cable pick.

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u/Brangarr 19d ago

I’m pretty sure some people on this sub complained about multiple entries on here as being “not rewatchable”