The Double Deuce is the meanest, loudest and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and Dalton has been hired to clean it up. He might not look like much, but the Ph.D.-educated bouncer proves he's more than capable – busting the heads of troublemakers and turning the roadhouse into a jumping hot spot. But Dalton's romance with the gorgeous Dr. Clay puts him on the bad side of cutthroat local big shot Brad Wesley.
Stunts
Swayze did most fights himself, including the throat rip
Acting
Sam Elliott arrives late and steals every scene anyway
Production
Real biker gang hired as extras for authentic chaos
Director
Rowdy Herrington
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The throat rip was added after Swayze saw it in a martial arts demo and insisted. The studio thought it was too brutal. He won.
This film single-handedly created the 'cooler' as a romantic profession for a generation of men who definitely should not have been bouncers.
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