A tough bouncer is hired to tame a dirty bar.

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Jimmy (as Marshall Teague)
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Denise
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Emmet (as 'Sunshine' Parker)
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Cody
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Tilghman
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Pat McGurn
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Carrie
Travis McKenna ...
Jack
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Kurt James Stefka ...
Hank
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Storyline

Dalton is the Cooler in bars; He backs up and directs the bouncers. He takes a job in a Road House that has gotten far too rough. His attempts to clean things up put him in conflict with Brad Wesley, the town bully and rich person. Things heat up. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>

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Dalton lives like a loner, fights like a professional. And loves like there's no tomorrow. See more »

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Action | Thriller

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19 May 1989 (USA)  »

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$17,000,000 (estimated)

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$30,050,028 (USA)
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Rowdy Herrington wanted to show that Dalton still had to do regular things like laundry. See more »

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Just before Emmet and Dalton shake hands Emmet is wearing gloves. When they shake hands the gloves are missing. In the very next shot they are on again. See more »

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[first lines]
Bouncer Checking IDs: [to Frank Tilghman, as he enters the Bandstand] Go ahead, sir.
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While the end credits are rolling, the house band does one more number. See more »

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Referenced in Mike & Molly: Rich Man, Poor Girl (2014) See more »

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Cliff's Edge
Written by Patrick Swayze, Stacy Widelitz and Bob Marlette
Produced by David Kershenbaum and Bob Marlette
Performed by Patrick Swayze
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Example of great B-movie action
31 October 2001 | by (Honolulu,Hawaii) – See all my reviews

A good example of how a great B-movie should be made.It entertains and gives the fans of it's genre straight up satisfaction without expecting the audience to take the whole story too seriously.Much like reading a good comic book.Here we have a good action comedy/drama with good action choreography and a simple plot of good versus evil and why each side does what it does.The acting is adequate and the cast chosen here was also good.The production values were all average but still,the overall flow of the movie just delivers for all those fans who understand B-action movies.This is the Swayze and Elliot I love.......


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