Nobody would accuse the Patrick Swayze film Road House of being an Oscar-caliber movie. Could any film about a sleazy dive ever be one? It is imminently watchable however.
The film seems to exist in its own universe, however. Bouncers are nationally known and petty crime bosses can be killed with no apparent repercussions. It's a fun type of crazy that only caught on with audiences after it began airing on cable television.
It's hard to choose just one picture that could represent the tawdry yet hilarious film, but we'll go with one from the scene that sparks the first big fight in the film. A sleazy gentleman is depicted selling gropes of his wife's breasts for just twenty dollars. A young man who samples the goods angers these budding entrepreneurs when he announces that he doesn't have twenty dollars, thus setting off a bar room brawl.
The scene perfectly encapsulates the insanity of the film that lives in its very own world.
