Road House (1989)

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Wikidata Q963351, film, IMDb tt0098206, TMDB 10135: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by episode credits Patrick Swayze as half-nude Tai Chi (‘Die Hard 2’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey); 3 more episodes agree.

Also said as Roadhouse: the same Wikidata item, so listed here.

What a model would be handed about it, for corpus:ask.

Who talked about it

Blank Check — Patreon

The Big Picture

The Rewatchables

Came from

What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says it drew on another film or person.

Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

Babylon: 1 line programming ×1

  1. programming (tangent recommendation): Babylon → Road House. After a crocodile-fear tangent triggered by Babylon's crocodile scene, a speaker pushes Roadhouse for its crocodile scene.
    “I mean, they're just... pretty exciting crocodile scene.”
    The Big Picture · The ‘Babylon’ Watch-Along · 2:30:05 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Die Hard 2: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (nude Tai Chi): Die Hard 2 → Road House. They propose a debate whether Sadler's fully nude Tai Chi beats Swayze's half-nude Tai Chi in Road House.
    “whether Sadler's fully nude Tai Chi, tops Swayze's half nude Tai Chi in Roadhouse.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Die Hard 2’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:06:26 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)

Doug Liman: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (verdict): Doug Liman → Road House. Road House is a Liman film the speaker despised.
    “Roadhouse, which I really despised.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Edge of Tomorrow · 0:55:34 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

F1: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (theme): F1 → Road House. Road House uses the 'you don't understand how good this guy was' trope.
    “Like roadhouse, best cooler.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘F1’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 0:12:58 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)

Striking Distance: 1 line programming ×1

  1. programming (programming): Striking Distance → Road House. Bill pitches a Rowdy Herrington week for the show covering Road House and Striking Distance.
    “We should do Rowdy Harrington week.”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 0:56:10 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby: 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (quote source): Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby → Road House. Danny's craziest quote award nominee is from Road House.
    “I used to fuck guys like you in prison.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly · 1:06:57 · Danny Kelly (0.50 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

lineage (1)

  1. lineage (quote source): Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby → Road House. Danny's craziest quote award nominee is from Road House.
    “I used to fuck guys like you in prison.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly · 1:06:57 · Danny Kelly (0.50 sure it was them)

programming (2)

  1. programming (programming): Striking Distance → Road House. Bill pitches a Rowdy Herrington week for the show covering Road House and Striking Distance.
    “We should do Rowdy Harrington week.”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 0:56:10 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. programming (tangent recommendation): Babylon → Road House. After a crocodile-fear tangent triggered by Babylon's crocodile scene, a speaker pushes Roadhouse for its crocodile scene.
    “I mean, they're just... pretty exciting crocodile scene.”
    The Big Picture · The ‘Babylon’ Watch-Along · 2:30:05 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (theme): F1 → Road House. Road House uses the 'you don't understand how good this guy was' trope.
    “Like roadhouse, best cooler.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘F1’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 0:12:58 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

  1. unmapped (nude Tai Chi): Die Hard 2 → Road House. They propose a debate whether Sadler's fully nude Tai Chi beats Swayze's half-nude Tai Chi in Road House.
    “whether Sadler's fully nude Tai Chi, tops Swayze's half nude Tai Chi in Roadhouse.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Die Hard 2’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:06:26 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): Doug Liman → Road House. Road House is a Liman film the speaker despised.
    “Roadhouse, which I really despised.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Edge of Tomorrow · 0:55:34 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

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Who the speakers said made it

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