He enjoyed some smaller roles in '00s, including his memorable portrayal of a motivational speaker outed as a monster in 2001's "Donnie Darko." Swayze's career soared in the late '80s and early '90s, enjoying hits like the action classic "Point Break," the supernatural romance "Ghost," and the road comedy hit "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar." His career took a blow in the late '90s after breaking both of his legs during the filming of the HBO film "Letters from a Killer," as well as some public battles with alcohol addiction. To learn more about the colorful stars who brought us this bare-fisted barroom brawl of a movie, keep reading to find out what happened to the cast of "Road House." And in spite of lacking a particularly interesting plot, "Road House" features a treasure trove of actors with intensely interesting lives.
Regardless, the story of renowned "cooler" James Dalton ( Patrick Swayze) and the hell he endures to clean up the Double Deuce bar enjoys a healthy cult following, and it's proven to be one of the signature films of the late Swayze's career. "Road House" didn't light up the box office, and it didn't impress the critics. And then there's the 1989 action flick "Road House," which merely hopes to teach us that - as the film's butt-kicking hero tells his future lover - "pain don't hurt." Other movies do their best to tell us that, no matter what sacrifices they call for, the safeguarding of our most hallowed values are worth any battle we're forced to wage. Some films strive to impress upon us the inherent beauty of the human condition and how it should keep our souls nourished even in what seem like the most hopeless of situations.