Summary
- A star of the original Road House criticizes the new remake for lacking the hard-hitting realism of the 1989 film.
- Sound effects in the fight scenes of the remake are seen as inaccurate and less impactful compared to the original.
- The actor highlights that he and Patrick Swayze genuinely hit each other during the fight scenes, emphasizing the intensity of their performances.
A star of the original Road House spots a problem with the new Jake Gyllenhaal remake. Patrick Swayze played two-fisted bouncer John Dalton in the original 1989 Road House, a film that, despite being maligned by critics, has gone on to become a cult classic. Now 35 years after Swayze played the most famous cooler in movie history, Gyllenhaal is stepping into his high-kicking boots, portraying a down-on-his-luck UFC fighter in Prime Video’s Road House remake.
It’s yet to be seen whether those who love the original Road House will embrace the remake, but a star of the 1989 film is already criticizing the 2024 movie, taking it to task for not being as hard-hitting as the Swayze-led first film. Speaking to TMZ, Jimmy Reno actor Marshall Teague gave his opinion of the fights in the remake, and says the sound effects give away a lack of realism in the film. Check out his remarks below:
The one thing I found humorous was the sound of the hits in the fight. They’re a little off to me. … I haven’t seen enough of [the remake] to be able to give you a real take on it. … The hits sounded different. [Swayze and I] were hitting, He and I hit each other pretty hard throughout that fight, throughout the movie for that matter. We hit pretty hard in there. I tried to take it easy on the others, and he did, too. But when it came to he and I, we poleaxed each other, basically, is the word.”
Gyllenhaal’s Road House Remake Was Never Going To Be As Hard-Hitting As The Swayze Version
The original Road House features impressive martial arts work by Swayze and the rest of the cast. The big showdown between Swayze’s Dalton and Teague’s Reno stands as a highlight, as the two characters pummel each other using a mix of different fighting styles. It’s long been said that Swayze and Teague really hit one another during their fight, and Teague does nothing to deflate that particular legend in his new remarks.
How hard and how often Swayze and Teague actually hit each other is impossible to say, and Teague’s account is perhaps not entirely to be trusted. Even if Teague is exaggerating the amount of real punishment he and Swayze inflicted upon each other, it’s true that their fight is a classic. It’s also true that the new Road House was never going to be as hard-hitting and real as the original, because movies don’t go as far as they used to in allowing actors to put themselves at risk (unless the actor is Tom Cruise).
UFC fighter Ronda Rousey was originally set to star in a gender-swapped Road House remake.
Things were much looser back in the 1980s, in more ways than one, but today safety is paramount, and stars like Gyllenhaal are only allowed to go so far. The fights in the Road House remake may not live up to the standards of an old school performer like Teague, but the action looks bruising enough going by the trailer, which promises a fun, two-fisted time on streaming.
Source: TMZ
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This story originally appeared on Screenrant
