Road House is a 1989 American action film directed by Rowdy Herrington. Written by David Lee Henry and Hilary Henkin, it stars Patrick Swayze, Ben Gazzara, Kelly Lynch and Sam Elliott. The film follows professional bouncer James Dalton (Swayze), who is hired to clean up a violent roadside bar in the small town of Jasper, Missouri, where he becomes embroiled in a conflict with a ruthless local businessman and crime lord. Road House was filmed primarily in California in 1988, primarily in Newhall, Valencia, and Canyon Country.