According to The Wrap, The Fast and the Furious director Rob Cohen is set to remake the 80s cult classic Road House, which starred Patrick Swayze as a tough-as-nails bouncer hired to protect a Missouri bar called the Double Deuce from a corrupt businessman.
Cohen – whose other credits include Daylight, xXx, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and Alex Cross – will direct the Road House remake from a script by Michael Stokes, who has also penned Crash Bandits, another project to which Cohen is attached.
Released in 1989, Road House was directed by Rowdy Herrington and saw Swayze joined in the cast by Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott and Ben Gazzara. The film grossed over $30 million from a $15 million budget, and also spawned an off-Broadway musical adaptation as well as the forgettable direct-to-video sequel Road House 2: Last Call in 2006.
Originally published November 25, 2013. Updated April 11, 2018.
