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Road House’s rival

posted 5 years ago by Who (5146)
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Why they make Road House’s big rival some old fart golf guy? Hardly a formidable foe.

[–] strntz (12773) 5 years ago

Because old fart golf guy has the money and political power that comes with age and experience. There was already a young rival for Roadhouse who was a physical foe (Jimmy) but they needed someone that Roadhouse couldn't just beat up to defeat, so that's where old fart golf guy comes in.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

You have to think of the Bond formula to an extent. The character played by Ben Gazzara was the wealthy and powerful villain, and Jimmy was the henchman.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

He had a monster truck, goons, and a helicopter. He didn't need to be physically fit. He hired others to do his dirty work.

[–] R_Kane (15828) 5 years ago

Caution! The OP is genius at work.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Meh. I wonder if he disliked Jack Palance as the bad guy in Tango and Cash. He had monster Trucks too!