Jake Gyllenhaal has big shoes to fill as Dalton in Road House, a role made famous by Patrick Swayze. Before Swayze died in 2009, Gyllenhaal had the chance to work with the late actor on 2001’s Donnie Darko. In an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Gyllenhaal recalled his experience working with Swayze on Donnie Darko and how the Dirty Dancing star supported him from the beginning.
“I knew Patrick Swayze when we made Donnie Darko with your incredible wife, Nancy [Juvonen], who produced that movie,” Gyllenhaal told Fallon. “He was just the kindest, most . . . I mean, he supported me very early on. I mean, him and his wife Lisa, just so sweet, like just always there.”
When asked if Swayze would like the reimagining of Road House, Gyllenhaal smiled and said, “I think he would.”
What to Expect in Road House?
In 2024’s Road House, Gyllenhaal stars as Dalton, an ex-UFC fighter recruited to bounce at a Florida Keys roadhouse and prevent a local gang from destroying the bar. Besides Gyllenhaal, Road House stars Daniela Melchior, Billy Magnussen, Jessica Williams, Joaquim de Almeida Darren Barnet, Lukas Gage, Post Malone, and Conor McGregor.
Road House is directed by Doug Liman from a screenplay by Anthony Bagarozzi and Chuck Mondry. Joel Silver, who produced the 1989 version, returns to produce Liman’s Road House. The film streams on Prime Video on March 21.
