Casting What-Ifs
Patrick Swayze reportedly left for Road House; both resulting casting choices are celebrated.
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- The script was originally The Setup; Swayze reportedly dropped out to make Roadhouse and Russell replaced him. — Bill Simmons
- Swayze here and Russell in Roadhouse is an appealing counterfactual, but both films are thought slightly worse in that swap, especially Russell’s leg-fighting credibility. — Bill Simmons
- The swap is compared with Van Damme leaving Predator for Bloodsport; Face and the Cockney henchman reportedly gained scenes during rewrites at Stallone’s request. — Bill Simmons
- Face’s broken-jaw recollection implies earlier clashes with Tango beyond the opening arrest; Stallone is reported to have fired the original cinematographer. — Shea Serrano