Production note The movie was made on a $15 million budget and grossed $61.6 million.
Production note The film’s set locations, including the Double Deuce and Reds Auto Parts, were built on site.
Production note The monster truck scene used a Bigfoot truck and cost $500,000.
Production note Sam Elliott said he got ‘the shit kicked out of me’ during filming.
Production note Swayze reportedly smoked up to 60 cigarettes a day.
Production note The hosts say the film was shot with all the actors doing their own stunts.
Production note Keith David says his role was cut from a much longer version of the film.
Mentioned with uncertainty Marshall Teague’s mother allegedly cheered at the ‘I used to fuck guys like you’ line.
Production note The Double Deuce sign was already in the Ringer office as a prop.
Dirty Dancing Used as evidence of Swayze’s crossover into romance and dance stardom.
Red Dawn Mentioned as an earlier Swayze role that helped define his action image.
Point Break Used as a later example of the same earnest action style and Swayze’s star power.
Starship Troopers Referenced as another film where one actor supposedly did not realize the tone was ironic.
Kurosawa Used as a comparison for how seriously Swayze seems to be playing Dalton.
Shakespeare Another comparison for Swayze’s earnest delivery of absurd lines.
Die Hard Used as a tonal and musical comparison for the score and action feel.
The Big Lebowski Referenced in connection with Ben Gazzara’s later villain energy and Brad Wesley vibes.
Over the Top Referenced when discussing Terry Funk’s wrestling/acting crossover work.
No Country for Old Men Used to compare the coin-toss scene logic to Anton Chigurh.
The Fugitive Referenced as an example of a climax that is not necessarily the movie’s best scene.
Apocalypse Now Used to describe a climax that may be hard to top later in the movie.
Heat Referenced in a discussion of Austin Butler practicing firearms and possible Heat 2 casting.
Gladiator Mentioned as a good double feature choice and by the director Rowdy Harrington later in his career.
Rolling Thunder Suggested by Bill as another gritty revenge double feature.
