Roadhouse Retrospectives
Milo and Jamie first met Katie when she invited them onto her show Retromade to talk about the classic action film Road House. In her first season, Katie explores iconic roles from Hollywood’s every-men, Kurt Russell and Patrick Swayze. In this collaboration episode, we take a trip back to 1989, reminiscing about the cultural landscape—events, TV, music, and pop culture—that surrounded Road House’s release. We also shared our love for Patrick Swayze and explained why we see Road House as not just a “guilty pleasure” movie, but as a truly great film classic.
Our Road House discussion with Katie inspired both Milo and Jamie to write articles that reimagine Dalton not just as a tough bouncer, but as an organizational change management expert with valuable lessons for today’s business world.
Worklife Lessons from ‘Roadhouse’
I hadn’t seen the movie in years, but when we watched “Roadhouse” with my teen son recently, his many awesome questions within the first 20 minutes of the film intrigued me. Here are five of those questions, and what Dalton’s endeavor to clean up the Double Deuce bar can teach us about effective management.
The “Road House” Rules as Change Management
The 1989 macho movie classic “Road House” starring Patrick Swayze as Dalton might not seem like the best source for managerial guidance. However, if you study this film from the view of a change management professional, you will identify valuable insights applicable to the real world.
Katie invited Milo and Jamie back on Retromade for a bonus episode to review Amazon MGM’s modern remake of Road House, released on March 8, 2024, starring Jake Gyllenhaal. The big question: will this panel of Road House devotees “be nice” to the reboot, or kick it out of the bar?
