Patrick Swayze
Actor
Outsiders, The (1983)
- Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Matt Dillon, C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio…
- Based on the gritty novel by S. E. Hinton (THAT WAS THEN THIS IS NOW), this ‘realistic’ depiction of teenage outsiders in 50s America is…
Uncommon Valor (1983)
- Dir. Ted Kotcheff
Feat. Gene Hackman, Fred Ward, Reb Brown…
- Gene Hackman plays an American marine who believes his son is still being held in Laos in the aftermath of The Vietnam War. From the director of the…
Red Dawn (1984)
- Dir. John Milius
Feat. Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Harry Dean Stanton…
- Playing out the US fear/fantasy of Commie invasion, this sees a high–school football team (led by Patrick Swayze) make for the hills and wage…
North and South (TV Series) (1985)
- Dir. Richard T. Heffron
Feat. Patrick Swayze, James Read, Kirstie Alley…
- Heavyweight Civil War tome starring Patrick Swayze and James Read as young men caught up in the winds of American revolution, conflict and…
Youngblood (1986)
- Dir. Peter Markle
Feat. Rob Lowe, Cynthia Gibb, Ed Lauter…
- Brat–packer Rob Lowe stars as a pro–hockey hopeful toughing it out during a stay in a Canadian minor hockey town, while engaging in a…
Dirty Dancing (1987)
- Dir. Emile Ardolino
Feat. Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Jerry Orbach…
- Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze set the woods on fire with their passionate dance–moves in a 1960s American holiday resort. Wildly successful…
Steel Dawn (1987)
- Dir. Lance Hool
Feat. Patrick Swayze, Lisa Niemi, Anthony Zerbe…
- Cheesy post–apocalyptic western with Mr. Patrick Swayze as Nomad the Warrior – a man wandering the desert with a large sword seeking to…
Roadhouse (1989)
- Dir. Rowdy Herrington
Feat. Patrick Swayze
- Swayze is hired as a bouncer at a local watering–hole where his fists do a lot of overtime, but his philosophy degree goes to waste. Music by…
Next of Kin (1989)
- Dir. John Irvin
Feat. Patrick Swayze, Adam Baldwin, Helen Hunt…
- Patrick Swayze is at his two–fisted best as a tough Chicago cop who teams with his hillbilly kinfolk when a young brother is brutally murdered…
Ghost (1990)
- Dir. Jerry Zucker
Feat. Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze, Whoopi Goldberg
- Technically brilliant amalgam of fantasy, thriller, comedy and love story is entertainment Hollywood wish they could make more often.
Point Break (1991)
- Dir. Kathryn Bigelow
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, Lori Petty…
- 100% pure adrenalin? You bet! FBI rookie Keanu Reeves goes undercover to lynch an elite gang of surfing bankrobbers. Wild and incredulous, but…
City of Joy (1992)
- Dir. Roland Joffe
Feat. Patrick Swayze
- Patrick Swayze sincerely portrays an American surgeon who encounters difficulties in the heart of India's urban slums. A polished adaptation of…
To Wong Foo...Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1996)
- Dir. Beeban Kidron
Feat. Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo
- After PRISCILLA blazed the trail, the Yanks jump on the drag–wagon, with surprisingly likeable results. A Hollywood trip is waylaid in…
Donnie Darko (2001)
- Dir. Richard Kelly
Feat. Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore…
- Admired by critics and an ardent fanbase for its originality and eclecticism, this quirky teen fantasy is arguably a slick patchwork of other movie…
One Last Dance (2003)
- Dir. Lisa Niemi
Feat. Patrick Swayze, Lisa Niemi
- Three former dance–mates regroup after the death of a friend and mentor to revive a challenging piece based around Brazilian musical rhythms.…
11:14 (2003)
- Dir. Greg Marcks
Feat. Rachael Leigh Cook, Barbara Hershey, Patrick Swayze…
- A set of seemingly random incidents all coincide in a sleepy suburban town one evening at 11:14pm, throwing together five different characters with…
George and the Dragon (2004)
- Dir. Tom Reeve
Feat. James Purefoy, Piper Perabo, Patrick Swayze…
- Broadly entertaining revision of a medieval legend about the search for a captive princess and dragon in old–world England.
King Solomon's Mines (TV Mini-series) (2004)
- Feat. Patrick Swayze, Alison Doody, Roy Marsden…
- Two–part miniseries based on H. Rider Haggard's timeless tale of Allan Quartermain's quest to find the fabled mines of King Solomon, and the…
Keeping Mum (2005)
- Dir. Niall Johnson
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith…
- In the best English tradition of addled and yet deadly black comedy, this unravels the goings–on in a cute village, where the vicar (Atkinson)…