I can't find any data about the price of tires in 1989 so let's assume it's negligible to Dalton.ĭalton rips Jimmy's throat out with his bare hand, just like he did to some other poor sap in Memphis. I can't find any data on the original retail price but we can safely assume Dalton bought it in 1989 with a can of beans and a Cutting Crew tour T-shirt.ĭalton also bought four extra tires. Having spent roughly a month of income already, Dalton could completely pay off this car by the end of six months on the job.ĭalton also owns a 1965 Buick Riviera. Such a vehicle retailed for about $75,000 when it was brand new. Back in those days a car could come with standard seat warmers and optional automatic transmission and air bags. Even after paying off his degree, Dalton could fully pay off a lawyer within his first month of work at the Double Deuce.ĭalton owns a 1986 or 1987 (online sources disagree) Mercedes-Benz W126 560 SEC coupe. If we ignore other potential fees, we can account for inflation to find that Dalton paid around $11,080.37 for his attorney in 1980. An attorney can work up to 100 hours on a single case, which is on the high end but reasonable to apply here given the incredible feat of criminal defense lawyering achieved. These days, a good criminal defense attorney can charge $350/hr. We don't know when this happened, so let's split the difference between college and the present (1989) and say it happened in 1980. It probably took a good lawyer to convince a jury that any man could rip out a man's throat with his bare hand as an act of self-defense. But if he hadn't, he could pay it off entirely with just his up front bonus and five days of work.Īt some point, Dalton ripped a man's throat out with his bare hand in self defense in Memphis, Tennessee.

Dalton probably already paid the degree off considering what he must have been charging to bounce in New York City and considering he's been out of school for 16 years. Online sources differ and I couldn't find any reliable data for the cost of an NYU philosophy degree, but the average I found for the cost of a 4 year degree from 1970-1973 is about $7,500. If we assume he got a four-year bachelor's degree after starting college right out of high school, that means he attended college from 1970-1973. Patrick Swayze was 36 when Road House premiered in theaters in 1989. Luckily, knife fight wounds were covered.ĭalton has an NYU philosophy degree. In 1989, that would have been about $1,016. The average cost of stitches in 2020 is $2,133.00.

If it turns out the bar screws up and their insurance doesn't cover bar knife fights, Dalton will need to pay up.

(365 nights per year × $500 per night) + $5,000 up front = $187,500 in first yearĭalton's knife wound would result in hospital bills but thankfully the Double Deuce bar covers his medical expenses. Besides, Dalton works there every day we see him in town in the movie. Because of this, we can assume Dalton works the maximum number of days and thus earns the maximum amount of money. Road House wants the audience to believe bouncing is the most prestigious, lucrative profession involving violence there is, like being an NFL starting quarterback in real life. And he's still only the second most famous bouncer after Sam Elliott's character, Wade Garrett. His last name alone is enough for people to recognize him, no first name required. In the RHU, Dalton is so famous for his innovations in the field of bouncing that his position in New York City earns him renown halfway across the country in Jasper, Missouri. We don't know Dalton's work schedule but since this is the Road House universe, aka the Road Housiverse, aka the RHU, we can estimate it. This amounts to a knife wound under his left arm. The bar also covers all medical expenses from injuries he receives on the job. James Dalton is paid $5,000 up front and $500 per night to be a bouncer at the Double Deuce bar in Jasper, Missouri. How much does Dalton from Road House make in one year? When can he retire?

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