Jake Gyllenhaal on how he ‘honoured’ late Patrick Swayze in Road House remake

Jake Gyllenhaal on how he ‘honoured’ late Patrick Swayze in Road House remake
Jake Gyllenhaal attends a screening for Road House in London (Ian West/PA)

Jake Gyllenhaal has said he had tattoos created for his character in “honour” of the late Patrick Swayze when creating a remake of his action thriller Road House.

Dirty Dancing star Swayze played James Dalton, a New York City bouncer hired to protect a bar in Jasper, Missouri, in the original 1989 film.

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