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Brad Wesley - he just sucked
Posted on 3/8/22 at 10:47 am
Posted on 3/8/22 at 10:47 am
Rewatched Roadhouse for the first time in a while. So many things about this a-hole bothered me. First, I think the role was at least somewhat miscast, or maybe would not have been if it weren't for that last fight. No way Gazzara would last 5 seconds with the Dalton character. Also, why does he care so damn much about his nephew's shitty bar tending job if he's "in the employ of Brad Wesley"? Wesley could just pay him to be another of his non-sensical entourage. And if he did that, there's no reason to go to war with the Double Deuce. Finally, the crap he pulled on the town was not at all to his benefit. Destroy the very businesses you depend on for money? Found an article with a good quote on him:
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Some of the best movie villains ever conceived, including many of the most outrageous James Bond baddies, have always had a motive. They didn't just choose to be bad; they were victims of circumstances which made them cold-hearted individuals, and this makes them more human, more believable. Brad Wesley has no motive. He's just a grinning, psychotic bastard who sponges off everybody in town and hires murderous thugs to wreak havoc and destroy private property for fun, smiling all the while. I bet there was a scene on the cutting room floor where he skins a kitten alive while drinking the blood of an orphan child.
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Posted on 3/8/22 at 10:56 am to AlxTgr
Don't know if we was miscast but if Ben Gazzara goal was for me to hate him, by golly he did an excellent job. I absolutely hated Brad Wesley to the point when I saw BG in another movie, I decided not to watch it. 
As a villain, I agree with that synopsis. His methods where thuggish and not financially devious.
As a villain, I agree with that synopsis. His methods where thuggish and not financially devious.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 10:58 am to LSUPERMAN
quote:No doubt
Don't know if we was miscast but if Ben Gazzara goal was for me to hate him, by golly he did an excellent job
Posted on 3/8/22 at 11:13 am to AlxTgr
But wasn't he responsible for the Walmart moving there?
Posted on 3/8/22 at 11:20 am to JDPndahizzy
Ask anyone!
Oh, and I think it was J.C. Penny.
Oh, and I think it was J.C. Penny.
This post was edited on 3/8/22 at 11:21 am
Posted on 3/8/22 at 11:26 am to AlxTgr
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Ask anyone!
Oh, and I think it was J.C. Penny.
Thanks!! I couldn't remember but remember laughing at it..The whole premise that a town big enough for a JC Penny but small enough for a guy like Brad Wesley was laughable.. But I do still enjoy the movie.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 11:28 am to AlxTgr
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why does he care so damn much about his nephew's shitty bar tending job if he's "in the employ of Brad Wesley"? Wesley could just pay him to be another of his non-sensical entourage. And if he did that, there's no reason to go to war with the Double Deuce.
He doesn't care about the nephew - it's about making the people of the town bend to his will on anything, regardless of how arbitrary it is.
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Finally, the crap he pulled on the town was not at all to his benefit. Destroy the very businesses you depend on for money?
He was running a protection racket. If your "clients" start causing trouble by refusing to pay, you have to make an example of them so everyone else stays in line.
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Brad Wesley has no motive. He's just a grinning, psychotic bastard who sponges off everybody in town and hires murderous thugs to wreak havoc and destroy private property for fun, smiling all the while.
He's definitely psychotic - thinking of the scene where he runs Dalton off the road and keeps singing like nothing happened - but I don't think I would say he doesn't have a motive. His motive is the money he's receiving by extorting the townspeople for years.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 11:34 am to Brummy
quote:That he is slowly destroying one by one. You have insurance, right?
His motive is the money he's receiving by extorting the townspeople for years.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 11:51 am to LSUPERMAN
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Don't know if we was miscast but if Ben Gazzara goal was for me to hate him, by golly he did an excellent job. I absolutely hated Brad Wesley to the point when I saw BG in another movie, I decided not to watch it.
Jackie Treehorn disapproves
Posted on 3/8/22 at 11:55 am to JDPndahizzy
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The whole premise that a town big enough for a JC Penny but small enough for a guy like Brad Wesley was laughable..
Ever been to Bastrop back in the 80's?
It was a big effin deal when the Sears outlet opened up.
And there were definitely a villian or two that lived in that town back in the day.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 11:57 am to AlxTgr
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or maybe would not have been if it weren't for that last fight.
This is the best fight...
Posted on 3/8/22 at 11:59 am to AlxTgr
That transition to GOAT throat rip to WOAT roundhouse is something to be admired.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 12:00 pm to AlxTgr
Wesley deserved a throat rip!
Posted on 3/8/22 at 12:03 pm to AlxTgr
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That he is slowly destroying one by one. You have insurance, right?
As far as we know prior to the events in the movie, he was content letting everyone be as long as they continued to pay him and do what he told them to do. He didn't start destroying businesses until they started to stand up to him and refuse to pay the protection. He had to figure taking out one or two of the troublemakers would make the others fall back in line and he could go back to collecting his cut. The Mafia has been doing this forever.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 12:21 pm to LSUPERMAN
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I absolutely hated Brad Wesley to the point when I saw BG in another movie, I decided not to watch it
That's because you're weak. You've got no endurance for PAIN!
Posted on 3/8/22 at 12:38 pm to Mad_Mardigan
If you had to pick only one...
Posted on 3/8/22 at 1:42 pm to JDPndahizzy
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If you had to pick only one...
Lynch, although the other one was definitely loyal
Posted on 3/8/22 at 1:46 pm to JDPndahizzy
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If you had to pick only one...
Depends on the situation
One night, the top one
Long term, Lynch
Posted on 3/8/22 at 1:54 pm to Brummy
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thinking of the scene where he runs Dalton off the road and keeps singing like nothing happened
Sha-boom!
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