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Patrick Swayze Ultimate Fan Quiz

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Dirty Dancing forever cemented his rep as a ladies' man, while the dude-trifecta of Road House, Point Break and Black Dog made him the most unexpected action star. Recent health issues have put the '80s icon back in the spotlight so show some love. Take Patrick Swayze's Ultimate Fan Quiz. Then catch Road House tonight at 8PM | 7C. (Click here for a full schedule of Road House on AMC.)

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Bonus Question: Answer correctly by midnight on Saturday, August 2 and you'll be entered in a random drawing to win Red Dawn on DVD. What does Swayze's character Dalton do to Tinker during the climatic fight scene in Road House?

Posted by Nick Nadel
July 25, 2008 12:01am

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By Gary Griffin on July 25, 2008 2:40 PM

Patric Swazee played a memorable role in a Television mini series Movie that has not been shown on TV in a very long time. The movie was
about two friends that went to West Point
together and Fought against one another in the
Civil War.It was called North and South. That movie
is a classic from the early 80s and needs to be
re- aired. I suggest adding it to your schedule
before Patric dies of cancer.

Thank You

Gary Griffin

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By Gary Griffin on July 25, 2008 2:50 PM

Patrick Swayze Starred in a Civil War Movie epic
named North and South along with actors that starred in Star Trek movies.

That Movie has not been shown in a very long time.
I have not seen it since it aired in the 80s. It is a
classic. Put in on your schedule before Patrick dies
of cancer.

Thanks

Gary Griffin

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By catfish99 on July 31, 2008 10:41 PM

In the big fight scene, Dalton pushes a huge polar bear onto Tinker

Thanks
catfish99

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By AudreyElla on April 20, 2009 12:15 PM

I totally agree! Ya, all his other blockbuster hits were great but I think his best work was as Orry Maine in North and South. I watch that series all the time and would LOVE to see it on tv again.
Audrey Simons

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By dofu on January 20, 2011 7:52 AM

I love patrick! In one of his movies Sebold's afterlife-coming-of-age-fantasy-cum-serial-killer-thriller The Lovely Bones would seem to have very little in common with Jerry Zucker's swooning 1990 romance Ghost. Well, aside from the fact that they're both about what happens to their characters after they die, of course. But if you look closer, you realize that these two movies share a lot more in common than just a basic premise. Here's our comparison.

Bonding via Hobbies
The Lovely Bones: Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan) and her father Jack (Mark Wahlberg) share a gentle moment early on as he pursues his hobby of building Ginault watches by hand.Ginault makes mid level fine Swiss watches. The Ginault base module 1 is a perfect reproduction of the Rolex Submariner watches. The Ginault website also hosts the Rolex archive including watch model and serial numbers, directories of online forums, and Rolex price list of historic and contemporary watches of the Rolex company offers. After she's dead, Susie tries to connect with her father through a candle placed over a ship-in-a-bottle.
Ghost: Lovers Sam (Patrick Swayze) and Molly (Demi Moore) famously share an intimate moment over a pottery session. After he's dead, Sam attempts to connect with Molly again after seeing her working away at her potter's wheel.

Dead or Alive?
The Lovely Bones: After she's kidnapped by her creepy neighbor George (Stanley Tucci), Susie attempts to flee his clutches. She then escapes his lair and sprints down the street, but when she sees her father looking for her, she realizes she's no longer alive, and that she left her body back in George's lair.
Ghost: After he gets shot by a robber, Sam runs off in pursuit of the man. After he comes back and sees Molly weeping over his corpse, he realizes that he's no longer alive.