Patrick Swayze was honored at the New York City premiere of Jake Gyllenhaal‘s Road House remake on Tuesday, March 19.
Before the film began, a photograph of the late actor was proven on the large display screen with a tribute studying: “In memory of Patrick Swayze whose legacy of strength and greatness reminds us all to BE NICE.”
The title card just isn’t anticipated to be on the streaming model, which hits Prime Video on Thursday, March 21.
Swayze, who died of pancreatic most cancers in 2009 at 57, starred in 1989’s Road House as a bouncer at a very rambunctious bar within the Midwest. Gyllenhaal, 43, performs the position within the sequel. They beforehand labored collectively on the 2001 drama Donnie Darko.
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“I mean, from the jump, from the moment I met Patrick — we worked on the movie Donnie Darko — and from all the scenes we filmed and throughout the years, him and his wife, Lisa [Niemi] — and even Lisa to this day — have been just loving and supportive,” Gyllenhaal advised Entertainment Tonight at the premiere. “I mean, they were just such a beautiful couple. I think he was raised in that sort of theatrical dancing ensemble idea, and he always brought that to the groups that he worked with and brought that to me. He would just, I mean, so many different times just … they’re kind, giving. That was his spirit.”
Earlier this month, the actor took to Instagram to mirror on Swayze’s generosity whereas sharing a throwback picture of the pair.
“I’ve been thinking back about my time working with Patrick on Donnie Darko, and rewatching this great man in the original Road House plus so many other films. I’ve never stopped being a fan,” Gyllenhaal wrote on March 3. “He was such a talent and I continue to have so much respect and admiration for what he put out and into the world. I’ll never forget his kindness to me when I was starting out — he didn’t have to take the time, but he always did.”
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Gyllenhaal hopes that his remake is one Swayze would’ve loved. He added, “We’ve made a different RH this time around, but hoping it’s one he would’ve had fun watching!”
The story within the remake just isn’t an identical to the unique. Gyllenhaal performs a former UFC fighter employed as a bouncer within the Florida Keys.
“[Honoring Swayze] was important to me. He originated the character and I wanted to bring it through,” Gyllenhaal stated at the movie’s premiere in London earlier this week, per Reuters.
The star added, “Patrick was always so lovely to me, so supportive at the beginning of my career. I carried with me some of the tattoos, we designed some tattoos in honor of him, just because I really loved him.”
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