Jake Gyllenhaals Tattoos In Road House Arent RealBut They Do Honor Patrick Swayze [Video]

No, Jake Gyllenhaal’s tattoos in Road House—a 2024 remake of the 1989 action movie that was released on Amazon Prime today—are not real. But that doesn’t make them any less meaningful.

“I have a couple of different tattoos in honor of Patrick [Swayze],” Gyllenhaal told Decider in a recent Zoom interview. “When I put them on in the morning, I’d be reminded of the history of this piece.”

Swayze, who died in 2009 of pancreatic cancer when he was just 57, originated the role of James Dalton, a professional “cooler,” whose job is to break up bar fights at a rowdy club in Missouri. The new Road House put a spin on that classic role, casting Gyllenhaal as a former UFC fighter hired as a bouncer at a bar in the Florida Keys. Gyllenhaal declined to share which tattoos were meant to honor Swayze, but advises viewers to “press pause and look. You’ll find them.”

For added realism, director Doug Liman …