10 Movie Henchmen Who Stole Movies From Villains

Even within the context of the decade it spawned from, Road House is totally singular in its gonzo-ness. It's an action film where the lead of Dirty Dancing plays a guy who is a philosophy major and The Ultimate Bouncer, but one who's haunted by a troubled past; it's a neo-Western where Sam Elliott appears on screen as the most beautiful man to have ever lived, for some reason; and just when you thought the film couldn't get any wilder, there's an abrupt throat-ripping moment that arrives almost out of nowhere, accompanied by the throat rippee saying moments earlier, "I used to f*ck guys like you in prison."

Oh, and a guy also gets crushed to death by a giant stuffed grizzly bear.

Cinéma.

But coming back to that earlier, frankly insane exchange between Patrick Swayze's educated bouncer, Rick Dalton, and his opponent, Marshall Teague's Jimmy Reno - here we have one of the all-time great movie henchmen. A sicko by every stretch of the imagination - from the golden ear-ring to the staggering level of double denim on display - Jimmy is probably one of the most deranged action movie villains the eighties ever conjured.

A physical match for Dalton sold by Teague's martial arts background, by the time he's finished his debut scene in which he beats up the entire staff of the Double Deuce with a pool cue, you'll have just about forgotten that the main villain of the piece is meant to be a southern twang-sporting Ben Gazarra who has his own private monster truck he uses to terrorise the local town.

That is how ridiculous Jimmy is as a character.

Road House is indisputably a modern American masterpiece, and it wouldn't be the same without Jimmy.