The Dual Deuce is your meanest, loudest and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line, also Dalton (Patrick Swayze) has been hired to wash this up. He mightn't look like much, however, the Ph.D.-educated bouncer proves he is more than capable -- busting the heads of troublemakers and turning the roadhouse into a jumping hotspot. But Dalton's love with all the gorgeous Dr. Clay (Kelly Lynch) puts him on the bad side of local major shooter Brad Wesley (Ben Gazzara).