Jake Gyllenhaal pays tribute to original “Road House ”star Patrick Swayze: 'He was such a talent'

Sydney Bucksbaum
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"We’ve made a different RH this time around, but hoping it’s one he would’ve had fun watching!" Gyllenhaal wrote on Instagram.

Jake Gyllenhaal is honoring the man who paved the way for him in more ways than one.

On Sunday, Gyllenhaal posted a tribute to original Road House star Patrick Swayze on his Instagram, just a few weeks before his remake hits streaming.

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"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 in the caption alongside a throwback photo with Swayze. "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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The two actors previously appeared onscreen together in the 2001 psychological thriller Donnie Darko, which starred Gyllenhaal as the titular troubled teen. Swayze played motivational speaker Jim Cunningham.

Gyllenhaal ended his tribute by warning fans that "we’ve made a different RH this time around, but hoping it’s one he would’ve had fun watching!"

Swayze starred in the original 1989 action classic Road House as a professional bouncer who relocates to Missouri to help clean up a rundown club through extremely violent ways. Gyllenhaal's Road House is a remake centered on a former UFC fighter who becomes a bouncer at a dilapidated bar in the Florida Keys.

The new Road House is set to premiere March 21 on Prime Video.

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