Jake Gyllenhaal as Elwood Dalton in Doug Liman's 2024 emRoad House/em remake.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT In 2024's Road House, Jake Gyllenhaal's character Elwood Dalton has several tattoos with different meanings. During press for the film, Gyllenhaal teased that there are Easter eggs and references in Road House, including the ink on Dalton's body.
Audiences must be quick on the pause button, though, as the tattoo is only briefly on the screen. Gyllenhaal again hinted at the tribute to Swayze in an interview with IMDb's Cat Quinn, saying that there is one tattoo in particular "in honor of someone, and it is there, so go search." This is likely referring to the P.S. tattoo.
The pacing of the UFC fight scenes in Road House is frantic, but it's clear that the tattoo on Dalton's right arm doesn't exist at that time in the story. This gives credence to the theory that Dalton got the tattoo afterward in honor of his dead friend. Three years later, Swayze starred in the action-adventure comedy George and the Dragon opposite James Purefoy and Piper Perabo. Swayze had a smaller and more antagonistic role in George and the Dragon than Green Dragon, where he had a much larger part. If Dalton's dragon tattoo is a reference to either Swayze movie, it's most likely to be Green Dragon.
Dalton has two long lines running up his left side, with the length almost making them look like claw marks. This could hint at the animalistic nature of Dalton's fights. Additionally, he has three lines on the back of his upper right arm that point upward toward his shoulder, making them resemble arrows. The tattoos on his left side and upper right arm don't appear in the flashback sequences, and the ink looks newer in comparison.
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