Patrick Swayze lost his battle with pancreatic cancer in 2009, but his legacy lives on. The beloved film star from the 80s and 90s will be memorialized in ABC’s latest “SuperStar” Special.
Costars, friends, and family will pay tribute to the beloved and complicated man behind so many iconic movie roles.
The special will feature interviews with co-star Demi Moore and friends Liam Neeson and Leah Thompson. It will also include never-before-seen home movies of Swayze and his family raising horses and dogs on his ranches.
Overall, the special looks to pay tribute to Swayze and will show the emotional turmoil he went through in pursuit of being a world-class actor and dancer.
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Patrick Swayze’s Best Movies
While we’re talking about him, let’s go down memory lane to look at some of Patrick Swayze’s best roles.
Roadhouse
When I think of effortless cool and being a bad-a$$, I think of Swayze in Roadhouse. No one has ever looked more awesome by just standing there with his arms folded.
Patrick Swayze #GotMeBanned from The Roadhouse pic.twitter.com/GAfLyKnq8K
— ?Diane? (@kitawny24) February 5, 2021
Dirty Dancing
Nobody puts Baby in the corner.
who was your first film crush? mine was PATRICK SWAYZE in DIRTY DANCING. pic.twitter.com/kndocbHutE
— soraya roberts (@sorayaroberts) August 20, 2020
Ghost
Do you have a favorite Whoopi Goldberg movie?
For me, it’s Ghost with Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore! pic.twitter.com/4UksoOhCpo
— ?? We Wondered Why Not (@TyMurphy19) February 8, 2022
Point Break
I knew I had a little bit of the kamikaze in me when I watched this movie. Single-handedly responsible for me wanting to go sky-diving…eventually.
Point Break (1991) ???♂️????
Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Lori Petty & Gary Busey on a surf’s up skydiving adrenaline thrill ride you can’t resist. ?
“If you want the ultimate, you’ve got to be willing to pay the ultimate price. It’s not tragic to die doing what you love.“ pic.twitter.com/Z2RaRPxEM9
— ??’? ????? ??????? ???♂️ (@80sMovieNetwork) April 2, 2022
Swayze never took himself too seriously. He famously starred in a Chippendale sketch on SNL opposite Chris Farley.
Take a look:
I grew up watching all of Swayze’s movies. And, my mom’s favorite movie is Ghost and she made me watch it as a kid. A lot of it was lost on me, but as I got older and fell in love, I started to understand more and more what the movie was really about.
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