# The 1979 movie Patrick Swayze wanted to delete from history: “It makes me want to puke”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-1979-movie-patrick-swayze-wanted-to-delete-from-history-it-makes-me-want-to-puke/
- Published: 2026-10-31T09:07:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T10:41:08+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/1979-movie-patrick-swayze-wanted-delete-from-history/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Swayze named *Skatetown, USA* as the film he wished could be forgotten.
- His 1979 debut featured a roller-disco gang and a $1,000 prize.
- He disliked the film and rejected claims that he had a mullet.

## Summary

Patrick Swayze later said he wanted his 1979 film debut, *Skatetown, USA*, buried and forgotten, calling the film “a film that launched me” and saying it made him want to puke. The story highlights how an early role can outlast an actor’s own view of it: the roller-disco comedy remains part of Swayze’s career record despite his dislike of the film and its hair styling.

In the film, Swayze played Ace Johnson, leader of a roller-disco gang in a rivalry over a $1,000 prize and a moped. Filming took place at the Hollywood Palladium, which was turned into a roller rink for five weeks; a camera mounted on a golf cart followed the skaters. Swayze objected to people describing his swept-back hairstyle as a mullet, though he said he hated mullets.

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