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Dirty Dancing

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7.3/10 • 6.3K

1987-08-211h 40m

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First dance. First love. The time of your life.

Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love.

Directors
Emile Ardolino
Writters
Eleanor Bergstein
Editors
Peter C. Frank

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  1. Jennifer Grey

    Jennifer Grey

    Frances "Baby" Houseman

  2. Patrick Swayze

    Patrick Swayze

    Johnny Castle

  3. Cynthia Rhodes

    Cynthia Rhodes

    Penny Johnson

  4. Neal Jones

    Neal Jones

    Billy Kostecki

  5. Jerry Orbach

    Jerry Orbach

    Dr. Jake Houseman

  6. Kelly Bishop

    Kelly Bishop

    Marjorie Houseman

  7. Jane Brucker

    Jane Brucker

    Lisa Houseman

  8. Max Cantor

    Max Cantor

    Robbie Gould

  9. Jack Weston

    Jack Weston

    Max Kellerman

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talisencrw

Aug 14, 2016

7/10

This was schmaltzy but decent and could have been a lot worse. Normally I run from this sort of film like the plague but Patrick Swayze's recent death and me greatly enjoying 'Point Break' recently made me want to check out another one of his finest roles ('Ghost' and 'Road House' will have to wait, methinks.). When I got my first DJ-ing job, working the night shift at the now-defunct K-102 FM in Woodstock as a teenager, I often received calls asking for any of the three hit songs from its stellar and nostalgia-wringing soundtrack: Eric Carmen's 'Hungry Eyes', Swayze's own 'She's Like the Wind' or the Oscar-winning 'The Time of My Life' by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes. It was interesting now, almost three decades later, finally seeing the music I had played on the airwaves eon before now shown in some sort of cinematic context. It was OK to see as a tribute to Swayze's craft (he was trained in classic ballet as well as in acting) but I'm left with no interest whatsoever in either the sequel or remake, unless as a special gift for my lady, Tammy.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$6,000,000.00
Revenue
$214,577,242.00
Keywords
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