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Dirty Dancing -- Spending the summer in a holiday camp with her family, Frances ('Baby') falls in love with the camp's dancing teacher.
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Dirty Dancing -- Spending the summer in a holiday camp with her family, Frances ('Baby') falls in love with the camp's dancing teacher.
Dirty Dancing -- Spending the summer in a holiday camp with her family, Frances ('Baby') falls in love with the camp's dancing teacher.
Dirty Dancing -- Baby (Jennifer Grey) goes up the hill to check out the main house. She peeks in on a staff meeting and sees Johnny (Patrick Swayze) for the first time.

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Director:
Writer:
Eleanor Bergstein (written by)
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Release Date:
21 August 1987 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Tagline:
Have the time of your life See more »
Plot:
Spending the summer in a holiday camp with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor Johnny Castle. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 9 wins & 7 nominations See more »
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A wonderful, moving, touching and poignant classic See more (364 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Jennifer Grey ... Frances 'Baby' Houseman

Patrick Swayze ... Johnny Castle

Jerry Orbach ... Dr. Jake Houseman

Cynthia Rhodes ... Penny Johnson

Jack Weston ... Max Kellerman

Jane Brucker ... Lisa Houseman

Kelly Bishop ... Marjorie Houseman

Lonny Price ... Neil Kellerman
Max Cantor ... Robbie Gould
Charles 'Honi' Coles ... Tito Suarez (as Charles Honi Coles)

Neal Jones ... Billy Kostecki
'Cousin Brucie' Morrow ... Magician

Wayne Knight ... Stan
Paula Trueman ... Mrs. Schumacher
Alvin Myerovich ... Mr. Schumacher
Miranda Garrison ... Vivian Pressman
Garry Goodrow ... Moe Pressman

Antone Pagan ... Staff Kid
Thomas Cannold ... Bus Boy (as Tom Cannold)
M.R. Fletcher ... Dirty Dancer
Jesus Fuentes ... Dirty Dancer

Heather Lea Gerdes ... Dirty Dancer
Karen Getz ... Dirty Dancer
Andrew Charles Koch ... Dirty Dancer
D.A. Pauley ... Dirty Dancer
Dorian Sanchez ... Dirty Dancer
Jennifer Stahl ... Dirty Dancer
Jonathan Barnes ... Tito's Band
Dwyght Bryan ... Tito's Band
Tom Drake ... Tito's Band
John Gotz ... Tito's Band
Dwayne Malphus ... Tito's Band
Clifford Watkins ... Tito's Band (as Dr. Clifford Watkins)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Emile Ardolino ... Cameo (uncredited)
Lori Janney ... Young Woman Walking Lake (uncredited)
Karen Kaster ... Dancer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Emile Ardolino 
 
Writing credits
Eleanor Bergstein (written by)

Produced by
Doro Bachrach .... associate producer
Eleanor Bergstein .... co-producer
Mitchell Cannold .... executive producer
Linda Gottlieb .... producer
Steven Reuther .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
John Morris 
 
Cinematography by
Jeff Jur 
 
Film Editing by
Peter C. Frank 
 
Casting by
Bonnie Timmermann 
 
Production Design by
David Chapman 
 
Art Direction by
Mark Haack 
Stephen J. Lineweaver  (as Stephen Lineweaver)
 
Set Decoration by
Clay A. Griffith  (as Clay Griffith)
 
Costume Design by
Hilary Rosenfeld 
 
Makeup Department
Fríða Aradóttir .... hair stylist (as Frida Aradottir)
David Forrest .... makeup artist
Gilbert La Chapelle .... makeup artist (as Gilbert LaChapelle)
Marlies Vallant .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Eileen Eichenstein .... production supervisor
Tammy J. Green .... post-production supervisor
Jeffrey L. Hayes .... production manager (as Jeffrey Hayes)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Herb Gains .... first assistant director
Nathalie Vadim .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
David H. Allen .... property master (as David Allen)
Kevin Allen .... assistant art director
Tommy Allen .... assistant art director (as Tom Allen)
Bill Ballou .... construction coordinator
Jennifer Gilbert .... set dresser
Wayne Shepherd .... set dresser (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Douglas Axtell .... sound recordist (as Doug Axtell)
George Baetz .... sound recordist
Michael DiCosimo .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Rick Dior .... sound re-recording mixer
John Pritchett .... sound mixer
Mark Rathaus .... sound editor
Dan Sable .... supervising sound editor
Ann Stein .... adr editor (as Anne Stein)
Douglas Axtell .... boom operator (uncredited)
Bob Olari .... sound recordist (uncredited)
Lynn Sable .... assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Mel Zelniker .... adr mixer (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Denise Amirante .... stunts
Bill Anagnos .... stunts
Norman Douglass .... stunts
Jim Lovelett .... stunt coordinator (as James Lovlett)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Tom Barrett .... grip
Michael F. Barrow .... gaffer (as Michael Barrow)
Michael F. Barrow .... provider: lighting and grip equipment (as Michael Barrow)
Robert L. Blatman .... first assistant camera (as Rob Blatman)
Ted Churchill .... Steadicam operator
Adger W. Cowans .... special still photographer (as Adger Cowans)
Donne Daniels .... key grip
Ric Delgado .... electrician (as Richard Delgado)
Bill Flick .... grip (as William Flick)
Neil Holcomb .... grip
David Knox .... Steadicam operator
Kelly Elder McGowen .... second assistant camera (as Kelly McGowan)
John Merriman .... best boy
Randy Nolen .... Steadicam operator (as Randy Nolan)
Curtis Pepper .... electrician
Robert Spencer .... electrician
Peter Van Eynde .... dolly grip
Greg White-Wiegand .... generator operator
Quintin Woo .... electrician
Scott Zigler .... electrician
Edward Cohen .... electrician (uncredited)
Gábor Kövér .... Steadicam assistant (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Jeff Block .... casting assistant (as Jeffrey Block)
David Cady .... casting assistant
Isabelle Kramer .... extras casting (as Isabelle Cramer)
Sabrina Padwa .... extras casting
Greg Smith .... dance casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mark Burchard .... wardrobe
Lisa Grace Erndt .... wardrobe (as Lisa G. Erndt)
Elizabeth Feldbauer .... wardrobe
Claudia Stephens .... wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Guy Barresi .... assistant editor
Girish Bhargava .... editor: additional dance editing
Farrel Levy .... associate editor (as Farrel Levy Duffy)
Andrew Marcus .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Joseph S. DeBeasi .... music editor
Danny Goldberg .... music supervisor
Michael Lloyd .... music supervisor
'Cousin Brucie' Morrow .... period music consultant
Roger Rhodes .... scoring engineer
Jimmy Ienner .... music supervisor (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Tutt Esquerre .... provider: picture cars
Jerry Jackson .... transportation coordinator (as Jerry W. Jackson)
David Milchen .... transportation captain (as Dave Milchen)
 
Other crew
Marilyn Bailey .... script supervisor
Steven Baker .... caterer
Keith Bunting .... production assistant
Russell Burrell .... production assistant
Dean Byrd .... location coordinator
Parnes Cartwright .... set production assistant
Jacob F. Conrad .... location manager (as Jacob Conrad)
Julia Cort .... set production assistant
Jeff Fender .... production assistant
Adam Lee Freeman .... production assistant (as Adam Freeman)
Michael Gallagher .... production assistant
Miranda Garrison .... assistant choreographer
Sam Goldrich .... financial consultant
Alan Grabelsky .... production executive
Tony Hardmon .... production assistant
Jim Helein .... production assistant
George Howell .... production assistant
Melania Kang .... caterer
Alice Katz .... set production assistant
Christine M. Kiolbassa .... location secretary (as Christine Kiolbassa)
Lisa Manshel .... assistant to producers
Marina Marit .... production assistant (as Marina Merit)
John Marston .... production assistant (as John Marston)
Heather McGrath .... production assistant
Scott Mednick .... logo designer
Eric Milchen .... craft service
Christopher Northup .... production assistant (as Chris Northup)
Kenny Ortega .... choreographer
Susan Pickett .... set production assistant
Brian Robertson .... production assistant
Dana Robin .... location coordinator
Eric P. Steckler .... assistant auditor (as Eric Steckler)
Jonathan Wolf .... production auditor (as Jonathan D. Wolf)
Dori Berinstein .... production executive (uncredited)
Bundy Chanock .... set medic (uncredited)
John Marston .... location projectionist (uncredited)
Christopher Northup .... assistant to director (uncredited)
Jerry Whittington .... key location scout (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Michael Goldman .... special thanks
Jackie Horner .... special thanks
Jimmy Ienner .... special thanks
 
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Runtime:
USA:100 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
DTS (re-release) | Dolby Digital (re-release) | Dolby (original release) | SDDS (re-release)
Certification:
UK:15 (original rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-10 | France:U | Norway:12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | UK:12A (re-rating) (2004) | USA:PG-13 (Approved No. 28371) | West Germany:12 (f) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:L | Ireland:12A | Belgium:KT (original rating) | South Korea:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Germany:12 (DVD rating)

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Billy Zane told TMZ that he and Sarah Jessica Parker had auditioned for the leads.See more »
Goofs:
Anachronisms: In the scene where Johnny and Baby are dancing on the stage practicing for their performance she is wearing 1980s Keds shoes.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Radio disc jockey:[on radio] Hi, everybody, this is your Cousin Brucie. Whoa! Our summer romances are in full bloom, and everybody, but everybody's in love. So cousins, here's a great song from The Four Seasons.
Baby:[voiceover] That was the summer of 1963 - when everybody called me Baby, and it didn't occur to me to mind. That was before President Kennedy was shot, before the Beatles came, when I couldn't wait to join the Peace Corps, and I thought I'd never find a guy as great as my dad. That was the summer we went to Kellerman's.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Kyle XY: Hello... (#2.22)" (2008)See more »
Soundtrack:
YesSee more »

FAQ

What is dirty dancing?
What happened to Penny to cause a botched abortion?
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42 out of 52 people found the following review useful.
A wonderful, moving, touching and poignant classic, 24 July 2004
Author: president242007 from Australia

I viewed this movie for the first time last night and I enjoyed every aspect of it –the dancing, the acting, the dialogue, the plot, the script and the whole atmosphere that this movie created. I would highly recommend it.

Jennifer Grey gives an absolutely wonderful and first class performance in her role as Frances (Baby) Houseman. She has a natural ability and flair for dancing and she is beautiful and enchanting on the dance floor. But what is wonderful about Baby is that she has such a wonderful depth and dimension to her character. This is not simply a movie about dancing but the scriptwriters have also given us a chance to see Baby deal with the various emotions and feelings that she is experiencing throughout the movie and to allow us an insight into how her interaction with others at the camp changes her life. Grey portrays her character with such realism and poignancy that you end up feeling deeply for Baby as she experiences all she does in this movie.

Patrick Swayze is magnificent in his role as Johnny and truly succeeds in making his character come alive. He gives his character a comprehensive personality, strong appeal and great depth. The chemistry between Swayze and Grey is enchanting and powerful and contributes significantly to the great success of this movie

Cynthia Rhodes is great in her role of Penny and her portrayal of the ordeal that she experiences is truly powerful and contributes a frightening dimension to the film. The other members of the supporting cast –Jerry Orbach and the late Mark Cantor deserve a special mention here-also give wonderful and imaginative performances that gives this movie an additional dimension of high quality acting and believability that is wonderful to experience. The dancing is magnificent and first class on the part of all involved.

The script and interaction between all the major characters is intriguing and engages the viewer in a powerful fashion. The plot, although exceedingly predictable, is given more than enough life and vitality to make this movie successful.

Furthermore the wonderful selection of music contained in this movie creates a truly magical atmosphere and very nostalgic environment that enhances the quality and success of all the various scenes.

`Dirty Dancing' is a truly powerful, magnificent and very appealing movie that leaves you deeply touched and with a wonderful feeling in your heart and soul and an inspiration to dance. I highly recommend it

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