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Dirty Dancing

  • 1987
  • PG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
250K
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POPULARITY
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Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing (1987)
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Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.

  • Director
    • Emile Ardolino
  • Writer
    • Eleanor Bergstein
  • Stars
    • Patrick Swayze
    • Jennifer Grey
    • Jerry Orbach
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    250K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    798
    499
    • Director
      • Emile Ardolino
    • Writer
      • Eleanor Bergstein
    • Stars
      • Patrick Swayze
      • Jennifer Grey
      • Jerry Orbach
    • 543User reviews
    • 128Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 12 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Dirty Dancing
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    Dirty Dancing: 30th Anniversary Edition
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    Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing (1987)
    Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing (1987)
    Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing (1987)
    Jennifer Grey in Dirty Dancing (1987)
    Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing (1987)
    Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing (1987)
    Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing (1987)
    Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing (1987)
    Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing (1987)
    Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing (1987)
    Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing (1987)
    Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing (1987)

    Top cast

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    Patrick Swayze
    Patrick Swayze
    • Johnny Castle
    Jennifer Grey
    Jennifer Grey
    • Baby Houseman
    Jerry Orbach
    Jerry Orbach
    • Jake Houseman
    Cynthia Rhodes
    Cynthia Rhodes
    • Penny Johnson
    Jack Weston
    Jack Weston
    • Max Kellerman
    Jane Brucker
    Jane Brucker
    • Lisa Houseman
    Kelly Bishop
    Kelly Bishop
    • Marjorie Houseman
    Lonny Price
    Lonny Price
    • Neil Kellerman
    Max Cantor
    • Robbie Gould
    Charles 'Honi' Coles
    • Tito Suarez
    • (as Charles Honi Coles)
    Neal Jones
    Neal Jones
    • Billy Kostecki
    'Cousin Brucie' Morrow
    • Magician
    Wayne Knight
    Wayne Knight
    • Stan
    Paula Trueman
    Paula Trueman
    • Mrs. Schumacher
    Alvin Myerovich
    • Mr. Schumacher
    Miranda Garrison
    Miranda Garrison
    • Vivian Pressman
    Garry Goodrow
    • Moe Pressman
    Antone Pagán
    Antone Pagán
    • Staff Kid
    • (as Antone Pagan)
    • Director
      • Emile Ardolino
    • Writer
      • Eleanor Bergstein
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Patrick Swayze had to convince Jennifer Grey to be in this film because she disliked him so much while filming Red Dawn (1984).
    • Goofs
      When Johnny and Baby first dance with the other staff, Otis Redding's "Love Man" is playing. The film takes place in 1963 but Redding didn't record the song until 1967, shortly before his death. In fact, "Love Man" was recorded in the same session as "Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay" and wasn't a hit until the following year.
    • Quotes

      Baby: Me? I'm scared of everything. I'm scared of what I saw, I'm scared of what I did, of who I am, and most of all I'm scared of walking out of this room and never feeling the rest of my whole life the way I feel when I'm with you.

    • Connections
      Edited into Lilyhammer: Out of Africa (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Be My Baby
      Written by Jeff Barry (uncredited), Ellie Greenwich (uncredited), and Phil Spector (uncredited)
      Performed by The Ronettes
      Courtesy of Phil Spector International, Inc.
      Produced by Phil Spector

    User reviews543

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    Featured review
    10/10
    Perfection
    One word sums up this film "Perfection". That's it really!! I saw this film in 1987 when it was released and was completely blown away and like Baby I fell in love with Johnny and Patrick Swayze. It has such classic lines as "I carried a watermelon" and "Nobody puts Baby in the corner" and too many others to mention. I loved the story, the characters, the setting, the dancing, and well … the music was phenomenal not one bad song in the whole soundtrack. It just shows that you don't have to spend a fortune to make a great film. Thank you to the cast and crew for making such a wonderful film which makes me smile like a Cheshire cat whenever I watch it.
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    10
    • AgentFalco
    • Mar 13, 2015

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 21, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Danse lascive
    • Filming locations
      • Mountain Lake Resort - 115 Hotel Circle, Pembroke, Virginia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Great American Films Limited Partnership
      • Vestron Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $64,577,242
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,900,000
      • Aug 23, 1987
    • Gross worldwide
      • $214,577,242
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo(original release)
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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