
Dirty Dancing (1987)
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- PG-13
- 1h 40min
- Drama, Music
- 21 Aug 1987 (USA)
- Movie
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 11 wins & 6 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Jennifer Grey | ... |
Baby Houseman
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Patrick Swayze | ... |
Johnny Castle
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Jerry Orbach | ... |
Jake Houseman
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Cynthia Rhodes | ... |
Penny Johnson
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Jack Weston | ... |
Max Kellerman
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Jane Brucker | ... |
Lisa Houseman
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Kelly Bishop | ... |
Marjorie Houseman
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Lonny Price | ... |
Neil Kellerman
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Max Cantor | ... |
Robbie Gould
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Charles 'Honi' Coles | ... |
Tito Suarez
(as Charles Honi Coles)
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Neal Jones | ... |
Billy Kostecki
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'Cousin Brucie' Morrow | ... |
Magician
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Wayne Knight | ... |
Stan
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Paula Trueman | ... |
Mrs. Schumacher
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Alvin Myerovich | ... |
Mr. Schumacher
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Miranda Garrison | ... |
Vivian Pressman
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Garry Goodrow | ... |
Moe Pressman
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Antone Pagán | ... |
Staff Kid
(as Antone Pagan)
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Thomas Cannold | ... |
Bus Boy
(as Tom Cannold)
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M.R. Fletcher | ... |
Dirty Dancer
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Jesus Fuentes | ... |
Dirty Dancer
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Heather Lea Gerdes | ... |
Dirty Dancer
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Karen Getz | ... |
Dirty Dancer
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Andrew Charles Koch | ... |
Dirty Dancer
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D.A. Pauley | ... |
Dirty Dancer
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Doriana Sanchez | ... |
Dirty Dancer
(as Dorian Sanchez)
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Jennifer Stahl | ... |
Dirty Dancer
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Jonathan Barnes | ... |
Tito's Band
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Dwyght Bryan | ... |
Tito's Band
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Tom Drake | ... |
Tito's Band
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John Gotz | ... |
Tito's Band
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Dwayne Malphus | ... |
Tito's Band
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Clifford Watkins | ... |
Tito's Band
(as Dr. Clifford Watkins)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Stamati Arakas | ... |
Boy in Crowd (uncredited)
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Emile Ardolino | ... |
Cameo (uncredited)
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Darren W. Conrad | ... |
Dirty Dancer (uncredited)
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Lori Janney | ... |
Young Woman Walking Lake (uncredited)
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Karen Kaster | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Maxine McClanahan | ... |
Dirty Dancer (uncredited)
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Jonathan Reed | ... |
Hotel Guest / Dancer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Emile Ardolino | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
Eleanor Bergstein | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Doro Bachrach | ... | associate producer |
Eleanor Bergstein | ... | co-producer |
Mitchell Cannold | ... | executive producer |
Linda Gottlieb | ... | producer (produced by) |
Steven Reuther | ... | executive producer |
Music by
John Morris | ... | (musical score by) |
Cinematography by
Jeffrey Jur | ... | director of photography (as Jeff Jur) |
Film Editing by
Peter C. Frank |
Editorial Department
Pankaj Bajpai | ... | colorist |
Guy Barresi | ... | assistant editor |
Girish Bhargava | ... | editor: additional dance editing |
Farrel Levy | ... | associate editor (as Farrel Levy Duffy) |
Andrew Marcus | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
Bonnie Timmermann | ... | (casting) |
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 | ... | (costumes) |
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) |
Lawrence Kasanoff | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Herbert W. Gains | ... | first assistant director (as Herb Gains) |
Nathalie Vadim | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
David H. Allen | ... | property master (as David Allen) |
Kevin Lee Allen | ... | assistant art director (as Kevin Allen) |
Tommy Allen | ... | assistant art director (as Tom Allen) |
Bill Ballou | ... | construction coordinator |
Jennifer Gilbert | ... | set dresser |
Aryn Chapman | ... | art department production assistant (uncredited) |
Ken Chocolate | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
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 | ... | 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) |
Dale Bartlett | ... | assistant sound editor (uncredited) |
Bob Olari | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
Lynn Sable | ... | assistant sound editor (uncredited) |
Sacha Semeria | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Mel Zelniker | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Chris F. Woods | ... | title/optical producer: R/Greenberg Assoc. (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) / 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) |
Al Knight | ... | add set electric (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 |
Michael Nations | ... | costumer (uncredited) |
Location Management
Dean Byrd | ... | location coordinator |
Jacob F. Conrad | ... | location manager (as Jacob Conrad) |
Christine M. Kiolbassa | ... | location secretary (as Christine Kiolbassa) |
Dana Robin | ... | location coordinator |
John Marston | ... | location projectionist (uncredited) |
Jerry Whittington | ... | key location scout (uncredited) |
Music Department
Jellybean Benítez | ... | additional production & remix: "Yes" |
Joseph S. DeBeasi | ... | music editor |
Danny Goldberg | ... | music supervisor |
Edie Lehmann Boddicker | ... | singer |
Michael Lloyd | ... | music supervisor |
'Cousin Brucie' Morrow | ... | period music consultant |
Roger Rhodes | ... | scoring engineer |
Richard Scott Snodgrass | ... | Singer, Arranger, Collaborator |
Jellybean Benítez | ... | music remixer: "Yes" (uncredited) |
Jimmy Ienner | ... | music supervisor (uncredited) |
Eugene Marks | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
Tommy Tedesco | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Marilyn Bailey | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Tutt Esquerre | ... | provider: picture cars |
Jerry Jackson | ... | transportation coordinator (as Jerry W. Jackson) |
David Milchen | ... | transportation captain (as Dave Milchen) |
Additional Crew
Steven Baker | ... | caterer |
Keith Bunting | ... | production assistant |
Russell Burrell | ... | production assistant |
Parnes Cartwright | ... | set production assistant |
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 |
Heather McGrath Jacobs | ... | production assistant (as Heather McGrath) |
Melania Kang | ... | caterer |
Alice Katz | ... | set production assistant |
Lisa Manshel | ... | assistant to producers |
Marina Marit | ... | production assistant (as Marina Merit) |
John Marston | ... | production assistant (as John Marston) |
Scott Mednick | ... | logo designer |
Eric Milchen | ... | craft service |
Chris Northup | ... | production assistant |
Kenny Ortega | ... | choreographer |
Susan Pickett | ... | set production assistant |
Brian Robertson | ... | production assistant |
Eric P. Steckler | ... | assistant auditor (as Eric Steckler) |
Anastasia Tikka | ... | Production coordinator: Vestron Pictures, West Coast |
Jonathan Wolf | ... | production auditor (as Jonathan D. Wolf) |
Dori Berinstein | ... | production executive (uncredited) |
Bundy Chanock | ... | set medic (uncredited) |
Cynthia Daddona | ... | production planning assistant: Vestron Pictures (uncredited) |
Vicki Dee Rock | ... | post accountant (uncredited) |
Chris Northup | ... | assistant to director (uncredited) |
Melissa Smith | ... | sales coordinator (uncredited) |
Thanks
Michael Goldman | ... | special thanks |
Jackie Horner | ... | special thanks |
Jimmy Ienner | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Vestron Pictures (1987) (United States) (theatrical)
- Interaccess Film Distribution (1987) (Non-US) (sales)
- Apollo-Film GmbH (1987) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Concorde Film (1987) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Finnkino (1987) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Life International (1988) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Norstar Releasing (1987) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Vestron Benelux (1987) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Vestron UK (1987) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Aries Cinematográfica Argentina (1988) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Filmes Castello Lopes (1988) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Filmpac Distribution (1988) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Sun Films (1988) (India) (theatrical)
- Vestron Pictures Australia (1988) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Star Entertainment (1988) (India)
- Cascar Video (1988) (Netherlands) (video) (laserdisc)
- Flashstar Home Vídeo (1988) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (1988) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Inter Video Española (IVE) (1988) (Spain) (VHS)
- Oy Europa Vision AB (1988) (Finland) (VHS)
- Vestron Video International (1988) (Australia) (VHS)
- Vestron Video International (1988) (Belgium) (VHS)
- Vestron Video International (1988) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Vestron Video International (1988) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Vestron Video International (1988) (Japan) (VHS)
- Vestron Video International (1988) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Vestron Video International (1988) (Sweden) (VHS)
- Vestron Video (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- Video Omega (1988) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Concorde Video (1989) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Lionsgate (2007) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Live Entertainment (1997) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Rekord-Film GmbH (2017) (Germany) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Splendor Films (2015) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2013) (Australia) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2015) (Australia) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2015) (Spain) (DVD)
- Alliance Atlantis Home Video (1999) (Canada) (DVD)
- Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2003) (Canada) (DVD)
- Alliance Home Entertainment (2012) (Canada) (DVD)
- Alliance Home Entertainment (2013) (Canada) (DVD)
- Alliance Video (1997) (Canada) (DVD)
- Alliance Video (1997) (Canada) (VHS)
- Artisan Entertainment (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Artisan Entertainment (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Artisan Entertainment (1999) (United States) (VHS)
- Artisan Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Artisan Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Artisan Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Artisan Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Best Film (2005) (Poland) (DVD)
- Blitz Film & Video Distribution (1993) (Croatia) (VHS)
- Blitz Film & Video Distribution (2001) (Slovenia) (DVD)
- Blitz Film & Video Distribution (2009) (Slovenia) (DVD)
- CBS (1990) (United States) (tv)
- CEL Home Video (1992) (Australia) (VHS)
- Cargo Films (2008) (France) (DVD)
- Channel 4 Video (1993) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Cinema Club (1999) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2001) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (DVD) (Special Edition)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2014) (Germany) (DVD)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
- Concorde Video (1995) (Germany) (VHS)
- Concorde Video (1998) (Germany) (DVD)
- Debmar-Mercury (2006) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Eagle Pictures (2001) (Italy) (DVD)
- Eagle Pictures (2003) (Italy) (DVD)
- Eagle Pictures (2011) (Italy) (DVD)
- Eagle Pictures (2017) (Italy) (DVD)
- Entertainment One (2015) (Canada) (DVD)
- First Independent Films (1993) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- First Independent Video (1993) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Flashstar Home Vídeo (1999) (Brazil) (DVD)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- IPA Asia Pacific (2010) (Thailand)
- Kanal 2 (2020) (Estonia) (tv)
- Kinnevik Media Properties (1994) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Laurus Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Le Pacte (2018) (France) (DVD)
- Leonine Distribution (2022) (Germany) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
- Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
- Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2006) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2007) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2008) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2009) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2017) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2015) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2021) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- Live Distributing Inc. (1992) (United States) (VHS) (for Vestron Video)
- Live Entertainment (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- Live Entertainment (1995) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Live Entertainment (1997) (United States) (DVD)
- Live Entertainment (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- Live Home Video (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- Live Home Video (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- MCA Home Video (1992) (Canada) (VHS)
- Magna Pacific (1997) (Australia) (VHS)
- Magna Pacific (2002) (Australia) (DVD)
- Magna Pacific (2003) (Australia) (DVD)
- Magna Pacific (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1996) (Finland) (tv)
- Maple Pictures (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
- Maple Pictures (2009) (Canada) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Maple Pictures (2010) (Canada) (DVD)
- Metropolitan Filmexport (2009) (France) (DVD)
- Metropolitan Filmexport (2010) (France) (DVD)
- Modern Entertainment (2001) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Nelonen (1998) (Finland) (tv)
- Net5 (2016) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Nine Network Australia (2021) (Australia) (tv)
- Nordisk Film (2003) (Finland) (VHS)
- Nordisk Film (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
- Nordisk Film (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
- Nordisk Film (2010) (Finland) (DVD)
- Pioneer (1995) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Quality Films (2004) (Mexico) (DVD)
- RTL Entertainment (1991) (Netherlands) (tv) (RTL4)
- RTL Plus (1989) (West Germany) (tv)
- Sanat Film (2009) (Turkey) (DVD)
- Seven 7 / Metropolitan Filmexport (2010) (France) (DVD)
- TriPictures (2000) (Spain) (DVD)
- Vestron Television (1990) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Video Collection International (1999) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Video Film Express (2002) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Video Film Express (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Warner Home Vidéo (1992) (France) (VHS)
- Warner Home Vidéo (1996) (France) (VHS)
- Warner Home Vidéo (1999) (France) (DVD)
- Warner Home Vidéo (2001) (France) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Clein & Feldman Associates (publicity)
- Hastings Sound Editorial (sound editing)
- J. Dolan Projection Units (projection equipment)
- J.G. Films (negative cutting)
- Location Lighting (grip and lighting equipment)
- North Carolina Film Office (filmed in)
- R/Greenberg Associates (title design: main and end titles)
- RCA Records (soundtrack published by)
- The Clearing House Ltd. (music clearances)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
In 1963, Frances "Baby" Houseman, a sweet daddy's girl, goes with her family to a resort in upstate New York's Catskill Mountains. Baby has grown up in privileged surroundings and all expect her to go on to college, join the Peace Corps and save the world before marrying a doctor, just like her father. Unexpectedly, Baby becomes infatuated with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle, a man whose background is vastly different from her own. Baby lies to her father to get money to pay for an illegal abortion for Johnny's dance partner. She then fills in as Johnny's dance partner and it is as he is teaching her the dance routine that they fall in love. It all comes apart when Johnny's friend falls seriously ill after her abortion and Baby gets her father, who saves the girl's life. He then learns what Baby has been up to, who with and worse, that he funded the illegal abortion. He bans his daughter from any further association with "those people". In the first deliberately willful action of her life, Baby later sneaks out to see Johnny, ostensibly to apologize for her father's rudeness, and ends up consummating her relationship with Johnny. A jealous fellow vacationer sees Baby sneaking out of Johnny's bungalow the next morning, and in an act of retribution, tells management that he is responsible for a theft the evening before, knowing he would not furnish his real whereabouts. Written by Amanda W, amended by Linda C. |
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Taglines | Have the time of your life See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $6,000,000 (estimated) |
Opening Weekend United States | $162,378, 24 Aug 1997 |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $150,000,000 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Patrick Swayze had to convince Jennifer Grey to be in this film because she disliked him so much while filming Red Dawn (1984). See more » |
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. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Out of Africa (2013). See more » |
Soundtracks | Be My Baby See more » |
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. See more » |