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Dirty Dancing

7.3

Released August 21, 1987Runtime 1h 40min

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.

Genres

Drama

Music

Romance

Production Companies

Great American Films Limited Partnership

Vestron Pictures

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $6,000,000
Revenue: $214,577,242
Profit/Loss: $208,577,242

Stream

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Cast

Jennifer GreyFrances "Baby" Houseman

Patrick SwayzeJohnny Castle

Cynthia RhodesPenny Johnson

Neal JonesBilly Kostecki

Jerry OrbachDr. Jake Houseman

Kelly BishopMarjorie Houseman

Jane BruckerLisa Houseman

Max CantorRobbie Gould

Jack WestonMax Kellerman

Lonny PriceNeil Kellerman

Wayne KnightStan

Charles "Honi" ColesTito Suarez

"Cousin Brucie" MorrowMagician

Paula TruemanMrs. Sylvia Schumacher

Alvin MyerovichMr. Sidney Schumacher

Miranda GarrisonVivian Pressman

Garry GoodrowMoe Pressman

Antone PagánStaff Kid

Thomas CannoldBus Boy

Lincoln Michael LlanoDirty Dancer

Jesus FuentesDirty Dancer

Heather Lea GerdesDirty Dancer

Karen GetzDirty Dancer

Andrew Charles KochDirty Dancer

D.A. PauleyDirty Dancer

Dorian SanchezDirty Dancer

Jennifer StahlDirty Dancer

Jonathan BarnesTito's Band

Dwyght BryanTito's Band

Tom DrakeTito's Band

John GotzTito's Band

Dwayne MalphusTito's Band

Clifford WatkinsTito's Band

Stamati ArakasBoy in Crowd (uncredited)

Emile ArdolinoCameo (uncredited)

Darren W. ConradDirty Dancer (uncredited)

Karen KasterDancer (uncredited)

Maxine McClanahanDirty Dancer (uncredited)

Jonathan ReedHotel Guest / Dancer (uncredited)

Cole RussingParty Attendant (Uncredited)

Lori JanneyYoung Woman Walking Lake (uncredited)

Crew

Emile ArdolinoDirector

Chris NorthupAssistant Director

Marilyn BaileyScript Supervisor

Herb GainsFirst Assistant Director

Nathalie VadimSecond Assistant Director

Eleanor BergsteinWriter

Bonnie TimmermannCasting

Mitchell CannoldExecutive Producer

Steven ReutherExecutive Producer

Linda GottliebProducer

Eleanor BergsteinCo-Producer

Keith BuntingProduction Assistant

Russell BurrellProduction Assistant

Greg SmithAdditional Casting

Lawrence KasanoffProduction Manager

Jeff FenderProduction Assistant

Lisa ManshelProduction Assistant

Vicki Dee RockAccountant

Alan GrabelskyProduction Executive

Adam Lee FreemanProduction Assistant

John MarstonProduction Assistant

Christine M. KiolbassaLocation Assistant

George HowellProduction Assistant

Heather McGrath JacobsProduction Assistant

Chris NorthupProduction Assistant

John MarstonLocation Assistant

Anastasia TikkaProduction Coordinator

Brian RobertsonProduction Assistant

Marina MaritProduction Assistant

Dori BerinsteinProduction Executive

Tony HardmonProduction Assistant

Cynthia DaddonaProduction Assistant

Jim HeleinProduction Assistant

Michael GallagherProduction Assistant

Doro BachrachAssociate Producer

Jeffrey L. HayesProduction Manager

Aryn ChapmanArt Department Production Assistant

Eileen EichensteinProduction Supervisor

Isabelle KramerExtras Casting

Jacob F. ConradLocation Manager

Dean ByrdLocation Coordinator

Dana RobinLocation Coordinator

David CadyCasting Assistant

Sabrina PadwaExtras Casting

Jeff BlockCasting Assistant

Jeffrey JurDirector of Photography

Peter C. FrankEditor

John MorrisOriginal Music Composer

Hilary RosenfeldCostume Design

Clay A. GriffithSet Decoration

David ChapmanProduction Design

Mark HaackArt Direction

Kenny OrtegaChoreographer

Kevin Lee AllenAssistant Art Director

Ted ChurchillSteadicam Operator

Fríða AradóttirHairstylist

Gilbert La ChapelleMakeup Artist

Danny GoldbergMusic Supervisor

Mark RathausSound Editor

Randy NolenSteadicam Operator

Michael LloydMusic Supervisor

Michael DiCosimoDolby Consultant

David KnoxSteadicam Operator

Adger W. CowansStill Photographer

Bill BallouConstruction Coordinator

Joseph S. DeBeasiMusic Editor

Michael F. BarrowGaffer

Jim LovelettStunt Coordinator

Tommy AllenAssistant Art Director

Marlies VallantHairstylist

David ForrestMakeup Artist

Robert L. BlatmanFirst Assistant Camera

Dan SableSupervising Sound Editor

Franke PreviteMusic

Donald MarkowitzMusic

John DeNicolaMusic

Dale BartlettAssistant Sound Editor

Roger RhodesScore Engineer

Dawn BaillieArt Designer

Ken ChocolateSet Dresser

Sacha SemeriaSound Re-Recording Mixer

Mark BurchardWardrobe Assistant

Lisa Grace ErndtWardrobe Assistant

Michael NationsCostumer

David MilchenTransportation Captain

Jimmy IennerMusic Supervisor

Steven BakerCatering

Parnes CartwrightSet Production Assistant

Miranda GarrisonChoreographer

"Cousin Brucie" MorrowMusic Consultant

Alice KatzSet Production Assistant

Elizabeth FeldbauerWardrobe Assistant

Eric MilchenCraft Service

Jellybean BenítezMusic Producer

Bundy ChanockSet Medic

Julia CortSet Production Assistant

Jerry JacksonTransportation Coordinator

Eugene MarksMusic Editor

Melania KangCatering

Claudia StephensWardrobe Assistant

Scott MednickArt Designer

Edie Lehmann BoddickerVocals

Michael GoldmanThanks

Jackie HornerThanks

Susan PickettSet Production Assistant

Jimmy IennerThanks

Tommy TedescoMusician

Tom BarrettGrip

George BaetzSound Recordist

Douglas AxtellSound Recordist

Lynn SableAssistant Sound Editor

Tammy J. GreenPost Production Supervisor

Ann SteinADR Editor

Chris F. WoodsTitle Designer

Stephen J. LineweaverArt Direction

David H. AllenProperty Master

Norman DouglassStunts

Denise AmiranteStunts

Jennifer GilbertSet Dresser

Bob OlariSound Recordist

Wayne ShepherdSet Dresser

Bill AnagnosStunts

Rick DiorSound Re-Recording Mixer

Mel ZelnikerADR Mixer

John PritchettSound Mixer

Douglas AxtellBoom Operator

Curtis PepperElectrician

Al KnightOther

Jerry WhittingtonLocation Scout

Neil HolcombGrip

Kelly Elder McGowenSecond Assistant Camera

Quintin WooElectrician

Edward CohenElectrician

Donne DanielsKey Grip

Bill FlickGrip

Farrel LevyAssociate Editor

Ric DelgadoElectrician

Robert SpencerElectrician

Guy BarresiAssistant Editor

Andrew MarcusAssistant Editor

Gábor KövérSteadycam

Pankaj BajpaiColorist

Peter van EyndeDolly Grip

Greg White-WiegandGenerator Operator

Scott ZiglerElectrician

John MerrimanBest Boy Electric

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Reviews

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...

Entertaining hit with lush Appalachian locations, but the writing doesn't respect the intelligence of the viewer RELEASED IN 1987 and directed by Emile Ardolino, "Dirty Dancing" stars Patrick Swayze as Johnny Castle, a working-class dance instructor at a mountain resort in the Catskills in 196...

A pretty simplistic film with a plot that's more of an excuse to show dance scenes and an extremely surface level handling of the issues of gender and class that it raises, but it's pretty cute and also I'm bisexual so I like it anyway.

by Andre Gonzales

An ok movie. A lot of cheesy parts that I didn't like. I did like the dancing and the love story. I guess it was better at that time.

Pretty iconic. Not sure how I hadn't logged this until now, given it's a film I watched quite a bit growing up due to it being my mum's favourite movie. Better late than never! <em>'Dirty Dancing'</em> is entertaining - cheesy, but entertaining. What helps is the ace soundtrack, which culminates...