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Dirty Dancing
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.
1987 · Directed by Emile Ardolino · 100 min · Drama · Music · Romance · 46 frames
Tagline
First dance. First love. The time of your life.
Crew
- Written by: Eleanor Bergstein
- Cinematography: Jeffrey Jur
- Edited by: Peter C. Frank
- Music: John Morris
- Production design: David Chapman
- Produced by: Linda Gottlieb
Cast
- Jennifer Grey as Baby Houseman
- Patrick Swayze as Johnny Castle
- Jerry Orbach as Jake Houseman
- Cynthia Rhodes as Penny Johnson
- Jack Weston as Max Kellerman
- Jane Brucker as Lisa Houseman
- Kelly Bishop as Marjorie Houseman
- Lonny Price as Neil Kellerman
- Max Cantor as Robbie Gould
- Charles "Honi" Coles as Tito Suarez
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Great American Films Limited Partnership, Vestron Pictures
- Budget: $6,000,000
- Box office: $214,577,242
- Themes: hotel, daughter, dancing, secret love, robbery, sibling relationship, summer camp, dancing master, mambo, dance performance
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