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Dirty Dancing
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- 1987
- Emile Ardolino
- 95 mins
- 12
Summary
Romantic drama starring Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze. Teenager Frances "Baby" Houseman arrives at a mountain resort hotel with her family in the summer of 1963. Bored by family games and unimpressed by the attentions of the hotel owner's grandson, she meets dance instructor Johnny Castle, who teaches her the art of "dirty dancing".
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A star rating of 4 out of 5.
Sue Heal
This feel-good dance movie works a curious, charismatic magic. It was intended as a low-budget filler, a tale of sexual awakening at a Jewish holiday resort in 1963, but it became a huge hit, kick-starting major industry careers for its production team, and catapulting the then-unknown Patrick Swayze to stardom. The casting is perfect, with Swayze playing a sexy bad boy dancing coach and Jennifer Grey an opinionated middle-class teenager, and their relationship never strikes a false note. But what really makes the film unmissable is the fabulous dancing - despite being highly erotic, it's never tacky.
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7.1/10
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Cast
rolenameFrances "Baby" HousemanJennifer GreyJohnny CastlePatrick SwayzeDr Jake HousemanJerry OrbachPenny JohnsonCynthia RhodesMax KellermanJack WestonLisa HousemanJane BruckerMarjorie HousemanKelly BishopNeil KellermanLonny PriceRobbie GouldMax CantorTito SuarezCharles Honi ColesBilly KosteckiNeal JonesMagician"Cousin Brucie" MorrowStanWayne Knight
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rolenameDirectorEmile Ardolino
Details
Theatrical distributor
Lionsgate
Released on
2007-02-09
Languages
English | English
Guidance
Some swearing and sex references
Available on
video, DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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