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A teenage girl learns about love, adult responsibility, and how to do The Dirty Boogie in this romantic drama. In 1963, "Baby" Houseman (Jennifer Grey) is a 17-year-old spending the summer with her family at a resort hotel in the Catskills; she plans on being in the Peace Corps next summer, so this is expected to be her last summer as a carefree adolescent. Baby doesn't get along with her older sister, Lisa (Jane Brucker), and she's bored to tears by most of the older guests at the resort. However, one night Baby hears what sounds like a party going on in the employee's dormitory, and she pokes her head in to discover most of the hotel staff enjoying the sort of close dancing that would get you kicked out of the senior prom in no time flat. Baby is particularly struck by handsome Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze), a dancer in the resort's floor show, and falls head over heels in love, wanting to be near him. When Johnny's dance partner, Penny (Cynthia Rhodes), finds herself pregnant after a fling with one of the waiters, Baby volunteers to learn her steps and take her place; however, Baby's father, Dr. Jake Houseman (Jerry Orbach), will have none of it, convinced that Johnny is a low life and that his daughter is too young to understand her own feelings. Dirty Dancing was a surprise box-office hit, and the soundtrack album was an even bigger success, spawning several hit singles and inspiring a top-drawing concert tour featuring several of its artists. Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Genre: Romance
- Category Romantic Drama, Musical Drama, Coming-of-Age, Dance Film
- Theme: Dancer's Life, First Love, Family Vacations, Fired or Laid-Off, Opposites Attract, Vacation Romances
- Studio: Live/Artisan
- Run Time: 01 hr 45 min
- Language: English
- Subtitle Language: English, Spanish
- Picture Format: widescreen
- Format: DVD
- Lead Actor: Jerry Orbach, Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Cynthia Rhodes, Jack Weston
- Supporting Actor: Wayne Knight, Paula Trueman, Tom Connold, Bruce "Cousin Brucie" Morrow, Jennifer Stahl, Garry Goodrow, Miranda Garrison, Dorian Sanchez, Jesus Fuentes, Alvin Myerovich, Antone Pagan, Jane Brucker, Lonny Price, Max Cantor, Charles "Honi" Coles, Neal Jones, Kelly Bishop
- Director: Emile Ardolino
awards
- Awards: Academy Awards (1), Golden Globe Awards (1)
- Winner: Academy Awards, Best Song, 1987, John de Nicola, Don Markowitz, Frankie Previte
- Winner: Golden Globe Awards, Best Original Song, 1987, John de Nicola, Don Markowitz, Frankie Previte
