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.
Dirty Dancing (1987) is a drama, music and romance film directed by Emile Ardolino, released on August 21, 1987 with a runtime of 1h 40m. It stars Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Jerry Orbach and Cynthia Rhodes. Viewers rate it 7.3 out of 10 across 6,650 ratings.
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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
Neal Jones
as Billy Kostecki
"Cousin Brucie" Morrow
as Magician
Directed by Emile Ardolino, written by Eleanor Bergstein, produced by Linda Gottlieb.
Average viewer score of 7.3/10 from 6,650 ratings.
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, methinks.). When I got my first DJ-ing job, working the night shift at the now-defunct K-102 FM in Woodstock as a…
Reviewed on August 14, 2016
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 1963. Jennifer Grey costars as "Baby," the 17-year-old daughter of an affluent Jewish doctor vacationing at the resort. She…
Reviewed on July 28, 2018
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.
Reviewed on July 12, 2022
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.
Reviewed on June 25, 2023
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The main cast of Dirty Dancing (1987) includes Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes and Jack Weston. The film was directed by Emile Ardolino. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Dirty Dancing was released on August 21, 1987 and runs for 1h 40m.
Dirty Dancing (1987) holds an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from 6,650 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, music and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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