Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing film poster
Directed by	Emile Ardolino
Produced by	Linda Gottlieb
Written by	Eleanor Bergstein
Starring	Jennifer Grey Patrick Swayze Jerry Orbach Cynthia Rhodes
Editing by	Peter C. Emile Ardolino ( May 9, 1943 in Maspeth New York – November 20, 1993) was an award-winning American Film director Linda Gottlieb is an American television and film producer Credits Soldier's Girl "SoapLine" (a joint production of ABC News and ABC Daytime Eleanor Bergstein (born 1938 is an American writer best known for writing and co-producing the cult classic film Dirty Dancing, which was based in large Jennifer Grey (born March 26, 1960) is a Golden Globe nominated American actress, best known for playing Frances "Baby" Patrick Wayne Swayze (born August 18, 1952) is a three- time Golden Globe nominated American Dancer, Actor, and Jerome Bernard Orbach ( October 20 1935 – December 28 2004) was an American Tony Award -winning Actor, Cynthia Rhodes (born November 21, 1956) is an American Actress, Singer and Dancer. Frank
Distributed by	Vestron Pictures
Release date(s)	August 21, 1987
Running time	100 minutes
Language	English
Budget	$5,000,000[1]
Followed by	Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
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Dirty Dancing is a 1987 romance film credited as being one of the most watched films of all time. This article is about the film studio For the parent video distributor see Vestron Video. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Dirty Dancing Havana Nights is a 2004 musical and Romance film directed by Guy Ferland. Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to While most films have some aspect of romance between characters (at least as a Subplot) a romance film can be loosely defined as any Film in which the central ^[2] Written by Eleanor Bergstein, the film features Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Cynthia Rhodes, and Jerry Orbach. Eleanor Bergstein (born 1938 is an American writer best known for writing and co-producing the cult classic film Dirty Dancing, which was based in large Jennifer Grey (born March 26, 1960) is a Golden Globe nominated American actress, best known for playing Frances "Baby" Patrick Wayne Swayze (born August 18, 1952) is a three- time Golden Globe nominated American Dancer, Actor, and Cynthia Rhodes (born November 21, 1956) is an American Actress, Singer and Dancer. Jerome Bernard Orbach ( October 20 1935 – December 28 2004) was an American Tony Award -winning Actor, The story details the moment of time that a teenaged girl crosses over into womanhood both physically and emotionally, through a relationship with a dance instructor during a family summer vacation. Around a third of the movie involves dancing scenes choreographed by Kenny Ortega (later famous for High School Musical), and the finale has been described as "the most goosebump-inducing dance scene in movie history". Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic Kenny Ortega (April 18 1950 is an Emmy award winning producer director and Choreographer. High School Musical is an Emmy Award -winning American Television film. ^[1][3]

Originally a low-budget film by a new studio and with no major stars (at the time), Dirty Dancing became a massive box office hit. As of 2007, it has earned $300 million worldwide. It was the first film to sell over a million copies on home video, and the Dirty Dancing soundtrack generated two multi-platinum albums and multiple singles, including "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", which won both the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Song, and a Grammy Award for best duet. Dirty Dancing (full title Dirty Dancing Original Soundtrack From The Vestron Motion Picture) is the original soundtrack of the 1987 The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The film spawned a 2004 sequel, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, as well as a stage version which has had sellout performances in Australia, Europe, and North America, with plans to open on Broadway. Dirty Dancing Havana Nights is a 2004 musical and Romance film directed by Guy Ferland. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located

Plot summary

In the summer of 1963, 17-year-old New Yorker Frances "Baby" Houseman (Jennifer Grey) is vacationing with her affluent Jewish family at Kellerman's, a resort in the Catskill Mountains. Jennifer Grey (born March 26, 1960) is a Golden Globe nominated American actress, best known for playing Frances "Baby" Wealth derives from the old English word "weal" which means "well-being PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The Catskill Mountains (also known as simply the Catskills) a natural area in New York State northwest of New York City and southwest of Albany Baby is planning to attend Mount Holyoke College to study economics and then to enter the Peace Corps. Mount Holyoke College is a liberal arts women's college in South Hadley, Massachusetts. The Peace Corps is an independent United States federal agency. She was named after Frances Perkins, the first woman in the U.S. Cabinet. Frances Coralie Perkins (born Fanny Coralie Perkins lived April 10 1882 &ndash May 14 1965) was the U This is a list of the first women to hold US Cabinet Secretaryships in chronological order Baby's father, Jake (Jerry Orbach), is the personal physician of the resort owner Max Kellerman (Jack Weston). Jerome Bernard Orbach ( October 20 1935 – December 28 2004) was an American Tony Award -winning Actor, Jack Weston (born Jack Weinstein in Cleveland Ohio, August 21, 1924  &ndash May 3, 1996) was an American

Baby develops a crush on the resort's dance instructor Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze), part of the working-class entertainment staff. Patrick Wayne Swayze (born August 18, 1952) is a three- time Golden Globe nominated American Dancer, Actor, and When Baby is invited to one of their parties, she observes for the first time the "dirty dancing" that the staff enjoys. Mambo is a Latin dance of Cuban origin that corresponds to Mambo music. Later, Baby discovers that Johnny's dance partner Penny Johnson (Cynthia Rhodes) is distraught over being pregnant by Robbie Gould (Max Cantor), the waiter whom Baby's sister Lisa is dating. Cynthia Rhodes (born November 21, 1956) is an American Actress, Singer and Dancer. Michael 'Max' Cantor (May 15 1959 - October 3, 1991) was an American Journalist and Actor in films such as Dirty Dancing When Baby learns that Robbie plans to do nothing about the pregnancy, she secures the money from her father to pay for Penny's illegal abortion. An In her efforts to help, Baby also becomes Penny's fill-in for a performance at the Sheldrake, a nearby resort where Johnny and Penny perform annually.

A scene from the dancing finale, as Baby overcomes her fears, and trusts both in Johnny, and in herself, to allow him to lift her high in the air. This has been described as "the most goosebump-inducing dance scene in movie history,"^[1][3] and the pose is one of the most recognizable images of the film.

As Baby becomes Johnny's pupil in dance, tempers flare and a romance begins to develop. Their performance at the Sheldrake goes reasonably well, though Baby is too nervous to accomplish the dance's climactic lift. When they return to Kellerman's, they learn that Penny's abortion was botched, leaving Penny in agonizing pain. Baby brings her father, who is a doctor, to help, but he assumes that the pregnancy was caused by Johnny, and forbids Baby to have anything to do with him or his friends. Baby, however, defies her father and continues the clandestine affair. The relationship is revealed after Johnny is accused of stealing a wallet from one of the resort guests; to save him from being fired, Baby confesses that he could not have been responsible as she was with him in his cabin that night. Johnny is eventually cleared of the theft charge, but is still fired for having a relationship with a guest. However, Baby's selfless act inspires Johnny to realize that "there are people willing to stand up for other people no matter what it costs them. "^[4]

In the film's climactic scene, Johnny, even though he has been fired, returns to the resort to perform the final dance of the season with Baby. He utters the film's most famous line, "Nobody puts Baby in a corner," as he pulls her up from her parents' table. Dr. Houseman learns that the true culprit in Penny's pregnancy was Robbie, not Johnny, and he apologizes (Robbie having accidentally confessed to his deed earlier in the scene, while talking to Dr. Houseman). The film ends with a major dance sequence, as Baby overcomes her fears to allow Johnny to lift her high into the air, and the room is transformed into a nightclub where everyone, staff and patrons, dances together.

Plot analysis

Dirty Dancing has been described as a coming-of-age tale showing the passage from adolescence to adulthood, in a classic hero's journey format similar to Homer's Odyssey. Homer ( Ancient Greek:, Homēros) is a legendary ancient Greek epic Poet, traditionally said to be the author of the epic poems the The Odyssey ( Greek: Ὀδύσσεια or Odússeia) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. The hero, Baby, is an innocent who receives a call to adventure from a gatekeeper – one of the camp staff asking her in to the party – who invites her to cross a bridge (symbolically significant as it links different realms) and Baby passes into an unfamiliar world (the resort's staff and their dancing rituals). Baby then proceeds through tests and trials (dancing lessons, Penny's abortion, the performance at the Sheldrake, standing up for Johnny) to achieve personal growth, "knowledge acquired through personal experience". She is rewarded for her achievements, by sexual union with Johnny. At the end of the film she undergoes the supreme ordeal (the climactic lift), which she conquers, and is rewarded by being raised, both literally into the air and figuratively into divinity, demonstrating that the hero has achieved a new higher state of being, and has been permanently changed by the journey. ^[5]

Production

Pre-production

Dirty Dancing is in large part based on screenwriter Eleanor Bergstein's own childhood: She is the younger daughter of a Jewish doctor from New York, spent summers with her family in the Catskills, participated in "Dirty Dancing" competitions, and was herself called "Baby" as a girl. In 1980, Bergstein wrote a screenplay for the Michael Douglas film, It's My Turn. Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American Actor and producer, primarily in Movies and Television " It's My Turn " is a 1980 song which was also developed into a film of the same name However, the producers cut an erotic dancing scene from the script, much to her dismay. She then conceived a new story, focused almost exclusively on dancing. In 1984, she pitched the idea to MGM executive Eileen Miselle, who liked it and teamed Bergstein with producer Linda Gottlieb. They set the film in 1963, with the character of Baby based on Bergstein's own life, and the character of Johnny based on the stories of Michael Terrace, a dance instructor that Bergstein met in the Catskills in 1985 while she was researching the story. Michael Terrace ( December 31, 1926 – present born Michael Santiago Gutierrez in Spanish Harlem, New York is a retired Ballroom and Broadway She finished the script in November 1985, but management changes at MGM put the script into turnaround, or limbo. Bergstein then shopped the script around to other studios, but was repeatedly rejected until she showed it to Austin Furst, president of Vestron Pictures, a new studio in Century City, Vestron's vice-president Mitchell Cannold liked the story, as he too had spent some of his own childhood in the Catskills. This article is about the film studio For the parent video distributor see Vestron Video. He and fellow vice-president Dori Berinstein agreed to seek financing for the film, if an appropriate director could be found. Gottlieb and Bergstein chose Emile Ardolino, who had won the 1983 Academy Award for the documentary, He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'. Emile Ardolino ( May 9, 1943 in Maspeth New York – November 20, 1993) was an award-winning American Film director The Academy Award for Documentary Feature is among the most prestigious awards for Documentary films Controversies He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' is a 1983 Documentary film directed by Emile Ardolino about Jacques D'Amboise, a noted former American ballet Ardolino had never directed a feature film, but was extremely passionate about the project, even sending a message from where he was sequestered in jury duty, insisting that he was the best choice as director. The film was approved, and budgeted at the relatively low amount of $5 million, at a time when the average cost for a film was $12 million. ^[6]

For choreographer, Bergstein chose Kenny Ortega, who had been trained by the legendary dancer Gene Kelly. Kenny Ortega (April 18 1950 is an Emmy award winning producer director and Choreographer. Eugene Curran “Gene” Kelly ( August 23, &ndash February 2,) was an American Dancer, Actor, Singer, director ^[7] For a location for the film, they did not find anything suitable in the Catskills, so they decided on a combination of two locations: Lake Lure in North Carolina, and Mountain Lake Resort near Roanoke, Virginia, with careful editing making it look like all of the shooting was done in the same area. Lake Lure is a town in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Mountain Lake is located in Giles County near Pembroke Virginia, in the United States. For the metropolitan area see Roanoke Metropolitan Area. Roanoke is an Independent city located in the Roanoke Metropolitan Area in ^[8]

Director Ardolino was adamant that they choose dancers who could also act, as he did not want to use the "stand-in" method that had been used with the 1983 Flashdance. Flashdance is a musical / Romance film released in April 1983 and was one of the most successful films of the early 1980s For the female lead of Frances "Baby" Houseman, Bergstein chose the 26-year-old Jennifer Grey, daughter of the Oscar-winning actor and dancer Joel Grey of the 1972 film Cabaret. Jennifer Grey (born March 26, 1960) is a Golden Globe nominated American actress, best known for playing Frances "Baby" Joel Grey (born April 11, 1932) is a Tony - Golden Globe - BAFTA - & Academy Award -winning American stage Cabaret is a 1972 American Musical film directed by Bob Fosse and starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York They then sought a male lead, initially considering 20-year-old Billy Zane, who had the visual look desired (originally the Johnny character was to be Italian and have a dark exotic look) but initial dancing tests when he was partnered with Grey did not meet expectations. William George "Billy" Zane Jr (born February 24, 1966) is an American Actor and director. The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging The next choice was 34-year-old Patrick Swayze, who had been noticed for his roles in The Outsiders and Red Dawn, in which he had co-starred with Grey. Patrick Wayne Swayze (born August 18, 1952) is a three- time Golden Globe nominated American Dancer, Actor, and The Outsiders is a Film adaptation of the novel of the same name by S Red Dawn is a 1984 war film by John Milius about a fictional invasion of the United States by the Soviet Union, Cuba and Swayze was a seasoned dancer, with experience from the Joffrey Ballet. The Joffrey Ballet is a dance company founded in 1956 From 1995 to 2004 the company was known as The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago. The producers liked him, but Swayze's agent was against the idea. However, Swayze read the script, liked the multi-leveled character of Johnny, and took the part anyway and Johnny was changed from being Italian to Irish. Grey was not happy about the choice, as she and Swayze had had difficulty getting along on Red Dawn. However, the two of them met, worked things out, and when they did their dancing screen test, the chemistry between them was obvious. Bergstein described it as "breathtaking". ^[9]

Other casting choices were Broadway actor Jerry Orbach as Dr. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Jerome Bernard Orbach ( October 20 1935 – December 28 2004) was an American Tony Award -winning Actor, Jake Houseman, Baby's father; and Jane Brucker as Lisa Houseman, Baby's older sister. Jane Brucker (born 1959 is an American actress and screenwriter best known for playing the part of Lisa Houseman the older sister in the hit 1987 film Dirty Dancing Bergstein also attempted to cast her friend, sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer to play Mrs. Ruth Westheimer (born June 4, 1928) is a Sex therapist and Author. Schumacher, and Joel Grey as her husband. However, Westheimer backed out when she learned the role involved being a kleptomaniac. Kleptomania ( Greek: κλέπτειν, kleptein "to steal" μανία, " Mania " is the condition of not being able The role went instead to 79-year-old Paula Trueman, and Joel Grey was not cast. Another role went to Bergstein's friend, New York radio personality "Cousin Brucie". Bruce Morrow (born Bruce Meyerowitz on October 13 1937 in Brooklyn New York) is an American Radio personality, known Bergstein initially wanted him to play the part of the social director, but then later asked him to play the part of the magician. The part of the social director went to the then unknown Wayne Knight (of later Seinfeld and 3rd Rock from the Sun fame). Wayne Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American comedic Actor, perhaps best known for his roles as Newman in the Seinfeld is an American Situation comedy, or sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5 1989 to May 14 1998 lasting nine seasons 3rd Rock from the Sun is an Emmy Award -winning American sitcom that aired from 1996 until 2001 on NBC. ^[10] The part of Baby's mother was originally given to Lynn Lipton, but she became ill during the first week of shooting and was replaced by actress Kelly Bishop, who had already been cast to play Vivian Pressman, the highly sexed resort guest. Carole “Kelly” Bishop (born February 28, 1944) is an American Actress. Bishop moved into the role as Mrs. Houseman, and the film's assistant choreographer Miranda Garrison took on the role of Vivian. Miranda Garrison (born 1950 is an American Actress and Choreographer, best known for choreographing dozens of films ^[11][12]

Filming

A typical family resort in the Catskill Mountains. The Catskill Mountains (also known as simply the Catskills) a natural area in New York State northwest of New York City and southwest of Albany

The tight schedule allowed only two weeks for rehearsal, and 44 days for filming as it was already the tail end of summer. The cast stayed in the same hotel at Mountain Lake Resort in Pembroke, Virginia, and rehearsals quickly turned into disco parties involving nearly every cast member, even non-dancers such as Jack Weston. Pembroke is a town in Giles County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1134 at the 2000 census Jack Weston (born Jack Weinstein in Cleveland Ohio, August 21, 1924  &ndash May 3, 1996) was an American ^[13] The dancing and drinking went on almost non-stop and, immersed in the environment, the lead actors, Grey and Swayze, began identifying with their characters. Bergstein built upon this, encouraging the actors to improvise in their scenes. She also built the sexual tension by saying that no matter how intimate or "grinding" the dance steps, that none of the dancers were to have any other kind of physical contact with each other for the next six months. ^[9]

Filming started on September 5, 1986, but was plagued by the weather ranging from pouring rain to sweltering heat. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The outside temperature rose to 105 °F (41 °C), and with all the additional camera and lighting equipment needed for filming, the temperature inside could be as high to 120 °F (49 °C). According to choreographer Kenny Ortega, on one day 10 people passed out within 25 minutes of shooting. The elderly Paula Trueman collapsed and was taken to the local emergency room to be treated for dehydration. Patrick Swayze also required a hospital visit: insisting on doing his own stunts, he repeatedly fell off of the log during the "balancing" scene and injured his knee, so had to have fluid drained from the swelling. ^[9]

Delays in the shooting schedule pushed filming into the autumn, which required the set decorators to spray-paint the autumn leaves green. The uncooperative weather then took a different turn, plunging from oppressive heat to down near 40 °F (4 °C), causing frigid conditions for the famous swimming scene in October. Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance The crew wore coats, gloves and boots. Swayze and Grey had to go barefoot once again, strip down to light summer clothing, and repeatedly dive into the cold water. For people with the name Barefoot see Barefoot (surname Going barefoot (also barefoot ed) means for a person not to use or ^[8] Despite her character's enjoyment, Grey later described the water as "horrifically" cold, and that she would not have gone into the lake, except that she was "young and hungry". ^[11]

Relations between the two main stars varied throughout production. They had already had trouble getting along in their previous project, Red Dawn. They worked things out enough to have an extremely positive screen test, but initial cooperation soon faded, and they were soon "facing off" before every scene. ^[9] There was concern among the production staff that the animosity between the two stars would endanger the filming of the love scenes. To address this, producer Bergstein and director Ardolino forced the stars to re-watch their initial screen-tests—the ones with the "breathtaking" chemistry. This had the desired effect, and Swayze and Grey were able to return to the film with renewed energy and enthusiasm. ^[11]

Director Ardolino encouraged the actors to improvise, and often kept the cameras rolling even if actors went "off script". One example of this was the scene where Grey was to stand in front of Swayze with her back to him, and put her arm up behind his head while he trailed his fingers down her arm (similar to the pose that is seen in the movie poster). Though it was written as a serious and tender moment, Grey was exhausted, found the move ticklish, and could not stop giggling each time Swayze tried it, no matter how many takes Ardolino asked for. Swayze was impatient to finish the scene, and found Grey's behavior annoying. However, the producers decided that the scene worked as it was, and put it into the film complete with Grey's giggling and Swayze's annoyed expression. It became one of the most famous scenes in the movie, turning out, as choreographer Kenny Ortega put it, "as one of the most delicate and honest moments in the film. "^[9]

Post-production

The shooting wrapped on October 27, 1986, both on-time and on-budget. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) No one on the team however liked the rough cut that was put together, and Vestron executives were convinced that the film was going to be a flop. In May 1987 the film was screened for producer Aaron Russo. Aaron Russo (February 14 1943 &ndash August 24 2007 was an American entertainment businessman film maker, and political activist According to Vestron executive Mitchell Cannold, Russo's reaction at the end was to say simply, "Burn the negative, and collect the insurance. "^[9]

Further disputes arose over the question of whether a corporate sponsor could be found to promote the film. Marketers of the Clearasil acne product liked the film, seeing it as a vehicle to reach a teen target audience. Clearasil is a brand of skin care and acne medication whose products contain chiefly Benzoyl peroxide, Triclosan or Salicylic acid as active However, when they learned that the movie contained an abortion scene, they asked for that part of the plot to be cut. An As Bergstein refused, the Clearasil promotion was dropped. Consequently, Vestron promoted the film themselves and set the premiere on August 16, 1987. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Vestron executives had planned to release the film in theaters for a weekend, and then send it straight to video, since Vestron had been in the video distribution business before film production. Home video is a blanket term used for pre-recorded media that is either sold or hired for home entertainment ^[1] Considering how many people disliked the film at that point, producer Gottlieb's recollection of her feelings at the time was, "I would have only been grateful, if when it was released, people didn't yell at me. "^[9]

Reception

For the film's opening, the August 16, 1987 edition of The New York Times published a major review, with a headline reading, "Dirty Dancing Rocks to an Innocent Beat. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) " The Times reviewer called the film "a metaphor for America in the summer of 1963 – orderly, prosperous, bursting with good intentions, a sort of Yiddish-inflected Camelot. Yiddish (yi [[wiktייִדיש ייִדיש]] yidish or yi [[wiktאידיש אידיש]] idish, literally "Jewish" is a nonterritorial High Camelot is the most famous Castle and court associated with the legendary King Arthur. "^[14] Other reviews were more mixed: Gene Siskel gave the film a "marginal Thumbs Up" as he liked Jennifer Grey's acting and development of her character, while Roger Ebert gave it "Thumbs Down" due to its "idiot plot",^[15] calling it a "tired and relentlessly predictable story of love between kids from different backgrounds. Eugene "Gene" Kal Siskel ( January 26, 1946 &ndash February 20, 1999) was an American Film critic. Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. In literary and Film criticism, an idiot plot is a plot which (in the words of the Turkey City Lexicon) "functions only because all the "^[16] TIME magazine was lukewarm, saying, "If the ending of Eleanor Bergstein's script is too neat and inspirational, the rough energy of the film's song and dance does carry one along, past the whispered doubts of better judgment. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and "^[17]

Regardless of reviews, the film drew adult audiences instead of the expected teens, with viewers rating the film highly as "would watch this again. "^[11] Many filmgoers, after seeing the film once, went right back into the theater to watch it a second time. ^[11] Word-of-mouth promotion took the film to number 1 in the United States, and within three weeks it had broken the $10 million mark. By November, it was also achieving international fame. Within seven months of release, it had brought in $63 million, and boosted attendance in dance classes across America. ^[9] It was one of the highest-grossing films of 1987, earning $170 million worldwide. ^[18][5]

The film's popularity continued to grow after its initial release. It was the number 1 video rental of 1988,^[19] and became the first film to sell a million copies on video. When the film was re-released in 1997, ten years after its original release, Swayze received his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,^[20] and videos were still selling at the rate of over 40,000 per month. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that ^[20] As of 2005, it was selling a million DVDs per year,^[21] with over 10 million copies sold as of 2007. ^[22]

A May 2007 survey by Sky Movies listed Dirty Dancing as number 1 on "Women's most-watched films", above the Star Wars trilogy, Grease, The Sound of Music, and Pretty Woman. SKY Movies is one of SKY 's movie channels in New Zealand. This channel is available on both the SKY UHF and Digital services Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded Grease is a film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Jim Jacobs ' and Warren Casey 's musical, Grease The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay Pretty Woman is a 1990 Romantic comedy film. The film centers around the titular character down-on-her-luck Prostitute Vivian Ward ( ^[2] The film's popularity has also caused it to be called "the Star Wars for girls. "^[23][3][24] An April 2008 article in the Daily Mail listed Dirty Dancing as number 1 on a list of "most romantic movie quotes ever", for Baby's line "I'm scared of walking out of this room and never feeling the rest of my whole life the way I feel when I'm with you. The Daily Mail is a British newspaper currently published in a tabloid format "^[25] The film's music has also had considerable impact. The closing song, "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" has been listed as the "third most popular song played at funerals" in the UK. ^[3]

Awards

Jennifer Grey at the 1988 Academy Awards

• (won) Academy Award for Best Original Song, 1987

• Golden Globe Awards, 1988^[26]
  • (won) Best Original Song^[27]
  • (nominated) Best Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical
  • (nominated) Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical
  • (nominated) Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical

• Grammy Awards, 1988
  • (won) Best Pop Performance by a Duo^[28]
  • (nominated) Best Song written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media^[27]

• Three installments of the American Film Institute's AFI 100 Years... series:
  • 2002, AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions, #93^[29]
  • 2004, AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs, #86 with the Academy Award-winning song "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"^[30]
  • 2005, AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes, #98 for Johnny's famous line "Nobody puts Baby in a corner"^[31]

Music

See also: Dirty Dancing (soundtrack)

Rehearsals for the dancing, and some of the filming, used music from Bergstein's personal collection of 45s. Jennifer Grey (born March 26, 1960) is a Golden Globe nominated American actress, best known for playing Frances "Baby" "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song was awarded by first time in 1962 and has been awarded annually since 1965 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy has been awarded annually since 1952 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal has been awarded since 1966 The Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture Television or Other Visual Media has been awarded since 1988 The American Film Institute ( AFI) is an independent Non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 The American Film Institute, celebrating the 100th anniversary of American film created several top 100 lists covering movies in American cinema Part of the AFI 100 Years series, AFI's 100 Years 100 Passions is a list of the top 100 love stories in American cinema Part of the AFI 100 Years series, AFI's 100 Years 100 Songs is a list of the top 100 songs in American cinema Part of the AFI 100 Years series, AFI's 100 Years 100 Movie Quotes is a list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema Dirty Dancing (full title Dirty Dancing Original Soundtrack From The Vestron Motion Picture) is the original soundtrack of the 1987 A gramophone When it came time to select actual music for the film, Vestron chose Jimmy Ienner as music supervisor. Jimmy Ienner ( eye'-ner) is an American music producer best known for producing albums for such artists as John Lennon and Three Dog Night. Ienner, who had previously produced albums and songs for John Lennon and Three Dog Night, opted to stick with much of the music that had already been used during filming, and obtained licenses for the songs from Bergstein's collection. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Three Dog Night is an American Rock band, best known for their music from 1968&ndash1975 but still making live appearances as of 2008 He also enlisted Swayze to sing the new song "She's Like the Wind. " Swayze had written the song a few years earlier with Stacy Widelitz, originally intending for it to be used in the 1984 film Grandview, U.S.A.. Grandview USA is a 1984 comedy / Drama film directed by Randal Kleiser. ^[9]

The movie's incidental music score was composed by John Morris. Incidental music is Music in a play, Television program Radio program Video game, film or some other form not primarily musical John Morris (born October 18[[ 926]] New Jersey) is an American Film and television composer best known for his work with filmmaker Mel The Kellermans' song that closes the talent show scene had lyrics written specifically for the film,^[11] and was sung to the tune of Annie Lisle, a commonly-used theme for school alma maters. " Annie Lisle " is the name of an 1857 Ballad by Boston Massachusetts Songwriter H ^[32] Kenny Ortega and his assistant Miranda Garrison chose the song for the finale by going through an entire box of tapes listening to each one. Kenny Ortega (April 18 1950 is an Emmy award winning producer director and Choreographer. According to Ortega, literally the last tape that they listened to had "The Time of My Life", which they saw as the obvious choice. ^[27] Ienner then insisted that Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes record it. William Thomas "Bill" Medley (born September 19 1940) is an American Singer and Songwriter, best known as one half Jennifer Jean Warnes (born March 3 1947 in Seattle, Washington) is an American singer and songwriter The song won the 1988 Grammy Award for Best Duet, an Academy Award for Best Original Song, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song was awarded by first time in 1962 and has been awarded annually since 1965 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association ^[27][28]

The film's soundtrack started an oldies music revival,^[33] and demand for the album caught RCA by surprise. Oldies is a generic term commonly used to describe a Radio format that usually concentrates on Top 40 music from the 1950s 1960s and 1970s (about 1955-1977 RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986 According to Previte, before a single had even been released, there were a million albums on back-order. ^[9] The Dirty Dancing album spent 18 weeks at number 1 on the Billboard 200 album sales charts and went platinum eleven times, selling more than 39 million copies worldwide. Dirty Dancing (full title Dirty Dancing Original Soundtrack From The Vestron Motion Picture) is the original soundtrack of the 1987 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard ^[18] It spawned a follow-up multi-platinum album in February 1988, entitled More Dirty Dancing, selling 32 million copies worldwide. More Dirty Dancing (full title More Dirty Dancing More Original Music From The Hit Motion Picture) is a 1987 follow-up album released ^[34]

Songs from the album which appeared on the charts included:^[27]

• "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", performed by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, composed by Franke Previte, John deNicola, and Donald Markowitz – this song rose to number 1 on the pop charts^[35]

• "She's Like the Wind", performed by lead actor Patrick Swayze, composed by Swayze and Stacy Widelitz

• "Hungry Eyes", performed by Eric Carmen, composed by Franke Previte and John deNicola

Legacy

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The film's huge success had the paradoxical effect of backfiring on some of the participants. Patrick Swayze was routinely parodied in the media, and in 1989, received two nominations for worst actor from the Golden Raspberry awards, for his performances in Next of Kin and Road House. The Razzie Award for Worst Actor was an "honor" given out at the Golden Raspberry Awards to the worst actor of the previous year Next of Kin is a 1989 Action film directed by John Irvin and starring Patrick Swayze, Adam Baldwin, Liam Neeson Road House is a 1989 film directed by Rowdy Herrington and starring Patrick Swayze as the top bouncer at a seedy roadside bar But in 1990, Swayze again had success in Ghost with Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg. Ghost is a 1990 romantic Fantasy film starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Tony Goldwyn and Whoopi Demi Moore (born Demetria Gene Guynes on November 11 1962 is an American Actress. Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedienne, and television ^[36] Grey, for her part, had plastic surgery in the early 1990s, which changed her nose and made her face nearly unrecognizable from her "Baby" character. She was never able to find a role which matched the success that she had in Dirty Dancing. ^[37] As for the studio, despite the film's huge monetary success, Vestron followed it up with a series of flops, and ran out of money. Vestron's parent company Vestron Inc. went bankrupt in 1990,^[9] and was bought out in January 1991 by LIVE Entertainment for $26 million. Vestron Video was the main subsidiary of Vestron Inc, a Home video company based in Stamford Connecticut that was active from the early 1980s to mid-1990s LIVE Entertainment was a Los Angeles -based Home video distribution company originally founded as Family Home Entertainment in 1981 and were previously The rights to Dirty Dancing passed to Artisan Entertainment, and later to Lionsgate. Artisan Entertainment was a privately held independent American Movie studio until it was purchased by Lionsgate & Universal Studios Lionsgate redirects here For other meanings see Lions' Gate (disambiguation‎. ^[21]

Jerry Orbach, already known as a successful Broadway actor, continued in different genres. Jerome Bernard Orbach ( October 20 1935 – December 28 2004) was an American Tony Award -winning Actor, He was the voice of the candelabra "Lumiere" in the 1991 Disney animated film, Beauty and the Beast and then took on his best-known role, detective Lennie Briscoe on Law & Order, which he played from 1992 until his death in 2004. Lumière is a fictional character and supporting protagonist from Disney 's 1991 American animated Film, ''Beauty and the BATB redirects here If you were looking for Back at the Barnyard which is abbreviated as BATB see here. Leonard W "Lennie" Briscoe was a fictional character on NBC 's long running crime drama Law & Order. Law & Order is an American Police procedural and Legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf. ^[38] Choreographer Kenny Ortega went on to choreograph other major pictures such as the 1992 Newsies^[7] and starting in 2006, the High School Musical series. Kenny Ortega (April 18 1950 is an Emmy award winning producer director and Choreographer. Newsies is a 1992 Disney Live action Film musical starring Christian Bale, David Moscow, and High School Musical is an Emmy Award -winning American Television film. ^[39] He also became a director of film and television, including several episodes of Gilmore Girls, in which Dirty Dancing's Kelly Bishop had a starring role. Gilmore Girls was an Emmy Award -winning Golden Globe -nominated American Comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino ^[40]

Various images and lines from the film have worked their way into popular culture. Johnny Castle's line "Nobody puts Baby in a corner" has been used in song lyrics, and was the title of an episode of the TV series Veronica Mars. " Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner " is episode 7 of season 2 of the television show Veronica Mars. Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas.

Alternate versions

Stage version

Poster for stage version in Germany, 2006.

The movie was adapted for the stage in 2004 as a musical, Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage. Produced by Jacobsen Entertainment for $6. 5 million, it was written by Eleanor Bergstein and had the same songs as the film, plus a few extra scenes. Musical direction was by Chong Lim (composer for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney), and the initial production starred Kym Valentine as Baby, and Sydney Dance Company's Josef Brown as Johnny. Chong Lim is an Australian Keyboardist, producer and session musician "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever Kym Valentine (born May 24, 1977 in Blacktown New South Wales) is a Maltese Australian actress best known for her portrayal of Libby Kennedy The Sydney Dance Company is one of Australia 's most successful and well-known contemporary dance companies. Although reviews were mixed,^[24] the production was a commercial success, selling over 200,000 tickets during its six-month run. ^[18] It has also had sellout runs in Germany, and in London's West End, where it opened at the Aldwych Theatre on October 23, 2006 with the highest pre-sell in London history, earning £6 million ($US12 million). Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Aldwych Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Aldwych in the City of Westminster. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[1][3][24] As of early 2008, over 350,000 people have seen the musical in London, with ticket sales of £40 million ($US80 million), selling out for months in advance. ^[22] Josef Brown of Australia continues to play the role of Johnny Castle in London, while Georgina Rich made her musical debut as Baby. The show is scheduled to continue its run in London's West End through April 2009, and was scheduled to open in the Netherlands in the city of Utrecht in March 2008. West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland" Utrecht ( city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht.

A New York production is in the planning stage,^[24] with the show first starting in other North American cities. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous It broke box office records in May 2007 for its first such venue, selling $1. 8 million on the first day of ticket sales in Toronto, Canada. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario The production opened on November 15, 2007 at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, with an all-Canadian cast. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. After Toronto, plans are to expand to Chicago in Fall 2008,^[41] followed by Boston, Los Angeles and possibly San Francisco before moving to Broadway. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located ^[42]

Other versions

Dirty Dancing has appeared in other forms than the stage version. In 1988, a music tour named Dirty Dancing: Live in Concert featuring Bill Medley and Eric Carmen,^[27] played 90 cities in three months. William Thomas "Bill" Medley (born September 19 1940) is an American Singer and Songwriter, best known as one half Eric Howard Carmen (born August 11 1949 in Cleveland, Ohio, U ^[9] Also in 1988, the CBS network launched a Dirty Dancing television series, however with none of the original cast or staff. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Dirty Dancing is a 1988 television series on the CBS network It was based on the film Dirty Dancing but had none of the original The series was cancelled after only a few episodes.

In 2004, a sequel to the film was released, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. Dirty Dancing Havana Nights is a 2004 musical and Romance film directed by Guy Ferland. Although not a remake, Havana Nights showcases a similar storyline about an American teenager learning about life through dance, when her family relocates to Havana, Cuba just before the Cuban Revolution. Havana ( IPA: aˈβana officially Ciudad de La Habana, is the Capital city, major port and leading The Cuban Revolution refers to the revolution that led to the overthrow of the United States proxy ruler General Fulgencio Batista 's regime on January 1, Patrick Swayze was paid $5 million to appear in a cameo role as a dance teacher – considerably more than the $200,000 he earned for the original version. ^[43]

For the 20th anniversary in 2007, the film was re-released in theatres with additional footage, while the original film version was re-released on DVD with deleted scenes and writer commentary. ^[44] At the same time, Codemasters released Dirty Dancing: the Video Game. Codemasters (earlier known as Code Masters and often nicknamed Codies in magazines is one of the longest running British Video game developers ^[45]

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