Dirty Dancing
First dance. First love. The time of your life.
Rating: 7.3 out of 10TMDB(6.7K votes)
Overview
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.
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Awards
Won 3 awards, including the Oscar for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe for Best Original Song
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Box office
Grossed $215M worldwide, about 35.8 times its $6M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in North Carolina
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Setting
Set in New York
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Collection
Part of Dirty Dancing Collection
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Music
Music by John Morris
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Jeffrey Jur
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Eleanor BergsteinWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 21, 1987
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $6M
- Revenue
- $214.6M
- Countries
- United States of America
- Collection
- Dirty Dancing Collection
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In the United States
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Cast
Jennifer GreyBaby Houseman
Patrick SwayzeJohnny Castle
Jerry OrbachJake Houseman
Cynthia RhodesPenny Johnson
Jack WestonMax Kellerman
Jane BruckerLisa Houseman
Kelly BishopMarjorie Houseman
Lonny PriceNeil Kellerman
Max CantorRobbie Gould- Charles "Honi" ColesTito Suarez
Neal JonesBilly Kostecki
"Cousin Brucie" MorrowMagician
Wayne KnightStan
Paula TruemanMrs. Schumacher
Alvin MyerovichMr. Schumacher
Miranda GarrisonVivian Pressman
Garry GoodrowMoe Pressman
Antone PagánStaff Kid- Thomas CannoldBus Boy
- Lincoln Michael LlanoDirty Dancer
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