Dirty Dancing (1987) movie poster

Dirty Dancing (1987)

"First dance. First love. The time of your life."
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👍 85%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 68%
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Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
PG-13
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.3/10 (6,446 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
72%
Metacritic
65

Cast

Jennifer Grey as Frances "Baby" Houseman · 79% avg
Patrick Swayze as Johnny Castle · 75% avg
Cynthia Rhodes as Penny Johnson
Neal Jones as Billy Kostecki
Jerry Orbach as Dr. Jake Houseman · 77% avg
Kelly Bishop as Marjorie Houseman
Jane Brucker as Lisa Houseman
Max Cantor as Robbie Gould

Is Dirty Dancing good?

Yes. 85% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 68%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#614 / 3335 · Drama
Rank in its year
#22 / 57 · 1987

By audience score, among films with 500 or more 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. Wikipedia ↗

About the Film

Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic drama directed by Emile Ardolino. Jennifer Grey stars as Frances "Baby" Houseman, a sheltered 17-year-old spending the summer of 1963 at a Catskills resort with her family, who becomes involved with Johnny Castle, played by Patrick Swayze, the resort's working-class dance instructor. When Johnny's dance partner becomes pregnant and cannot perform at a nearby venue, Baby volunteers to learn the routine, and their rehearsals develop into a passionate romance that defies the class boundaries of the early 1960s.

Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey's chemistry was electric and real — both actors reportedly clashed personally during production, yet their on-screen tension translated into compelling romantic energy. The final dance sequence, featuring the immortal line "Nobody puts Baby in a corner" and the climactic lift set to "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" — which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song — became one of the most iconic and imitated romantic scenes in film history. Dirty Dancing earned $218 million worldwide on a $5 million budget.

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