Headstrong 17-year-old Baby Houseman hardly expects her family's usual summer vacation in the Catskills to be momentous. But then Baby spies Johnny Castle, the resort's dance instructor from the wrong side of the tracks. Johnny's facing a crisis: his dance partner and friend, Penny, is pregnant and has reluctantly decided to get an abortion. This leaves Johnny a solo act -- until Baby agrees to take Penny's place. She has to learn how to dance first, however, and as Johnny teaches her the choreography's sexy, seductive moves, the two fall in love. But Baby's father believes that Johnny is the creep who got Penny pregnant, and he furiously orders Baby to end the relationship. Baby knows that Johnny's innocent -- and with her feisty idealism and his dance talent, the two will prove to Baby's father that their love is worth fighting for.
Los Angeles Times, 08/21/1987, p.C1, "...Smart and funny, touching and unabashedly sexual....Grey and Swayze are tough, thoughtful, lovely actors..."
New York Times, 08/21/1987, p.C3, "...Nicely bittersweet....A drive and a pulse that give the film real excitement..."
Entertainment Weekly, 04/15/2005, p.48, "[A] slumber-party classic..."
Total Film, 03/01/2007, p.46, 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his '80s classic transcends cynicism to give warm-fuzzies the world over."
Ultimate DVD, 12/01/2007, p.98, 5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]hanks to a fabulous soundtrack and enthusiastic performances, it's still as much fun as ever."
Variety, 05/20/1987, "...Some nice dance sequences and a likable performance by Jennifer Grey make the film more than watchable..."
Title Note
Copyright 1987 Vestron Pictures, Inc.
Product Quotation/Excerpt
"The reason people treat me like nothing is because I am nothing." -- Johnny Castle [Patrick Swayze]
Release Note
DVD Features:
Region [unknown] Keep Case Anamorphic Widescreen Audio: DTS/ES 6.1 - English Dolby EX 5.1 - English Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Digital 2.0 - English Additional Release Material: Jennifer Grey Interview Jennifer Grey Screen Test Jennifer Grey DVD Intro Audio Commentary - 1. Choreographers, costume and production designers Interviews - 1. Jennifer Grey, Eleanor Bergstein, Kenny Ortega and Miranda Garrison Featurette - 1. Director Emile Ardolino Trivia Track Exclusive sneak peek of the upcoming Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Access
Groundbreaking Live Action Menus
Remastered Audio
Product Notes
It's summer, 1963. Baby, 17 years old and all idealistic innocence, is vacationing with her parents in the Catskills. She meets Johnny, the hotel dance instructor, and is mesmerized by him as well as his dance style. She soon becomes Johnny's prize pupil - in dance and in love. Academy Awards: Best Song ("(I've Had) The Time of My Life").
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