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Dirty Dancing (1987)

PG-1308/21/1987Drama, Music, Romance1h 40m
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First dance. First love. The time of your life.

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Jennifer Grey

    Frances "Baby" Houseman

  2. Cast 1

    Patrick Swayze

    Johnny Castle

  3. Cast 1

    Cynthia Rhodes

    Penny Johnson

  4. Cast 1

    Neal Jones

    Billy Kostecki

  5. Cast 1

    Jerry Orbach

    Dr. Jake Houseman

  6. Cast 1

    Kelly Bishop

    Marjorie Houseman

  7. Cast 1

    Jane Brucker

    Lisa Houseman

  8. Cast 1

    Max Cantor

    Robbie Gould

  9. Cast 1

    Jack Weston

    Max Kellerman

Pretty iconic. Not sure how I hadn't logged this until now, given it's a film I watched quite a bit growing up due to it being my mum's favourite movie. Better late than never! <em>'Dirty Dancing'</em> is entertaining - cheesy, but entertaining. What helps is the ace soundtrack, which culminates with the classic <em>'(I've Had) The Time of My Life'</em> scene. The film flies through its 100-minute run time and features super chemistry between leads Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, two who give strong performances. Jerry Orbach (Just me confusing him with Jonathan Hyde? Probably.) is goo...