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Dirty Dancing

1987, Movie, PG-13, 97 mins

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A huge, if totally unexpected, hit when first released in 1988, this happy-footed throwback to dance musicals of yesteryear may be terribly corny, but it's a heck of a lot of fun. Jennifer Grey stars as a high-school grad who, in the summer of 1963, accompanies her parents (Jerry Orbach and The Gilmore Girls Kelly Bishop) to a Catskills resort hotel. Bored, she wanders into the off-limits employees' area, where she learns how to "dirty dance" in the arms of the hotel's resident swain (Patrick Swayze). Read the complete review for Dirty Dancing
Year: 1987
Rated PG-13

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Cast
Jennifer Grey: Frances "Baby" Houseman
Patrick Swayze: Johnny Castle
Jerry Orbach: Dr. Jake Houseman
Cynthia Rhodes: Penny Johnson
Jack Weston: Max Kellerman
Jane Brucker: Lisa Houseman

 

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Synopsis: "Nobody puts Baby in the corner!" It's the classic romance between an ugly...
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Posted: 11/3/2009
Spending the summer in a holiday camp with her family, Frances ('Baby') falls in love with...
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Spending the summer in a holiday camp with her family, Frances ('Baby') falls in love with...
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Length: 01:41:00
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The summer of 1963 innocent 17-year-old Baby (Grey) vacations with her parents at a...
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Posted: 12/6/2007
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TV Guide Network to Air Dirty Dancing Marathon on Christmas

TV Guide Network will air a 12-hour marathon of Dirty Dancing on Christmas Day.

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TV Guide Network to Air Unseen Swayze Interview

TV Guide Network will air a special on Patrick Swayze featuring a never-before broadcast interview of the Dirty Dancing star.

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In Patrick Swayze: The Unseen Interview, the actor, who died Monday after an extended battle with pancreatic cancer, discusses Dirty Dancing and its impact on pop culture. "Sometimes a movie encapsulates a period or a moment in all of our lives in such a way that it never dies," Swayze said. "And I think Dirty Dancing did that."

"A lot of people say this was a movie about the loss of innnocence," Swayze continued. "And I believe it was a movie about the rediscovery of innocence."

Swayze said dealing with the "redneck mentality" while growing up as a dancer and actor in Texas helped him... read more

Whoopi and View Ladies Pay Tribute to Swayze: "We Lost a Very Special Person"

The View overflowed with Patrick Swayze tributes Tuesday as his Ghost co-star, Whoopi Goldberg, shared memories with Barbara Walters, who conducted his final interview. Even guest host Kate Gosselin joined in the tributes as the show's cast remembered the star as a hard-worker, on-set goofball and heartthrob.

News: Patrick Swayze dies at 57

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Patrick Swayze Dies at 57

Patrick Swayze, who seamlessly blended sensitivity and brawn in roles as diverse as a dance instructor in Dirty Dancing and a surfing bank robber in Point Break, has died after playing a role that demanded more of his courage and determination than any other: cancer patient.

The 57-year-old star of Ghost and The Outsiders, who was nominated three times for an acting Golden Globe, endured a nearly two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Swayze's publicist said he died Monday with family at his side, according to the Associated Press.

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He fought until the end, even performing grueling stunts while filming his A&E drama series, The Beast. Co-star Travis Fimmel said in January that the strain of fighting the disease rarely showed during filming.

"You can hardly tell with the guy," he told TVGuide.com. "He's such a man. The sickest thing about him on set is probably his jokes."

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Swayze's mother, the head of the Houston Jazz Ballet Company, taught him dance at a young age. His love of ballet exposed .... read more

Patrick Swayze Diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer

Reports have now been confirmed that 55 year-old actor Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The Dirty Dancing star is currently undergoing treatment and is reportedly responding well thus far. Unlike earlier reports that Swayze only had weeks to live, the good news is that the star's doctor says his chances are, "considerably more optimistic.” read more

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