Storyline
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.
Directors
Writers
Cast
Patrick Swayze, Wayne Knight, Neal Jones, Miranda Garrison, Kelly Bishop, Antone Pagan, Jerry Orbach, Jack Weston, Lonny Price, D.A. Pauley, Jennifer Grey, Cynthia Rhodes, Jane Brucker, Max Cantor, Charles 'Honi' Coles, Cousin Brucie Morrow, Paula Trueman, Alvin Myerovich, Garry Goodrow, Thomas Cannold, Heather Lea Gerdes, Jesus Fuentes, M.R. Fletcher, Karen Getz, Andrew Charles Koch, Jennifer Stahl, Dorian Sanchez
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Reviews
90
Los Angeles Times
Smart and funny, touching and unabashedly sensual... the sweet sleeper of a hot season. [21 Aug 1987]
88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Dirty Dancing is "Flashdance" with a triple-digit IQ.
80
L.A. Weekly
Above all, you've got Jennifer Grey, as a rich girl summering in the Catskills and falling for her working-class dance instructor, played by Patrick Swayze. The chemistry between them is red-hot, and they're wonderful dancers.
80
Newsweek
Flirts throughout with cliches, and some of the more melodramatic plot devices creak at the joints. Still, the potency of this pop romantic can't be denied. [24 Aug 1987]
75
Chicago Tribune
A shapely film, considered and concise. And if its rhetorical slickness eventually covers up its emotional core, that slickness has a pleasure all its own. [21 August 1987]
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