Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic drama dance film written by Eleanor Bergstein, produced by Linda Gottlieb, and directed by Emile Ardolino. Starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, it tells the story of Frances "Baby" Houseman (Grey), a young woman who falls in love with dance instructor Johnny Castle (Swayze) at a vacation resort in the 1963 Borscht Belt.
Plot
In the summer of 1963, teenager Frances "Baby" Houseman is vacationing with her family—cardiologist father Jake, mother Marge and older sister Lisa—at Kellerman's, an upscale Catskills resort in the Borscht Belt owned by Jake's sarcastic best friend Max.
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| author | Eleanor Bergstein |
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| award | Academy Award for Best Original Song Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song |
| contentLocation | New York |
| director | Emile Ardolino |
| editor | Peter C. Frank |
| genre | drama romance |
| keywords | adulterous wife best friend borscht belt cardiologist catskill mountains catskills claim dance instructor end (i\'ve had) the time of my life indecent proposal injured ivy league medical school older sister one night talent show yale school of medicine |
| musicBy | John Morris |
| producer | Linda Gottlieb |
| productionCompany | Great American Films Limited Partnership |
| publisher | Vestron Pictures |
| recordedAt | North Carolina |
| theme | dance feminist independent musical musical drama romantic drama romantic musical teen drama teen romance |