Dirty Dancing (1987) (WELCOME BACK SERIES)

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Emile Ardolino

Producer:

Doro Bachrach, Eleanor Bergstein, Mitchell Cannold

Writer:

Eleanor Bergstein

Release Date:

Aug 29, 2020

Runtime:

1hr 45m

Synopsis

Come have the time of your life this summer! Baby (Jennifer Grey) is one listless summer away from the Peace Corps. Hoping to enjoy her youth while it lasts, she's disappointed when her summer plans deposit her at a sleepy resort in the Catskills with her parents. Her luck turns around, however, when the resort's dance instructor, Johnny (Patrick Swayze), enlists Baby as his new partner, and the two fall in love. Baby's father forbids her from seeing Johnny, but she's determined to help him perform the last big dance of the summer.

Cast

  • Jennifer Grey
  • Patrick Swayze
  • Jerry Orbach
  • Cynthia Rhodes
  • Jack Weston
  • Jane Brucker
  • Kelly Bishop
  • Lonny Price
  • Charles Honi Coles
  • "Cousin Brucie" Morrow

Letterboxd User Reviews

3.8
1.7M
223.8K
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RATINGS 49.5K FANS
3.8
  • Apr 24, 2013

    I carried a watermelon.

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    Harlequin
    Harlequin
    Jun 6, 2020

    corner noun (kaw-ner)  1. where nobody puts baby

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    aaron
    aaron
    Jul 7, 2016

    patrick swayze's hands and shoulders in this made me believe in god

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    Emma
    Emma
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    Jul 21, 2018

    listen. i've watched this with straight people, i've watched it with bisexuals, lesbians, gay men and even asexuals. no one has emerged unscathed

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    Ellie ✨
    Ellie ✨
    Jan 28, 2020

    for a film about abortion rights and class and a young woman's sexual empowerment, this sure does have a good dance number at the end

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    caitlin
    caitlin
    Feb 11, 2017

    The last 10 minutes of this movie > The Godfather

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    amanda ✨
    amanda ✨
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    Apr 3, 2017

    when johnny beats up robbie = feminism

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    charlotte
    charlotte
    Jul 14, 2012

    Who hasn't been on vacation with the family when you accidentally stumble across a secret group of people who like to dance erotically?

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    FilmApe
    FilmApe
    Jul 31, 2018

    simultaneously the horniest and most wholesome movie ever made? you bet!

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    eve 🍭
    eve 🍭

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  • MP
    Maria G Perez
    RN
    Rodrigo Navarro
    DG
    david granado
  • SH
    Sarah Hartman
    #allthefeels
    #<3
    #great

Metacritic

65
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Based on 20 Critics
7.5

USER SCORE (123)

Generally favorable reviews based on 123 Reviews
70

If the ending of Eleanor Bergstein's script is too neat and inspirational, the rough energy of the film's song and dance does carry one along, past the whispered doubts of better judgment. [14 Sept 1987]

Richard Schickel
Time
75

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]

Metacritic review by Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Tribune
70

Before the movie collapses into the utopian nonsense that seems obligatory to this subgenre, a surprising amount of sensitivity and satirical insight emerges from Eleanor Bergstein's script and Emile Ardolino's direction.

Metacritic review by Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dirty Dancing (1987) (WELCOME BACK SERIES) (2020) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as PG-13, meaning that some material may be considered inappropriate for children under 13.
How long is Dirty Dancing (1987) (WELCOME BACK SERIES) (2020)?
The movie is 1hr 45min long.
What's Dirty Dancing (1987) (WELCOME BACK SERIES) (2020) about?
Come have the time of your life this summer! Baby (Jennifer Grey) is one listless summer away from the Peace Corps. Hoping to enjoy her youth while it lasts, she's disappointed when her summer plans deposit her at a sleepy resort in the Catskills with her parents. Her luck turns around, however, when the resort's dance instructor, Johnny (Patrick Swayze), enlists Baby as his new partner, and the two fall in love. Baby's father forbids her from seeing Johnny, but she's determined to help him perform the last big dance of the summer.
Who's the cast of Dirty Dancing (1987) (WELCOME BACK SERIES) (2020)?
  • Jennifer Grey as Frances "Baby" Houseman
  • Patrick Swayze as Johnny Castle
  • Jerry Orbach as Jake Houseman
  • Cynthia Rhodes as Penny Johnson
  • Jack Weston as Max Kellerman
  • Jane Brucker as Lisa Houseman
  • Kelly Bishop as Marjorie Houseman
  • Lonny Price as Neil Kellerman
  • Charles Honi Coles as Tito Suarez
  • "Cousin Brucie" Morrow as Magician
Who's the director behind Dirty Dancing (1987) (WELCOME BACK SERIES) (2020)?
Emile Ardolino directed Dirty Dancing (1987) (WELCOME BACK SERIES) (2020).
Who produced Dirty Dancing (1987) (WELCOME BACK SERIES) (2020)?
Doro Bachrach, Eleanor Bergstein and Mitchell Cannold produced Dirty Dancing (1987) (WELCOME BACK SERIES) (2020).