Dirty Dancing
1987 · TMDB 7.3
Directed by Emile Ardolino
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.
Why it matters
A sheltered teenager spends the summer at a Catskills resort and falls for the dance instructor, Johnny Castle. Their partnership is a crash course in class, desire, and the courage to say 'nobody puts Baby in a corner'.
From Dancing Against the Current: Eight Films of Rebellion in Motion
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Released
- 1987-08-21
- Studio
- Great American Films Limited Partnership
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.3
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