Dirty Dancing
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Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic dance drama film written by Eleanor Bergstein, directed by Emile Ardolino and starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the lead roles, as well as Cynthia Rhodes and Jerry Orbach.
Originally a low-budget film by a new studio, Great American Films Limited Partnership,[2] and with no major stars (except Broadway legend Orbach in a supporting role), Dirty Dancing became a massive box office hit. As of 2009, it has earned over $214 million worldwide.[3] It was the first film to sell more than a million copies on home video,[3] and the Dirty Dancing soundtrack created by Jimmy Ienner generated two multi-platinum albums and multiple singles, including "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", which won both the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Song, and a Grammy Award for best duet.[4] The film's popularity led to a 2004 prequel, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, as well as a stage version which has had sellout performances in Australia, Europe, and North America.
In 2011, a Dirty Dancing remake was announced with Kenny Ortega, who choreographed the original film, as the director.[5] However, on June 8, 2012, Lionsgate
announced they were postponing the reboot. Citing casting reasons, the
remake release was put off until 2014 at the earliest. In February 2015,
it was scheduled to be a TV movie.[6] The remake was officially canceled in July 2015,[7] but it was later picked up by ABC. According to a December 2015 report from Entertainment Weekly, no air date has been confirmed.[8]
Plot
In the summer of 1963, 17 year-old Frances "Baby" Houseman (Jennifer Grey) is vacationing with her affluent family at Kellerman's,[9][10] a resort in the Catskill Mountains. Baby is the younger of two daughters, and plans to attend Mount Holyoke College to study economics in underdeveloped countries and then enter the Peace Corps. Her father, Jake (Jerry Orbach), is the doctor and friend of Max Kellerman (Jack Weston), the resort proprietor. Baby is befriended by Max's grandson Neil (Lonny Price). Baby develops a crush on the resort's dance instructor, Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze).
Johnny is the leader of the resort's working-class entertainment staff.
Baby encounters Johnny's cousin Billy on a walk through the resort
grounds, and helps him carry watermelons to the staff quarters. The
staff hold secret after-hours parties in their quarters, and Baby is
surprised by the "dirty dancing" they engage in.[11] Intrigued, Baby receives a brief, impromptu dance lesson from Johnny.
After Baby discovers that Johnny's dance partner, Penny Johnson (Cynthia Rhodes), is pregnant by Robbie Gould (Max Cantor), a womanizing waiter who is also dating and cheating on Baby's older sister, Lisa (Jane Brucker) and several other female guests, she borrows money from her father to pay for an illegal abortion
for Penny. Jake agrees to give the money to Baby even though she says
she can't tell him what it's for. Penny eventually accepts the money,
but says there is another issue. Johnny and Penny perform a weekly dance
at the Sheldrake, another nearby resort. Penny will miss her
performance if she goes for the abortion, and they will forfeit their
salary for the season. Billy suggests that Baby fill in for her. Johnny
scoffs at this, which overcomes Baby's initial resistance. Billy and
Penny insist that Johnny can teach anyone to dance. Johnny begins to
teach Baby the Mambo,
and the two spend several awkward practice sessions together. Baby
gradually begins to improve, and a romantic attraction grows between
them.
Billy takes Penny to a traveling abortionist while Baby and Johnny
perform at the Sheldrake Hotel. Their performance is mostly successful,
although Baby is too nervous to accomplish the dance's climactic lift.
Johnny and Baby return to Kellerman's and find Penny in agony. Billy
explains that the "doctor" turned out to be a back-alley hack who caused
severe damage to Penny. Baby brings her father to help Penny, but when
Johnny takes responsibility for Penny, Jake mistakenly assumes Johnny is
the father. Jake treats Penny, but is angry that Baby used his money to
pay for the procedure, and forbids Baby to associate with Johnny or his
friends. Baby goes to Johnny to apologize for her father's behavior.
They dance, and afterwards have sex. Jake tells his family they'll be
leaving early over breakfast. Lisa protests, because she wants to sing
at the end-of-season talent show. Jake gives in, and Baby continues to
see Johnny despite her father's warning. She pulls Johnny off the
footpath when her father is nearby, and Johnny is hurt that she won't
stand up for him to her father. Robbie sees them during their argument
and makes a derisive remark about "going slumming" with the staff.
Johnny assaults him.
Due to his growing feelings for Baby, Johnny refused payment for sex
with another Kellerman's guest, "bungalow bunny" Vivian Pressman. Vivian
takes Robbie for sex in his cabin, which is accidentally interrupted by
Lisa, who told Baby that she was intending to have sex with Robbie.
When Vivian leaves the cabin the next morning, she discovers Baby
leaving Johnny's cabin after. Later in the morning over breakfast, Max
and Neil Kellerman reveal to the Housemans that Moe Pressman's wallet
was stolen while he was playing a card game with other guests. Vivian
accuses Johnny of the theft in a fit of her jealousy over Johnny's
rejection. Johnny is unable to provide a verifiable alibi, in order to
protect his relationship with Baby. To save Johnny from being fired,
Baby confesses that Johnny did not commit the theft because she was with
him in his cabin that night. Johnny is cleared of the theft after it is
revealed that two elderly guests, Mr. and Mrs. Schumacher, stole Moe's
wallet along with wallets of other guests. Max fires Johnny anyway for
having a fraternizing affair with Baby. Baby and Johnny embrace and bid
farewell to each other, saying they'll never regret their affair,
despite her father's objections.
Baby and her parents watch the end-of-season talent show. Jake bids
farewell to Robbie, and gives him a recommendation letter for medical
school. Robbie thanks Jake, willingly reveals that he got Penny pregnant
and insults her and Baby, which leads Jake to yank the letter back.
Staff and guests (including Lisa) of Kellerman's are singing the closing
song together when the door opens and Johnny walks in. He's returned to
do the last dance of the season. Johnny leads Baby onstage,
interrupting the show which is already in progress. He makes a brief
speech about how "Frances" has made him a better man. Baby and Johnny
dance a more provocative version of their Mambo duet, and the other
"dirty dancers" join in. Baby runs to Johnny and executes the elusive
lift move they'd practiced. The dirty dancers pull guests from their
seats to join in the celebration. Jake apologizes to Johnny for thinking
he got Penny pregnant, and reconciles with Baby. The film ends with the
entire cast dancing joyously to "(I've Had) The Time of My Life".
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