Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic drama dance film written by Eleanor Bergstein, produced by Linda Gottlieb, and directed by Emile Ardolino. It stars Jennifer Grey as Frances "Baby" Houseman, a young woman who falls in love with dance instructor Johnny Castle at a holiday resort. The film was based on screenwriter Eleanor Bergstein's own childhood. She originally wrote a screenplay for the Michael Douglas film It's My Turn, but ultimately ended up conceiving a story for a film which became Dirty Dancing. She finished the script in 1985, but management changes at MGM put the film in development hell. The production company was changed to Vestron Pictures with Emile Ardolino as director and Linda Gottlieb as producer. Filming took place in Lake Lure, North Carolina, and Mountain Lake, Virginia, with the film's score composed by John Morris and dance choreography by Kenny Ortega.
| Director | Emile Ardolino |
| Produced by | Linda Gottlieb |
| Writer(s) | Eleanor Bergstein |
| Starring | Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes |
| Music | John Morris, Erich Bulling, Jon Barns |
| Cinematography | Jeffrey Jur |
| Edited by | Peter C. Frank |
| Production, company | Great American Films Limited Partnership |
| Distributed by | Vestron Pictures |
| Released | May 12, 1987 (Cannes), August 21, 1987 (United States) |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million |
| Box office | $214.6 million |
| Netflix ID | 445386 |
About Dirty Dancing
A young woman falls in love with a dance instructor at a Catskills resort against her father's disapproval. Together, they perform the last big dance of the summer.
Achievement of Dirty Dancing
The lake scenes were filmed in October at Mountain Lake in Virginia. Jennifer Grey was 27 years old when she played 17-year-old Baby.
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Latest information about Dirty Dancing updated on July 28 2021.
