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Dirty Dancing film overview

Overview

The 1987 film ‘Dirty Dancing’ follows 17-year-old Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman during a 1963 summer vacation at a Catskills resort. While staying at a hotel catering primarily to retirees, Baby develops a romantic connection with Johnny Castle, a dance instructor.

After Johnny’s regular partner, Penny, becomes unable to perform in a major dance revue, Baby steps in to dance with him. Through intensive practice, she discovers a passion for dance and a deeper bond with Johnny. The relationship faces conflict when Baby’s father, a doctor, misinterprets circumstances surrounding a medical emergency involving Penny and subsequently forbids Baby from seeing Johnny.

Entities

Emile Ardolino · Patrick Swayze · Dirty Dancing · Jennifer Grey

Timeline

  1. about 23 hours ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Dirty Dancing film overview

    The classic film ‘Dirty Dancing’ tells the story of 17-year-old Baby Houseman and her romantic, dance-filled summer with instructor Johnny Castle in the Catskills.

  2. 27 days ago

    [CULTURE] 8 sources
    Dirty Dancing documentary frames film as feminist manifesto

    ARTE’s new documentary “'Dirty Dancing': Romance, Drama, Dance!” (25 July) argues the 1987 film is a feminist manifesto, focusing on its abortion storyline and featuring insights from the film’s creators.

Sources

klack.de · tvinfo.de