"Dirty Dancing" (1987) No
movie since this 1987 hit has come close to knocking "Dirty Dancing" off its
pedestal. It stars Patrick Swayze as Johnny Castle, the hunky dance
instructor at a resort in the Catskill Mountains. When his dance partner falls
ill after a botched ... moreabortion, Baby (Jennifer Grey) steps in. She learns
to dance in secret with Johnny, knowing her dad and his boss wouldn't approve.
She naturally falls in love with him, even though she's a doctor's daughter and
he's barely making it in the world. And, of course, he falls for her, too,
deflowering her in a rustic cabin.
But what is it Shakespeare said about love? The course "never did run
smooth." There's quite the Shakespearean ending in "Dirty Dancing," culminating in an edgy group dance performance
and the classic line, "Nobody puts Baby in the corner." (Artisan
Entertainment / Courtesy Everett Collection)
