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Dirty Dancing
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PG13,1hr 37min
Released:
August 21, 1987
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Vestron Pictures
Synopsis: A teenage girl learns about love, adult responsibility, and how to do The Dirty Boogie in this romantic drama. In 1963, "Baby" Houseman (Jennifer Grey) is a 17-year-old spending the summer with her family at a resort hotel in the Catskills; she plans on being in the Peace Corps next summer, so this is expected to be her last summer as a carefree adolescent. Baby doesn't get along with her older sister, Lisa (Jane Brucker), and she's bored to tears by most of the older guests at the resort. However, ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
Smart and funny, touching and unabashedly sensual... the sweet sleeper of a hot season. [21 Aug 1987] Full Review
Metascore
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65
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Featured Cast
Johnny Castle
Frances "Baby" Houseman
Dr. Jake Houseman
Penny Johnson
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"Dirty Dancing" stars Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in 1987
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