Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing (1987) — drama, music, romance film. Directed by Emile Ardolino. Starring Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes. This page maps 3 characters and 3 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 7.3/10 from 6,714 votes.

Dirty Dancing (1987) Poster

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Story Analysis

An idealistic teenager gains independence and challenges social-class boundaries through a forbidden summer romance and dance partnership.

Drama, Music, Romance · 7.3/10 · 100 min · 1987

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Credits

Director

Emile Ardolino
Cast

as Baby Houseman

Jennifer Grey
Cast

as Johnny Castle

Patrick Swayze
Cast

as Jake Houseman

Jerry Orbach
Cast

as Penny Johnson

Cynthia Rhodes
Cast

as Billy Kostecki

Neal Jones
Cast

as Marjorie Houseman

Kelly Bishop
Cast

as Lisa Houseman

Jane Brucker
Cast

as Robbie Gould

Max Cantor
Cast

as Max Kellerman

Jack Weston
Cast

as Neil Kellerman

Lonny Price
Cast

as Stan

Wayne Knight
Cast

as Tito Suarez

Charles "Honi" Coles

Universe & Franchise Timeline

Dirty Dancing — Watch Order · Character Knowledge Graph

Dirty Dancing is title 1 of 3 in the Dirty Dancing release order. Next: Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004).

Videos

Dirty Dancing (1987) Theatrical Trailer [4K] [FTD-1169]
Official 35th Anniversary Trailer
Trailer
35th Anniversary Fathom Event
Natalie Portman announces DIRTY DANCING for AFI Movie Club
BTS - 'It Was Only Jennifer For Me'
BTS - 'Dancing'
BTS - 'Screentesting Patrick Swayze & Jennifer Grey'
BTS - 'The Eureka Moment'
"(I've Had) The Time Of My Life" Wins Original Song: 1988 Oscars
Dirty Dancing Outtakes
Patrick Swayze On Love Scenes
Patrick Swayze Hated the Line, "Nobody puts Baby in a Corner"
Patrick Swayze Talks About Working With Jerry Orbach On DIRTY DANCING
Patrick Swayze Talks About Working With Jennifer Grey On DIRTY DANCING
Patrick Swayze: The Heart Of Dirty Dancing

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Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q253978), public domain (CC0).