What age rating is Dirty Dancing?

In Spain, Dirty Dancing is rated suitable for all audiences.

When does Dirty Dancing come out in Spain?

Dirty Dancing hits Spanish theaters on June 24, 1988.

How much did Dirty Dancing gross?

Dirty Dancing grossed $214.6M worldwide on a budget of $6.0M.

Where was Dirty Dancing filmed?

Dirty Dancing was filmed in North Carolina.

In what order should you watch the Dirty Dancing saga?

The release order is: Dirty Dancing (1987), Dirty Dancing 2 (2004), Untitled Dirty Dancing Sequel.

Dirty Dancing

Name: Dirty Dancing
Director: Emile Ardolino
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Released: 1987-08-21
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes, Jack Weston

1987

Become a fan of its genres:

7.3/10

Release Date

21/08/1987

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

73%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

71%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

65%

The first dance... The first love... A new way to dance.

Frances "Baby" Houseman, a 17-year-old teenager, spends the summer of 1963 with her parents and older sister at Kellerman's, a luxury resort in the Catskills owned by Max Kellerman, her father's sarcastic and patient friend. Baby starts paying attention to what happens out of the guests' sight. One night she goes out to explore and discovers Max training the waiters, all Ivy League students, on how to win over the guests' daughters. What she sees makes her look at these young men differently, as they live in a world very different from her own. Emile Ardolino directs the film, and Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey lead the cast.

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Facts about Dirty Dancing

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Recommended ageSuitable for all audiences

Spain releaseJune 24, 1988

Worldwide premiereMay 12, 1987

Runtime1 h 40 min

Original languageEnglish

CountryUnited States

Production companiesGreat American Films Limited Partnership, Vestron Pictures

Budget$6.0M

Worldwide box office$214.6M

Box office in the U.S.$64.6M

Return on Investmentx35.8 Box Office Hit

Trailer views904

More ratings

3.8/5Letterboxd76/100Trakt7.2/10Metacritic (público)1.0/4Roger Ebert

Awards for Dirty Dancing

1Oscars won

16total awards

9total nominations

Oscar 1Golden Globe 1

Awards won

—Academy Award for Best Original Song
—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
1988Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film

Dirty Dancing Cast

Jennifer GreyBaby Houseman

Patrick SwayzeJohnny Castle

Jerry OrbachJake Houseman

Cynthia RhodesPenny Johnson

Jack WestonMax Kellerman

Jane BruckerLisa Houseman

Kelly BishopMarjorie Houseman

Lonny PriceNeil Kellerman

Max CantorRobbie Gould

Charles "Honi" ColesTito Suarez

Neal JonesBilly Kostecki

"Cousin Brucie" MorrowMagician

Wayne KnightStan

Paula TruemanMrs. Schumacher

Alvin MyerovichMr. Schumacher

Miranda GarrisonVivian Pressman

Garry GoodrowMoe Pressman

Antone PagánStaff Kid

Thomas CannoldBus Boy

Lincoln Michael LlanoDirty Dancer

Jesus FuentesDirty Dancer

Heather Lea GerdesDirty Dancer

Karen GetzDirty Dancer

Andrew Charles KochDirty Dancer

D.A. PauleyDirty Dancer

Dorian SanchezDirty Dancer

Jennifer StahlDirty Dancer

Jonathan BarnesTito's Band

Dwyght BryanTito's Band

Tom DrakeTito's Band

John GotzTito's Band

Dwayne MalphusTito's Band

Clifford WatkinsTito's Band

Stamati ArakasBoy in Crowd (uncredited)

Emile ArdolinoCameo (uncredited)

Darren W. ConradDirty Dancer (uncredited)

Karen KasterDancer (uncredited)

Jonathan ReedHotel Guest / Dancer (uncredited)

Cole RussingParty Attendant (Uncredited)

Lori JanneyYoung Woman Walking Lake (uncredited)

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Cast of Dirty Dancing by the numbers

42average cast age in years

7years of age gap between the leads

44%women in the cast

28%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Jennifer Grey, age 28 at release. The oldest: Charles "Honi" Coles, at 77.

Cast ages at release

Jennifer Grey28 years old
Patrick Swayze35 years old
Jerry Orbach52 years old
Cynthia Rhodes31 years old
Jack Weston63 years old
Jane Brucker30 years old
Kelly Bishop44 years old
Lonny Price29 years old
Max Cantor29 years old
Charles "Honi" Coles77 years old

Cast heights

1.86 mJerry Orbach
1.69 mWayne Knight
1.60 mJennifer Grey

Crew

AddressEmile Ardolino
WritingEleanor Bergstein
MusicJohn Morris
PhotographyJeffrey Jur
EditingPeter C. Frank
Production designDavid Chapman
Costume designHilary Rosenfeld
CastingBonnie Timmermann
ProductionLinda Gottlieb

Trivia about Dirty Dancing

Filming was split between two locations: Lake Lure in North Carolina and the Mountain Lake Hotel near Pembroke, Virginia. Careful editing made all the shots look as if they were filmed in the same area.

"She's Like the Wind," sung by Patrick Swayze, was written by him with Stacy Widelitz a few years earlier. It was originally composed for Grandview, U.S.A., released in 1984.

Daily prints of the film were held up at the Canadian border, where authorities believed it was a pornographic production because of its title. Bergstein even considered changing it.

The acne product brand Clearasil wanted to promote the film but asked for the abortion storyline to be cut. Bergstein refused, and the promotion was canceled.

After watching the film at a May 1987 preview, producer Aaron Russo reacted with a devastating line. According to Vestron executive Mitchell Cannold, he told them to burn the negative and collect the insurance.

Before being cast, Swayze's résumé said "No dancing" because of a knee injury. Even so, he read the script and accepted the role of Johnny.

"Dirty Dancing" cost approximately 5.2 million dollars and grossed 16.5 million during its first 17 days in theaters, opening in a fiercely competitive summer season.

The film returned to U.S. theaters in 1997 to mark its tenth anniversary, with a special nationwide screening campaign.

Sources: Wikipedia (Spanish) · Wikipedia (English)

Franchise Order Dirty Dancing - Colección

All movies in release order.

1Dirty Dancing1987You are here
2Dirty Dancing 22004
3Untitled Dirty Dancing SequelComing soon

What it's about Dirty Dancing

hoteldaughterdancingsecret loverobberysibling relationshipsummer campdancing mastermambodance performancecoming of ageteenage crushteenage girldoctorclass differencesfamily holidaysensualitysummer romancecatskill resortplayfulaudacious

What Dirty Dancing is called in other countries

It was released in 31 countries, each in its own language.

ItalyDirty Dancing - Balli proibiti
MexicoBaile caliente (Dirty Dancing)
BrazilDirty Dancing: Ritmo Quente
PortugalDança Comigo
Japanダーティ・ダンシング：1987
South Korea더티 댄싱
China辣身舞
RussiaГрязные танцы
BulgariaМръсни танци
CanadaDanse Lascive
CroatiaPrljavi ples
CzechiaHříšný tanec

See the remaining 19 countries

EstoniaRäpane tants
FinlandDirty Dancing - kuuma tanssi
GreeceΝτέρτι Ντάνσινγκ
Hong Kong辣身舞
HungaryPiszkos tánc
Iranرقص کثیف
Israelריקוד מושחת
LatviaNetīrās dejas
LithuaniaPurvini šokiai
PolandWirujący seks
RomaniaDans murdar
SerbiaПрљави плес
SlovakiaHriešny tanec
SloveniaUmazani ples
Taiwan熱舞17
Thailandเดอร์ตี้ แดนซ์ซิ่ง
Turkeyİlk Aşk, İlk Dans
UkraineБрудні танці
VietnamVũ Điệu Hoang Dã

Does Dirty Dancing Have a Post-Credits Scene?

There are no scenes during or after the credits.

Where it was filmed Dirty Dancing

FilmingWhere the story takes place

Filming locations

Where the Story Takes Place

Quotes by Dirty Dancing

[when she sneaks into the employees-only party] I carried a watermelon. [realizes what she just said] I carried a watermelon?
Oh, yes, as a matter of fact it is. We're supposed to do the show in two days, you won't show me the lifts, I'm not sure of the turns, I'm doing all this to save your ass, what I really want to do is drop you on it!

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