Name: Dirty Dancing
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Released: 1987-08-21
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Cynthia Rhodes, Neal Jones, Jerry Orbach

1987·Drama·1h 40m

7.6

★

Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love.

Directed by Emile Ardolino

hotel

daughter

dancing

secret love

robbery

sibling relationship

summer camp

dancing master

mambo

dance performance

coming of age

teenage crush

teenage girl

doctor

class differences

family holiday

sensuality

summer romance

catskill resort

playful

audacious

Rank

#16 in 1987·#1653 overall

Trailer

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Cast

Jennifer Grey

Frances "Baby" Houseman

Patrick Swayze

Johnny Castle

Cynthia Rhodes

Penny Johnson

Neal Jones

Billy Kostecki

Jerry Orbach

Dr. Jake Houseman

Kelly Bishop

Marjorie Houseman

Jane Brucker

Lisa Houseman

Max Cantor

Robbie Gould

Jack Weston

Max Kellerman

Lonny Price

Neil Kellerman

Wayne Knight

Stan

"Cousin Brucie" Morrow

Magician

Crew

Emile Ardolino

Director

Eleanor Bergstein

Writer

John Morris

Original Music Composer

Jeffrey Jur

Director of Photography

Mitchell Cannold

Executive Producer

Eleanor Bergstein

Co-Producer

Bonnie Timmermann

Casting

David Chapman

Production Design

Kenny Ortega

Choreographer

Joseph S. DeBeasi

Music Editor

Fríða Aradóttir

Hairstylist

Jim Lovelett

Stunt Coordinator

Popular Reviews

5644 reviews

10.0★ · 02/12/16

why my life ain't like this

10.0★ · 08/28/18

bill medley: now i've... had... the time of my life...

the little monkey man that lives in my head: goes absolutely fucking batshit insane

Alex Coulombe

8.8★ · 10/21/25

Clairefezz

10.0★ · 07/05/26

Okay,now I hope i have this experience at 17

brunettegsundae

8.0★ · 09/20/25

Dancing movies never get old
All the lines of this movie are iconic even nowadays, and the soundtrack is AMAZING!!!! It spreads the 60’s nostalgia with the 80’s style
I’m super influenced by dancing movies, like right now I want to learn how to dance mambo