Movie Description
It's summer, 1963. Baby, 17 years old and all idealistic innocence, is vacationing with her parents in the Catskills. She meets Johnny, the hotel dance instructor, and is mesmerized by him as well as his dance style. She soon becomes Johnny's prize pupil - in dance and in love. Academy Awards: Best Song ("(I've Had) The Time of My Life").
| Credits | | Producer: | Eleanor Bergstein, Linda Gottlieb | | Cast: | Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach, Kelly Bishop, Miranda Garrison, Neal Jones, Wayne Knight |
| Details | | Edition: | Special Edition | | Sound: | Stereo Sound |
Notes
Copyright 1987 Vestron Pictures, Inc., DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Letterboxed - 1.85
Single Side - Single Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Eleanor Bergstein - Director
Music Video - 1. HUNGRY EYES
2. SHE'S LIKE THE WIND
3. (I'VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE
Bonus Feature/Short - 1. DIRTY DANCING LIVE IN CONCERT
Behind the Scenes Footage
Featurette
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Notes
Biographies - 1. Cast & Crew
Editorial Reviews
"...Nicely bittersweet....A drive and a pulse that give the film real excitement..."
New York Times - p.C3 - Vincent Canby (08/21/1987)
"...Some nice dance sequences and a likable performance by Jennifer Grey make the film more than watchable..."
Variety - Jagr. (05/20/1987)
"...Smart and funny, touching and unabashedly sexual....Grey and Swayze are tough, thoughtful, lovely actors..."
Los Angeles Times - Sheila Benson (08/21/1987)
"[A] slumber-party classic..."
Entertainment Weekly - Whitney Pastorek (04/15/2005)
4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his '80s classic transcends cynicism to give warm-fuzzies the world over."
Total Film - Jane Crowther (03/01/2007)
5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]hanks to a fabulous soundtrack and enthusiastic performances, it's still as much fun as ever."
Ultimate DVD - Nikki Baughan (12/01/2007)
Awards
1987Academy AwardsBest Original SongDonald Markowitz, 1987Academy AwardsBest Original SongFranke Previte, 1987Academy AwardsBest Original SongJohn DeNicola
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