Dirty Dancing (DVD)

...have done so far. As Dirty Dancing was her favourite I thought it only fair I give it a go. I only hope I can do it justice! Director: Emile Ardolino Writer:Eleanor Bergstein Release Date: 1987 Genre: Romantic Drama/Dance Run Time: 100mins Age Suitability: 15+ (not sure why as it is fairly clean) Amazon DVD Price: £5.49 ***About the Director*** Emile Ardolino, who died at the age of 50 in 1993 of Aids had enjoyed a moderate amount of success ...
...in a cameo appearance in Dirty Dancing. ***About the Writer*** Eleanor hasn't had a huge amount of success as a Writer apart from Dirty Dancing which was based on the summer camp she and her family used to visit as a child. Apart from Dirty Dancing she has written two relatively unknown films (well, I have never heard of them) Let it be me for which she also acted as Director in 1995 and her first film in 1980, It's my Turn. ***Plot Summary*** ...

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...Genre: Dancing film Original title: Dirty Dancing Dolby Digital Year: 1987 Country: USA Captions: German, English and Spanish Freed at 12 ~~~~~~~~~~ The actors ~~~~~~~~~~ Let's begin with the best or just most popular actor of the film: Patrick Swayze. In Dirty Dancing he takes the part of Johnny Castle and he does a perfect job! Apart from the aspect that he graduated a training as ballet dancer before his career as an actor, the observer ...
...so, because with the film Dirty Dancing Jennifer Grey had the breakthrough in the show business, for what she, and also Patrick Swayze, got nominated for the Golden Globe. Another important actor in Dirty Dancing is Cynthia Rhodes alias Penny Johnson, the real dancing partner and passed by love of Johnny. Even if her scenes aren't that full of dancing than the ones of our leading actors, you can see her love in dancing, too. But of course there ...

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Dirty Dancing (1987) Having just reviewed the movie ‘Ghost’ I decided to re watch another Swayze classic ‘Dirty Dancing’. This is one of my favourite movies and I have watched it so much that I now know most of the script, and occasionally say the lines before they have on screen much the annoyance of my sister. This is a coming of age movie filled with lust and romance but it is the dancing and soundtrack that sets it apart from over movies in ...
...The mixture of Dirty dancing and ball room dancing is amazing to watch, I love all the sexy moves and you can’t help but shuffle your feet and dream that it was you up their dancing away when you watch this movie. The Characters: Jennifer Grey plays Frances 'Baby' Houseman, Baby as she affectionately known by her family is a young girl with a great disposition and positive attitude to life; this has come from her privileged back ground. Everything ...

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...a few films prior to Dirty Dancing, both stars were not exactly house hold names and whilst Swayze's career seems to have gone on to bigger and better things, Grey seems to reach her pinnacle with "Dirty Dancing". But despite not being huge stars, they carried the film brilliantly, with Grey beautifully portraying Baby who experiences first love whilst also dealing with no longer being the apple of her father's eyes after disappointing him. Whilst ...
...a proper actor, manages to use his raw acting ability to make the character of Johnny feel very real, as he has to deal with being involved with someone on the more affluent side of the tracks. Of course you can't mention Swayze without at least commenting on his snake hips, and although I cannot see what the great appeal is he can certainly dance and shows this skill off brilliantly through out the whole movie. Even the chemistry between Swayze ...

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Dirty Dancing has to be one of my all time favourite films. I have watched it so many times and each time I enjoy it just as much as the last time. It hasn't got the greatest of story lines but it has the best soundtrack ever and some absolutely captivating dancing! The film stars Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey who play Johnny and Baby. These two characters could not be more different from one an other - he from the streets and she from a privileged ...
...you fancy a bit of dirty dancing yourself you can have a tutorial and either learn the man's or the woman's steps. I have to confess that I haven#t tried this - I can't quite imagine my husband wanting to join in either! At the moment you can buy the DVD on Amazon for only £4.80 which is definitely well worth the money! ...

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Dirty Dancing is just one of those films that everyone is expected to have seen. Now obviously the fact that I am writing this review lets you know that I have seen the film and so I am definitely one of those people who just presumes that everyone else has seen it. Dirty Dancing was released in 1987 but is set in the Summer of 1963. It stars Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the lead roles of Johnny Castle and Frances 'Baby' Houseman. The summer ...
...and off stage. Dirty Dancing truly is a fantastic film. It is of course at the heart a love story but also leans towards showing how the decadent sixties began to take over from the more reserved fifties. Furthermore the film also has a few deeper storylines, which include theft, pregnancy and abortion all of which are extremely relevant now. I think that this is one of the reasons that the film continues to have appeal because it breaks away from ...

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...Overview of the Film***** Dirty Dancing was a huge hit when it was originally released in 1987, with a great cast, brilliant storyline, amazing songs and dance moves to blow your mind. It is set in the summer of 1963 and centers around a holiday camp in America's Catskill Mountains. We follow 17 year old 'Baby' (Jennifer Grey) as she learns much more about life that she ever expected. A chance meeting with Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze), the resort ...
...her fathers anger. Dirty Dancing was originally released on VHS and the long awaited time finally came when it was released on the modern DVD. I, personally, have been in love with this film since I first saw it, and was extremely happy with seeing it on DVD. There are some slight lower qualities that you may wish to know (which I will outline below), yet for fans of this film like me, this is one DVD that you really should not miss out on! *****Quality ...

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...first day as Director of Dirty Dancing, neither he nor anyone involved could know what a smash hit and household name the film they were making would become. A highly-quoted film, and one that virtually launched an already popular Patrick Swayze into the showbiz frontline, erupted with a bang onto our screens, with a great storyline, and a cast that just fits perfectly. The Plot In the Summer of 1963, the Houseman family decide to visit Catskill ...
...note I rate this as 4 stars. It is a magnificent film, but naturally cannot cater to everyone's taste. The DVD is currently available from amazon.co.uk for £8.78 new. There is a 20th Anniversary Edition avaiable for all you die-hard Dirty Dancing fans for £10.98. Thanks for reading. ...

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...all time guilty pleasures is Dirty Dancing. When it was first released in 1987 my parents felt that, being six years old, I was a little young to see it. Kind of have to agree with them that Sleeping Beauty was probably more my scene. That meant that I actually didn't get around to seeing Dirty Dancing for the first time until about 1997. Oh the cheesy goodness I had been missing out on! THE PREMISE Directed by Emile Ardano, Dirty Dancing was written ...
...The reason I own Dirty Dancing (the special anniversary edition with two dvds at that) is the sense of nostalgia it evokes. This is not the best romantic film ever made. It's not even the best romantic film made in the 80s or the best romantic film starring Patrick Swayze (Ghost wins that one for me), but for so many who were pre-teens, teens or just around in the 80s this film recalls that time. Its soundtrack is up there with Top Gun for most recognised ...

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Dirty Dancing. What a film. This film was up there with the big boys when it was released back in 1987. I suppose you could call it the Billy Elliot of the late 80’s (though having not seen Billy Elliot, I can’t say I’m right on this one!) I know that I only got to watch it when I was about 11, so that would have been about 1990, and I also can’t remember much of the hype that may have surrounded it. I’m just going on ...
...which is basically where the dirty dancing part comes into it! At this staff get together we have Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze). Basically he is the good looking bloke that everyone seems to look up to. He is also the top dance teacher on the camp. Frances falls for him straight away. However, he already has a girl. Fast forward a bit and Johnny’s now ex girlfriend want an abortion as she is pregnant. Trouble is, she needs some money, which ...

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...Orbach). The watching of Dirty Dancing became a regular occurrence in my home and even today I confess to owning a copy on DvD, which when I am feeling a little blue or want to have some me time I put my feet up, get a bottle of white wine and relax. The Story. It is the Summer of 1963 and 16 year old Frances Houseman is travelling on holiday with her parents and elder sister Lisa. Her father being a doctor does not get the luxury of holidays very ...
...their 3 week break to Kellerman’s. ‘Baby’ has aspirations of joining the peace corp but within a couple of hours of arriving at the site she attends a forbidden staff party where they no longer dance the Mambo or Cha-cha but have learnt dances of their own. The lead dancers are the dance instructors Johnny Castle and Penny who have known and worked with each other for years. During the day they teach the dances that Kellermans expects but by night. ...

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...the most romantic movies ever… Dirty Dancing! I was 12 years old when this film came into the cinemas in 1987, and until today I like watching it sometimes. The plot --------- Summer 1963 Francis (Jennifer Grey) is 16 and everyone still calls her ‘Baby’. She goes to a 3-week-club-holiday to 'Kellerman’s' with her parents and her stupid sister Lisa. She still cannot imagine meeting one day a better guy than her Dad. But ...
...(Patrick Swayze) at a forbidden staff-party. Johnny and his dance-partner Penny give dance lessons. Baby is stunned about the ‘dirty’ way these people dance on this party – during the day they all behave very normal and Johnny teaches ‘civilised’ dances like Merengue, Mambo, Chacha. One of the next days, Baby finds a crying Penny in the hotel’s kitchen. She gives Johnny a shout for help and thy bring Penny to ...

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...my all time favourite movie Dirty Dancing, I loved this movie from the age of 8 years old and used to watch it 7 times a week or more as my mum taped it for me one day, now I actually own it on video at long last. Dirty Dancing is one of the most Romantic movies ever; it won an Oscar for Best Song (I’ve Had) ‘The Time Of My Life’ and this song also was a hit single. It’s its 15th Anniversary this year as it was released in ...
...it’s one of those watch able movies that you can watch over and over again. This movie stars Patrick Swayze – Johnny Castle, Jennifer Grey – Frances “Baby” Houseman, Cynthia Rhodes – Penny Johnson, Jane Brucker – Lisa Houseman and Jerry Orbach – Dr. Jake Houseman. This movie is about a holiday romance between Johnny Castle and Frances “Baby” Houseman. Johnny Castle, is a dancer at holiday ...

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Ok Who Wants to Dirty Dance....Females only Please!! ------------------------------------------------------------ I woke up this morning to my clock radio playing "ive had the time of my life"and I got to thinking about the film "Dirty Dancing"and what a classic it was. I hired the video out when it first came out and my wife and daughter loved it that much we bought it of the video shop,needless to say it was watched over and over again. Patrick ...
...film much better than if two other actors played the parts. So what was you favourite scene in the film,there are so many,the bit in the water were he holds her up in the air,my best bit is the end bit were Swayze walks in and goes up to Babys table as shes sitting with her family and looks at them and says"nobody puts baby in the corner",loved it:-) Then off course the music,the bit at the car where he drives off to the music "Shes like the Wind",I ...

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dirty dancing- one of my all time faves cast cynthia Rhodes, Garry Goodrow, Jack Weston, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach, Kelly Bishop, Lonny Price, Max Cantor, Miranda Garrison, Neal Jones, Patrick Swayze, Wayne Knight. Plot -- Its 1963 and when most 17 year old girls want to meet boys, and let there hair down all Francis Houseman (or Baby as every one calls her) wants to do is join the peace core and make the world a better place. Wanting to end ...
...Info- Eleanor Bergstine wrote dirty dancing as a recollection of her childhood memories from holidays much the same as the Houseman's. Much to her dismay it was years before any one was interested enough to make the movie. Dirty Dancing was made in 1987 It's certified 15 with some bad language, some slight sex/nudity and some violence. it only 96 mins long. You can now get loads of Dirty Dancing merchandise, everything from dolls to cup's The ...

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