Dirty Dancing (1987)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $6,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $214,577,242.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 36.112 |
Directed By
Emile Ardolino
Crew
Bonnie Timmermann
Jeffrey Jur
Peter C. Frank
Mitchell Cannold
Steven Reuther
John Morris
Hilary Rosenfeld
Clay A. Griffith
David Chapman
Mark Haack
Linda Gottlieb
Emile Ardolino
Kenny Ortega
Kevin Lee Allen
Ted Churchill
Fríða Aradóttir
Gilbert La Chapelle
Danny Goldberg
Mark Rathaus
Randy Nolen
Michael Lloyd
Michael DiCosimo
David Knox
Adger W. Cowans
Bill Ballou
Joseph S. DeBeasi
Michael F. Barrow
Jim Lovelett
Tommy Allen
Marlies Vallant
David Forrest
Robert L. Blatman
Dan Sable
Eleanor Bergstein
Eleanor Bergstein
Franke Previte
Donald Markowitz
John DeNicola
Dale Bartlett
Roger Rhodes
Keith Bunting
Russell Burrell
Dawn Baillie
Ken Chocolate
Greg Smith
Sacha Semeria
Lawrence Kasanoff
Mark Burchard
Lisa Grace Erndt
Michael Nations
David Milchen
Jimmy Ienner
Steven Baker
Parnes Cartwright
Jeff Fender
Lisa Manshel
Vicki Dee Rock
Miranda Garrison
Alan Grabelsky
'Cousin Brucie' Morrow
Adam Lee Freeman
Alice Katz
John Marston
Elizabeth Feldbauer
Christine M. Kiolbassa
Eric Milchen
Jellybean Benítez
Bundy Chanock
Julia Cort
George Howell
Heather McGrath Jacobs
Chris Northup
Jerry Jackson
John Marston
Eugene Marks
Melania Kang
Anastasia Tikka
Claudia Stephens
Scott Mednick
Brian Robertson
Edie Lehmann Boddicker
Marina Marit
Dori Berinstein
Chris Northup
Michael Goldman
Jackie Horner
Tony Hardmon
Susan Pickett
Cynthia Daddona
Jimmy Ienner
Jim Helein
Tommy Tedesco
Michael Gallagher
Tom Barrett
George Baetz
Douglas Axtell
Marilyn Bailey
Lynn Sable
Doro Bachrach
Tammy J. Green
Ann Stein
Chris F. Woods
Stephen J. Lineweaver
Jeffrey L. Hayes
David H. Allen
Norman Douglass
Herb Gains
Denise Amirante
Jennifer Gilbert
Bob Olari
Aryn Chapman
Wayne Shepherd
Bill Anagnos
Eileen Eichenstein
Nathalie Vadim
Rick Dior
Mel Zelniker
John Pritchett
Douglas Axtell
Curtis Pepper
Al Knight
Isabelle Kramer
Jerry Whittington
Jacob F. Conrad
Dean Byrd
Neil Holcomb
Kelly Elder McGowen
Quintin Woo
Edward Cohen
Donne Daniels
Bill Flick
Farrel Levy
Ric Delgado
Robert Spencer
Guy Barresi
Dana Robin
David Cady
Sabrina Padwa
Andrew Marcus
Gábor Kövér
Jeff Block
Pankaj Bajpai
Peter van Eynde
Greg White-Wiegand
Scott Zigler
John Merriman
TOP CAST
Jennifer Grey
Frances 'Baby' Houseman
Patrick Swayze
Johnny Castle
Jerry Orbach
Dr. Jake Houseman
Cynthia Rhodes
Penny Johnson
Jack Weston
Max Kellerman
Jane Brucker
Lisa Houseman
Kelly Bishop
Marjorie Houseman
Lonny Price
Neil Kellerman
Max Cantor
Robbie Gould
Charles 'Honi' Coles
Tito Suarez
Neal Jones
Billy Kostecki
'Cousin Brucie' Morrow
Magician
Wayne Knight
Stan
Paula Trueman
Mrs. Sylvia Schumacher
Alvin Myerovich
Mr. Sidney Schumacher
Miranda Garrison
Vivian Pressman
Garry Goodrow
Moe Pressman
Antone Pagán
Staff Kid
Thomas Cannold
Bus Boy
M.R. Fletcher
Dirty Dancer
Jesus Fuentes
Dirty Dancer
Heather Lea Gerdes
Dirty Dancer
Karen Getz
Dirty Dancer
Andrew Charles Koch
Dirty Dancer
D.A. Pauley
Dirty Dancer
Dorian Sanchez
Dirty Dancer
Jennifer Stahl
Dirty Dancer
Jonathan Barnes
Tito's Band
Dwyght Bryan
Tito's Band
Tom Drake
Tito's Band
John Gotz
Tito's Band
Dwayne Malphus
Tito's Band
Clifford Watkins
Tito's Band
Stamati Arakas
Boy in Crowd (uncredited)
Emile Ardolino
Cameo (uncredited)
Darren W. Conrad
Dirty Dancer (uncredited)
Lori Janney
Young Woman Walking Lake (uncredited)
Karen Kaster
Dancer (uncredited)
Maxine McClanahan
Dirty Dancer (uncredited)
Jonathan Reed
Hotel Guest / Dancer (uncredited)
Cole Russing
Party Attendant (Uncredited)
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