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 | 42.168 |
Directed By
Emile Ardolino
Crew
Jeffrey Jur
Bonnie Timmermann
Linda Gottlieb
Emile Ardolino
Clay A. Griffith
Peter C. Frank
Hilary Rosenfeld
Mitchell Cannold
John Morris
Mark Haack
David Chapman
Steven Reuther
Kenny Ortega
Joseph S. DeBeasi
Tommy Allen
Ted Churchill
Michael Lloyd
Michael DiCosimo
Fríða Aradóttir
Dan Sable
Gilbert La Chapelle
David Knox
Danny Goldberg
Kevin Lee Allen
Bill Ballou
David Forrest
Robert L. Blatman
Mark Rathaus
Michael F. Barrow
Randy Nolen
Marlies Vallant
Adger W. Cowans
Jim Lovelett
Eleanor Bergstein
Eleanor Bergstein
Franke Previte
Donald Markowitz
John DeNicola
Lawrence Kasanoff
Greg Smith
Ken Chocolate
Mark Burchard
Dale Bartlett
Sacha Semeria
Eugene Marks
Keith Bunting
Julia Cort
John Marston
David Milchen
Steven Baker
Parnes Cartwright
Dawn Baillie
Jellybean Benítez
Michael Gallagher
Elizabeth Feldbauer
Christine M. Kiolbassa
Russell Burrell
Jeff Fender
Adam Lee Freeman
Jimmy Ienner
Jerry Jackson
Michael Nations
Tommy Tedesco
Tony Hardmon
Jackie Horner
Jimmy Ienner
Edie Lehmann Boddicker
Roger Rhodes
Miranda Garrison
Alan Grabelsky
Lisa Grace Erndt
Melania Kang
Anastasia Tikka
Dori Berinstein
Claudia Stephens
'Cousin Brucie' Morrow
John Marston
George Howell
Heather McGrath Jacobs
Chris Northup
Lisa Manshel
Eric Milchen
Vicki Dee Rock
Chris Northup
Marina Marit
Susan Pickett
Brian Robertson
Alice Katz
Michael Goldman
Jim Helein
Bundy Chanock
Scott Mednick
Cynthia Daddona
Tom Barrett
Douglas Axtell
George Baetz
Marilyn Bailey
Doro Bachrach
Jeffrey L. Hayes
Rick Dior
Stephen J. Lineweaver
Tammy J. Green
Ann Stein
Denise Amirante
Herb Gains
Eileen Eichenstein
Wayne Shepherd
Jennifer Gilbert
Lynn Sable
Mel Zelniker
Bob Olari
Norman Douglass
Nathalie Vadim
John Pritchett
David H. Allen
Bill Anagnos
Aryn Chapman
Chris F. Woods
Douglas Axtell
Al Knight
Bill Flick
Ric Delgado
Curtis Pepper
Donne Daniels
Isabelle Kramer
Greg White-Wiegand
Scott Zigler
David Cady
Neil Holcomb
Kelly Elder McGowen
Robert Spencer
Edward Cohen
Quintin Woo
Gábor Kövér
Jeff Block
Peter van Eynde
Sabrina Padwa
Dana Robin
Farrel Levy
Pankaj Bajpai
Jerry Whittington
Guy Barresi
Jacob F. Conrad
Andrew Marcus
Dean Byrd
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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