Dirty Dancing was the top rental of 1988, and was the first movie to sell over a million copies on video tape.Īudiences weren’t the only ones who loved the movie. When the film left theaters and became available on home video it lost none of its momentum. Audiences adored the story of the young woman discovering herself and the dance instructor finding acceptance and love. It was released into theaters in the US in August of 1987 and quickly gained an enthusiastic audience.ĭirty Dancing cost around $4.5 million to produce, and earned over $214 million worldwide. They managed to pull through, however, and the film was edited, viewed, hated, edited again, viewed again, enjoyed, and finally premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May of 1987. This caused delays that pushed filming into autumn, when the water temperatures dropped to below 40 degrees and the actors had to suffer all over again. Many actors succumbed to dehydration and heat stroke, and some even had to be taken to the hospital for treatment. There was an end of summer heat wave during the start of the production, with temperatures reaching over 100 degrees daily. The actors had two weeks of rehearsal beforehand, but it was a low-budget production so only so much time could be spent teaching the actors their dances and lines. Mainly because the majority of resorts in the Catskills had closed down by the 80s.įilming lasted only 43 days. Though the story was set in the 1960’s Catskills, it was actually filmed in Lake Lune, North Carolina (at a former Boy Scout camp) and Mountain Lake, Virginia. Not only was her nickname Baby, she also competed in “dirty dancing” competitions.Įmile Andolino directed the film, and Kenny Ortega – a student of Gene Kelly – created the choreography. The screenplay was written by Eleanor Bergstein, based in-part on her own experiences growing up as the daughter of a doctor who took his family to the Catskills in the summers.
Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes, and Kelly Bishop co-starred. It starred Patrick Swayze as Johnny Castle and Jennifer Grey as Frances “Baby” Houseman. They’ll be immersed in a total “Dirty Dancing” experience – and viewers at home will get to experience it all with them.īut before The Real Dirty Dancing premieres (February 1st at 9pm PT), let’s take a few moments to remind ourselves why the original 80’s film was so popular, and why its influence continues to this day.ĭirty Dancing was filmed in 1986. It is a summer she’ll never forget.In this series, a group of celebrities will not only learn the dances from the movie and perform them in competition, they’ll also live at the hotel where much of the movie was filmed (Mountain Lake Lodge in Pembroke, VA). Intrigued by the staff’s dance instructor, Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze), and the vastly different lifestyle of others, Baby finds herself learning to dance while having the time of her life and falling in love. Set in the summer of 1963, Baby Houseman (Jennifer Grey) and her family vacation to the beautiful Catskills resort, Kellerman’s. With a soundtrack that marked a generation, Dirty Dancing in Concert promises to bring a thrilling new and unique experience to the 80s classic.ĭirectly following the film, the band and singers will throw and encore party that will surely take you back to the time of your life as you sing and dance to your favourite Dirty Dancing Songs. Enjoy the digitally remastered hit film like never before on a full-sized cinema screen with a live band and singers performing the iconic songs.