---
title: 'Dirty Dancing (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Emile Ardolino'
released: '1987-08-21'
runtime_minutes: 96
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dirty-dancing-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092890/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dirty Dancing (1987)

1987 · PG-13 · 96 min · Drama, Music, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic drama dance film written by Eleanor Bergstein, produced by Linda Gottlieb, and directed by Emile Ardolino. Starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, it tells the story of Frances "Baby" Houseman (Grey), a young woman who falls in love with dance instructor Johnny Castle (Swayze) while vacationing at a resort in the 1963 Borscht Belt.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Emile Ardolino](https://cinepixo.com/people/emile-ardolino)
- **Screenplay:** [Eleanor Bergstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/eleanor-bergstein)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-morris)
- **Producer:** [Linda Gottlieb](https://cinepixo.com/people/linda-gottlieb)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jeffrey Jur](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-jur)
- **Editor:** [Peter C. Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-c-frank)

## Cast

- [Jennifer Grey](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-grey)
- [Jerry Orbach](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-orbach)
- [Patrick Swayze](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-swayze)
- [Jane Brucker](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-brucker)
- [Neal Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/neal-jones)
- [Wayne Knight](https://cinepixo.com/people/wayne-knight)
- [Cynthia Rhodes](https://cinepixo.com/people/cynthia-rhodes)
- [Max Cantor](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-cantor)
- [Garry Goodrow](https://cinepixo.com/people/garry-goodrow)
- [Emile Ardolino](https://cinepixo.com/people/emile-ardolino)
- [Lonny Price](https://cinepixo.com/people/lonny-price)
- [Kelly Bishop](https://cinepixo.com/people/kelly-bishop)
- [Jack Weston](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-weston)

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