We just watched the original again. Very topical, especially with the abortion issue. The movie still gets to me after all these years- the chemistry between the main characters, the music, dancing, iconic lines by Jerry Orbach and Patrick Swayze.
There was a sequel a few years ago that I thought was terrible - zero chemistry.
There are hints about a new sequel coming out . My prediction -Johnny is gone (Patrick Swayze is irreplaceable in that role) but Baby and Johnny had a child!
Jennifer Grey said as much.
My prediction was not really about Johnny being alive, because I know what has been said already about that. My prediction relates to a possible child ! I’m sure I’m not correct and certainly no screenwriter!
I’d been thinking a lot about Dirty Dancing recently, even before the Roe decision was revisited. I watched it on an airplane ride and it was delightful. It’s certainly a movie that has held up well.
Because Baby was going to attend Mt Holyoke, Dirty Dancing has become the unofficial movie of MHC. When D was there, it was shown during the opening of school just about every year.
We were in 7th grade and I recall I had I friend who saw it 7 times - and that was when you still had to take yourself to the cinema and buy the ticket.
I also recall that the abortion plot very much went over our heads, though. The music still transports me to my youth…
I was shocked when I read Jennifer Grey only got paid $50K for that movie.
It was made on the cheap. Many doing double duty. The assistant choreographer plays the role of the wealthy woman who takes “ lessons” from “Johnny”. By the way, the actor Lonny Price who plays the loathsome nephew of the resort owner is the director/narrator of a terrific documentary on the disaster that was the Broadway show Merrily we Roll Along in which he had a lead role: The Best Worst Thing that Ever Could Have Happened. Highly recommend.
I knew Dirty Dancing was made on the cheap, but didn’t realize it was that cheap. i hope Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze at least got a percentage of the profits since they didn’t make much upfront.