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Dirty Dancing (Ultimate Edition)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: SWAYZE,PATRICK
EAN: 0012236146995
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Lions Gate
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 StereoEnglish (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled),
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
MPN: 012236146995
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Lions Gate
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 09, 2003
Running Time: 105 minutes
Studio: Lions Gate
Theatrical Release Date: August 21, 1987
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Editorial Review:
An innocent young girl is introduced to the sensuality of dance when she meets the dance instructor at her resort hotel.
Genre: Musicals
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 9-DEC-2003
Media Type: DVD
As with Grease (1978) and Footloose (1984) before it, Dirty Dancing was a cultural phenomenon that now plays more like camp. That very campiness, though, is part of its biggest charm. And if the dancing in the movie doesn't seem particularly "dirty" by today's standards--or 1987's--it does take place in an era (the early '60s) when it would have. Frances "Baby" Houseman (Jennifer Grey, daughter of ageless hoofer Joel Grey) has been vacationing in the Catskills with her family for many years. Uneventfully. One summer, she falls under the sway (as it were) of dance instructor Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze). Baby is a pampered pup, but Johnny is a man of the world. Baby's father, Jake (Law and Order's Jerry Orbach), can't see the basic decency in greaser Johnny that she can. It should come as no surprise to find that Baby, who can be as immature as her name, learns more about love and life--and dancing--from free-spirited Johnny than traditionalist Jake.
Dirty Dancing spawned two successful soundtracks, a short-lived TV series, and a stage musical. It may be predictable, but Grey and Swayze have chemistry, charisma, and all the right moves. It's a sometimes silly movie with occasionally mind-boggling dialogue--"No one puts Baby in a corner!"--that nonetheless carries an underlying message about tolerance and is filled with the kind of exuberant spirit that's hard for even the most cynical to resist. Not that they'd ever admit it. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Dirty Dancing
The dancing and the music overshadow the well-worn storyline in the classic Patrick Dempsey flick. A movie to be enjoyed over and over again for the dancing and the music.
Rating: - Good movie for kid's talk about stupidity
If you haven't seen Dirty Dancing, don't read my review because it contains spoilers.
I like this movie, in spite of the stupidity of sex outside marriage by one girl right after another girl almost dies from an abortion. (Gee, it couldn't happen to me, could it?) The lead female gets 'exposed' to a lot of immorality, finding her 'true love;' along the way learning to lie, cheat, and steal but still winding up happily ever after? Typical Hollyweird.
The dancing leaves ... Read More
Rating:  - I WIN!
I finally did it. I got him to watch a chick flick. Despite Mr. Bronson's constants groans of pain and disgust, he watched the whole thing (and survived!). This is one of my favorite movies of all time so it really meant a lot that I was able to share it with him. After 7 months of horror flicks, a little change was nice (i love you honey).
There's not much I can say about this movie that someone else hasn't already written. I love the music, the dancing is awesome, and the story ... Read More
Rating: - 'Dirty Dancing' (Artisan) Running time: 105 minutes
Review no. 293. Even twenty years following it's original release, this heart warming well produced and well scripted drama is fun to watch. Heck, you could watch this movie with anyone. Someone special you're dating, a grandparent, your kids, etc. 'Dirty Dancing' is one of those films that take place in a more innocent time {circa, 1963 in the Catskill Mountains} that's a nice clean family oriented movie, YET hasn't at all become stale or out dated through out the harsh test of time. It's cast of well ... Read More
Rating: - Una hermosa Historia
Realmente el tiempo no pasa cuando las historias de amor son tan bellas como esta. Es una pelicula excelente, la cual aún al pasar del tiempo sigue gustando igual. Los bailes totalmente novedosos y las canciones valen la pena escucharlas. Una buena razón para quedarse en casa.
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