Dirty Dancing (1987)
| Release Date | 12 May 1987 |
| Budget | $6,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $64,000,000 |
| Tagline | Have The Time Of Your Life |
| Genre | Drama, Romance, Musical |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Appalachian region, Virginia, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, Dolby, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Romantic Drama, Coming-of-Age, Musical Drama |
| Mood | In the Mood for Love |
| Themes | First Love, Vacation Romances, Fired or Laid-Off, Family Vacations, Opposites Attract, Dancer's Life |
| Tones | Bittersweet, Warm, Nostalgic, Intimate, Sensual, Gentle, Summery |
| Tags | Abortion, Class System, Coming Of Age, Dance Instructor, Dance [art], Forbidden Love, Gossip, Love, Resort, Romance, Sister, Teenagers |
Dirty Dancing is a 1987 romantic film made in the United States. Written by Eleanor Bergstein and directed by Emile Ardolino, the film features Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Cynthia Rhodes, and Jerry Orbach. The story is a coming of age drama that documents a teenage girl's rebellion against her father by starting a relationship with a dance instructor during the family's summer vacation. Almost a third of the film involves dancing scenes choreographed by Kenny Ortega, who would later go on to direct the 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical.
Cast and Crew
Charles 'Honi' Coles
Tito Suarez
'Cousin Brucie' Morrow
Magician
Alvin Myerovich
Mr. Schumacher
Garry Goodrow
Moe Pressman
Antone Pagan
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
John Gotz
Tito's band
Dwayne Malphus
Tito's band
Dr. Clifford Watkins
Tito's band
Emile Ardolino
Cameo
Karen Kaster
Dancer
Director
Emile Ardolino
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Writer
Eleanor Bergstein
Producer
Doro Bachrach
associate producer
Eleanor Bergstein
co-producer
Mitchell Cannold
executive producer
Linda Gottlieb
producer
Original Music
John Morris
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Cinematographer
Jeff Jur
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Editor
Peter C. Frank
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Casting Director
Production Designer
David Chapman
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Art Director
Mark Haack
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Stephen J. Lineweaver
Set Decorator
Clay A. Griffith
Costume Designer
Hilary Rosenfeld
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Makeup Department
Fríða Aradóttir
hair stylist
David Forrest
makeup artist
Gilbert La Chapelle
makeup artist
Marlies Vallant
hair stylist
Production Manager
Eileen Eichenstein
production supervisor
Tammy J. Green
post-production supervisor
Jeffrey L. Hayes
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Herb Gains
first assistant director
Nathalie Vadim
second assistant director
Art Department
David H. Allen
property master
Kevin Allen
assistant art director
Tommy Allen
assistant art director
Bill Ballou
construction coordinator
Jennifer Gilbert
set dresser
Wayne Shepherd
set dresser
Sound Department
George Baetz
sound recordist
Michael DiCosimo
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Rick Dior
sound re-recording mixer
John Pritchett
sound mixer
Mark Rathaus
sound editor
Dan Sable
supervising sound editor
Ann Stein
adr editor
Douglas Axtell
boom operator, sound recordist
Bob Olari
sound recordist
Lynn Sable
assistant sound editor
Mel Zelniker
adr mixer
Stunts
Denise Amirante
stunts
Bill Anagnos
stunts
Norman Douglass
stunts
Jim Lovelett
stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Tom Barrett
grip
Michael F. Barrow
provider: lighting and grip equipment , gaffer
Robert L. Blatman
first assistant camera
Ted Churchill
Steadicam operator
Adger W. Cowans
special still photographer
Donne Daniels
key grip
Ric Delgado
electrician
Bill Flick
grip
Neil Holcomb
grip
David Knox
Steadicam operator
Kelly Elder McGowen
second assistant camera
John Merriman
best boy
Randy Nolen
Steadicam operator
Curtis Pepper
electrician
Robert Spencer
electrician
Peter Van Eynde
dolly grip
Greg White-Wiegand
generator operator
Quintin Woo
electrician
Scott Zigler
electrician
Edward Cohen
electrician
Gábor Kövér
Steadicam assistant
Casting Department
Jeff Block
casting assistant
David Cady
casting assistant
Isabelle Kramer
extras casting
Sabrina Padwa
extras casting
Greg Smith
dance casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mark Burchard
wardrobe
Lisa Grace Erndt
wardrobe
Elizabeth Feldbauer
wardrobe
Claudia Stephens
wardrobe
Editorial Department
Guy Barresi
assistant editor
Girish Bhargava
editor: additional dance editing
Farrel Levy
associate editor
Andrew Marcus
assistant editor
Music Department
Joseph S. DeBeasi
music editor
Danny Goldberg
music supervisor
Michael Lloyd
music supervisor
'Cousin Brucie' Morrow
period music consultant
Roger Rhodes
scoring engineer
Jimmy Ienner
music supervisor
Transportation Department
Tutt Esquerre
provider: picture cars
Jerry Jackson
transportation coordinator
David Milchen
transportation captain
Other Crew
Marilyn Bailey
script supervisor
Steven Baker
caterer
Keith Bunting
production assistant
Russell Burrell
production assistant
Dean Byrd
location coordinator
Parnes Cartwright
set production assistant
Jacob F. Conrad
location manager
Julia Cort
set production assistant
Jeff Fender
production assistant
Adam Lee Freeman
production assistant
Michael Gallagher
production assistant
Sam Goldrich
financial consultant
Alan Grabelsky
production executive
Tony Hardmon
production assistant
Jim Helein
production assistant
George Howell
production assistant
Melania Kang
caterer
Alice Katz
set production assistant
Christine M. Kiolbassa
location secretary
Lisa Manshel
assistant to producers
Marina Marit
production assistant
Heather McGrath
production assistant
Scott Mednick
logo designer
Eric Milchen
craft service
Christopher Northup
production assistant, assistant to director
Susan Pickett
set production assistant
Brian Robertson
production assistant
Dana Robin
location coordinator
Eric P. Steckler
assistant auditor
Jonathan Wolf
production auditor
Dori Berinstein
production executive
Bundy Chanock
set medic
John Marston
location projectionist, production assistant
Thanks
Michael Goldman
special thanks
Jackie Horner
special thanks
Jimmy Ienner
special thanks
Production Company
Great American Films Limited Partnership
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Vestron Pictures
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Distributor
Alliance Atlantis Home Video
Artisan Entertainment
CBS Television
Finnkino Oy
Flashstar Home Vídeo
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Laurus Entertainment
Lions Gate Films
Live Distributing Inc.
Mainostelevisio (MTV3)
Maple Pictures
Nelonen
Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution
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Oy Europa Vision AB
Vestron Pictures
Vestron Video International
Vestron Video International
Video Film Express
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Video Omega
Miscellaneous
Clein & Feldman Associates
publicity
Hastings Sound Editorial
sound editing
J. Dolan Projection Units
projection equipment
J.G. Films
negative cutting
Location Lighting
grip and lighting equipment
RGreenberg Associates
title design: main and end titles
RCA Records
soundtrack published by
The Clearing House Ltd.
music clearances
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Emile Ardolino
3 Men and a Little Lady (1990)
Chances Are (1989)
Dirty Dancing
Sister Act (1992)
