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Actors: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Dirty Dancing |
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Its the summer of 1963, and 17 year old Frances "baby" Houseman (Jennifer Grey) is about to learn some major lessons in life as well as a thing or two about dancing.
On a holiday in America's Catskill Mountains with her parents and older sister, "baby" shows little interest in the resort activities and instead discovers her own enetertainment when she stumbles upon the staff quaters when an all-night party is in full swing. Mesmerised by the raunchy dance moves and the pounding rhythms, Baby can't wait to be a part of the scence especially when she catches sight of the sexy heart throb Johnny Castle (patrick swayze) the resort dance instructor. When Johnny's dance partner, Penny (Cynthia Rhodes), finds herself pregnant after a fling with one of the waiters (Robbie), Baby volunteers to learn her steps and take her place! As Johnny teaches her the steps the two become close and fall in love but Baby's father, Dr. Jake Houseman (Jerry Orbach) is convinced that Johnny is a low life and that his daughter is too young to understand her own feelings.
--claire, Resident Scholar
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Baby (Jennifer Grey) visits a resort with her family on vacation and meets the hunky dance instructor Johnny(Patrick Swayze). She helps him out so he won't lose one of his dancing gigs by learning the dance steps and dancing the gig with him. But during the learning process she realizes the stress of the sort of life he leads and he realizes there's more to Baby then her name implies. They find strength and truth in each other as they fall in love against the rules of the resort and against the wishes of her esteemed doctor father.
--Brandy Todd, Resident Scholar
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Baby (the main character) goes along with her family to a summer resort. Baby learns to dance in place of Penny for what was to be one show. Baby and Johnny (Swayze) fall in love and he is forced to leave when the owner of the resort finds out.
--Caroline, Resident Scholar
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Francis "Baby" Houseman goes on a trip to Kellerman's with her family. Once there Baby meets a handsom dancer named Johnny Castle. Their relationship begins with Baby helping out Johnny's friend Penny by standing in on a dance for her. Johnny teaches Baby how to dance and they begin to fall in love. However, Baby's father disapproves of the relationship. The general adversary in the movie, Robbie, seems a much more acceptable match but he urns out to be a complete jerk because he knocked up Penny. In the final dance number Baby and Johnny declare their love and her father finally finds out what a jerk Robbie is.
--Kelly, Resident Scholar
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It's an outrageously funny comedy set in the early 1950s during the Korean War. It follows combat surgeons Trapper John McIntyre, Hawkeye Pierce, and Duke Forrest as they they cut and stitch their way through the chaos of war. This movie has covers the issues of morality, life, honor, and death, but mixes it all with humor to make it a great movie!
--Ali, Resident Scholar
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Francis "baby" arrives with her family at a hotel and notices a muscular, dancing man (Jonny Castle) who is seen as low class with no future. "Baby" and Jonny fall in love through a dancing performance in which she replaces Jonny's partner. Jonny faces prejudice from his bosses and Baby's father. However, all ends well with Jonny and Baby declaring their love by performing 'dirty dancing' in front of everyone and finally Jonny is accepted.
--Rachel Bailey, Resident Scholar
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Dirty Dancing takes place during summertime in the Catskills in the 1960s. Innocent Francis "Baby" Houseman (Jennifer Grey) goes along with her parents and older sister to a resort, and during the stay meets one of the staff's dancers, Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze).
Their relationship soon turns forbidden when her high-class father disapproves of rough-and-tough Johnny. When Johnny's dancing partner ends up pregnant (not by Johnny, though) Baby must be her replacement in all the dancing shows, and Johnny trains her. Meanwhile, her father is sent to help with Johnny's dancing partner, who needs an abortion. He assumes Johnny is the one who is responsible, and further forbids him to see his daughter. Through dance and courage, Johnny and Baby prove themselves worthy of each other. I recommend this movie to anyone who loves dance, romance, and coming-of-age stories.
--Lauren, Resident Scholar
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A young girl from a wealthy family falls in love with a Dancer at her father's friend's hotel and tries to help him and his friends out by dancing in place for a dancer who is in trouble. They fall in love and have to deal with how they are viewed by society, especially her father.
--Mel, Resident Scholar
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Jennifer Grey plays a young Jewish girl in a Catskill hotel who wants some loving from Patrick Swayze. When they're not making love, he's teaching her how to dance.
--steve, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Dirty Dancing |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- dancer
Lover is...
- of a different social class
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Body type
- (man) muscular
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- doctor
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of dancing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
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