Dirty Dancing
“First dance. First love. The time of your life.”
Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love.
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3 films
Cast
40 people
Jennifer Grey
Baby Houseman
Known for
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
A Real Pain
Patrick Swayze
Johnny Castle
Known for
Ghost
Point Break
Jerry Orbach
Jake Houseman
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
Law & Order
Cynthia Rhodes
Penny Johnson
Known for
Flashdance
Staying Alive
Jack Weston
Max Kellerman
Known for
The Thomas Crown Affair
Short Circuit 2
Jane Brucker
Lisa Houseman
Known for
Stealing Home
Kelly Bishop
Marjorie Houseman
Known for
Gilmore Girls
The Watchful Eye
Lonny Price
Neil Kellerman
Known for
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Flodder Does Manhattan!
Max Cantor
Robbie Gould
Also in
Fear, Anxiety and Depression
Diner
Charles "Honi" Coles
Tito Suarez
Also in
The Cotton Club
Charleston
Neal Jones
Billy Kostecki
Known for
Generation Kill
Glengarry Glen Ross
"Cousin Brucie" Morrow
Magician
Also in
Between Time and Timbuktu
Gas Pump Girls
Emile Ardolino Director · Eleanor Bergstein Writer John Morris Composer
Worldwide gross $215M · Budget $6M · United States release August 21, 1987
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$214,577,242
Gross vs. budget
35.8×
Production
Great American Films Limited Partnership
Production
Vestron Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 12, 1987
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · August 21, 1987
Theatrical
United States · September 8, 1997
Physical · DVD
United States
August 17, 1987 · Premiere · New York City, New York
May 8, 2007 · Physical · Blu-ray
Australia
January 7, 1988 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 25, 1987 · Theatrical
November 10, 2025 · Limited theatrical · UCI Day
Canada
February 6, 2011 · Theatrical
Czechia
August 1, 1989 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 26, 1987 · Theatrical
Dominican Republic
July 21, 2025 · Limited theatrical
France
December 23, 1987 · Theatrical
November 13, 2025 · TV · TMC
June 11, 2026 · TV · TF1
June 22, 2026 · TV · TMC
Germany
October 6, 1987 · Theatrical
May 1, 2026 · Theatrical · Re-release
Greece
November 20, 1987 · Theatrical
Hungary
July 6, 1989 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 6, 1987 · Theatrical
Italy
November 13, 1987 · Theatrical
Japan
November 7, 1987 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 8, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Norway
October 19, 1987 · Theatrical
Poland
January 1, 1989 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 18, 1988 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 1, 1988 · Theatrical
Spain
June 24, 1988 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 23, 1987 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 14, 1987 · Theatrical
February 14, 2017 · Limited theatrical · 1 Night Only
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