Dirty Dancing VHS Patrick Swayze Jennifer Grey Jerry Orbach Cynthia Rhodes
Cast: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes, Jack Weston, Jane Brucker, Kelly Bishop, Wayne Knight, Paula Trueman, Neal Jones
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama Musical Romance
Running Time: 105 minutes
Format: VHS
Audio: English
Sound: Hi-Fi Stereo Dolby Surround
Signal Standard: Unknown
Special Features: Close Captioned
Release Date: 1988
Theatrical Release: 1987
UPC: 028485160132
ISBN: 0805104828
Studio: Vestron
Director: Emile Ardolino
Made in: USA
Former Rental: No
Condition: Previously viewed in excellent condition. Case has shelf wear.
Inventory: VH5
Movie Description
It's summer, 1963. Baby, 17 years old and all idealistic innocence, is vacationing with her parents in the Catskills. She meets Johnny, the hotel dance instructor, and is mesmerized by him as well as his dance style. She soon becomes Johnny's prize pupil - in dance and in love. Academy Awards: Best Song ("(I've Had) The Time of My Life").
Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Music, Original Song
Golden Globes, USA - Best Original Song - Motion Picture
Amanda Awards, Norway - Best Foreign Feature Film
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards - Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures - "Hungry Eyes"
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards - Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures - "Time of My Life"
BMI Film & TV Awards - Most Performed Song from a Film
Golden Screen, Germany - Golden Screen
Golden Screen, Germany - Golden Screen with 1 Star
Grammy Awards - Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Independent Spirit Awards - Best First Feature
Jupiter Award - Best International Film
TV Land Awards - Movie Dance Sequence
Editorial Reviews
"...Swayze's sweaty, smoldering, swivel-hipped rebel Johnny Castle still comes across as James Dean in snug slacks...."
Entertainment Weekly - Chris Nashawaty (05/13/2010)
"...Nicely bittersweet....A drive and a pulse that give the film real excitement..."
New York Times - Vincent Canby (08/21/1987)
"...Some nice dance sequences and a likable performance by Jennifer Grey make the film more than watchable..."
Variety - Jagr. (05/20/1987)
"...Smart and funny, touching and unabashedly sexual....Grey and Swayze are tough, thoughtful, lovely actors..."
Los Angeles Times - Sheila Benson (08/21/1987)
"A slumber-party classic..."
Entertainment Weekly - Whitney Pastorek (04/15/2005)
4 stars out of 5 -- "This '80s classic transcends cynicism to give warm-fuzzies the world over."
Total Film - Jane Crowther (03/01/2007)
5 stars out of 5 -- "Thanks to a fabulous soundtrack and enthusiastic performances, it's still as much fun as ever."
Ultimate DVD - Nikki Baughan (12/01/2007)
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