Dirty Dancing

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Dirty Dancing is a 1987 romantic drama dance film set in the 1960s that became a cultural phenomenon, known for its iconic soundtrack, dance sequences, and the famous line "Nobody puts Baby in a corner."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dance film
film
romantic drama film
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Song
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
awardReceivedFor (I've Had) The Time of My Life
boxOfficeSuccess true
castMember Cynthia Rhodes
Jack Weston
Jane Brucker
Jennifer Grey
Jerry Orbach
Kelly Bishop
Lonny Price
Patrick Swayze
Wayne Knight
character Frances "Baby" Houseman
Johnny Castle
cinematographyBy Jeff Jur
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
cultFollowing true
culturalImpact became a cultural phenomenon
director Emile Ardolino
distributedBy Vestron Pictures
distributorRegion North America
editedBy Peter C. Frank
famousQuote Nobody puts Baby in a corner.
featuresSong (I've Had) The Time of My Life
Hungry Eyes
She's Like the Wind
filmingLocation Lake Lure
surface form: Lake Lure, North Carolina

Mountain Lake, Virginia
followedBy Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
genre dance film
drama film
romance film
hasPosterTagline Have the time of your life.
hasTheme abortion
class differences
coming of age
forbidden love
inspired stage musical adaptation
television adaptations
leadActor Jennifer Grey
Patrick Swayze
mpaaRating PG-13
musicBy John Morris
notableFor final dance lift scene
iconic dance sequences
soundtrack
originalLanguage English
producer Linda Gottlieb
productionCompany Great American Films Limited Partnership
releaseDate 1987-08-21
releaseYear 1987
runtimeMinutes 100
screenwriter Eleanor Bergstein
setInDecade 1960s
setInPeriod 1963
settingLocation Catskill Mountains
New York
surface form: New York (state)
storyBy Eleanor Bergstein

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Jerry Orbach notableWork Dirty Dancing
Jerry Orbach performedIn Dirty Dancing
this entity surface form: Dirty Dancing (1987 film)
(I've Had) The Time of My Life partOfSoundtrack Dirty Dancing
this entity surface form: Dirty Dancing: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
(I've Had) The Time of My Life includedIn Dirty Dancing
this entity surface form: Dirty Dancing (1987 film) soundtrack album
Donald Markowitz workFeaturedIn Dirty Dancing
Donald Markowitz featuredInFilm Dirty Dancing
subject surface form: (I've Had) The Time of My Life
Franke Previte wroteForFilm Dirty Dancing
John DeNicola workFeaturedIn Dirty Dancing
John DeNicola partOf Dirty Dancing
subject surface form: (I've Had) The Time of My Life
this entity surface form: Dirty Dancing soundtrack
Do You Love Me includedIn Dirty Dancing
this entity surface form: Dirty Dancing (1987 film) soundtrack
Piccadilly Theatre notableProduction Dirty Dancing
Patrick Swayze notableWork Dirty Dancing
Patrick Swayze workFeaturedIn Dirty Dancing
Patrick Swayze awardNominationForWork Dirty Dancing
Patrick Swayze songFeaturedIn Dirty Dancing
this entity surface form: Dirty Dancing soundtrack
Emile Ardolino notableWork Dirty Dancing
Emile Ardolino directed Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights partOfFranchise Dirty Dancing
this entity surface form: Dirty Dancing franchise
Kenny Ortega choreographed Dirty Dancing
Love Is Strange usedInWork Dirty Dancing