<P> Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic drama dance film written by Eleanor Bergstein, directed by Emile Ardolino and starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the lead roles, and featuring Cynthia Rhodes and Jerry Orbach . </P> <P> Originally a low - budget film by a new studio, Vestron Pictures, Dirty Dancing became a box office hit . As of 2009, it has earned over $214 million worldwide . It was the first film to sell more than a million copies on home video, and the Dirty Dancing soundtrack created by Jimmy Ienner generated two multi-platinum albums and multiple singles, including "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", which won both the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Song, and a Grammy Award for best duet . The film's popularity led to a 2004 prequel, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, and a stage version which has had sellout performances in Australia, Europe, and North America . </P> <P> A made - for - TV remake was released in 2017 . Unlike the original theatrical film, the remake received negative reviews from critics . </P> <P> In the summer of 1963, 17 - year - old Frances "Baby" Houseman is vacationing with her family at Kellerman's, a resort in the Catskill Mountains . Baby, the younger of two daughters, plans to study economics in underdeveloped countries and enter the Peace Corps . Her father, Jake, is the doctor and friend of Max Kellerman, the resort proprietor . Baby develops a crush on the resort's dance instructor, Johnny Castle, and meets his cousin, Billy . The staff holds secret after - hours parties in their quarters, and Baby is surprised by their "dirty dancing". Intrigued, Baby receives a brief, impromptu dance lesson from Johnny . </P>

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