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Test audiences hated 'Dirty Dancing' and the producer was so disappointed in the final product he said "Burn the negative, and collect the insurance." Expected to be a box office bomb, instead was a smash hit,was the #1 video rental of '88, and was first film to sell a million copies on video.
how dirty dancing was made?
Mountain Lake, VA (where Dirty Dancing was filmed) has drained itself almost completely dry.
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In Dirty Dancing, the scene in which Grey bursts out laughing as they rehearse was not scripted, nor was Swayze's frustrated reaction.
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Dirty Dancing was expected to flop on release. The film was poorly tested with audiences and it was originally scheduled to show in cinemas for one weekend before going straight to VHS.
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'Dirty Dancing' was the first movie to sell a million copies on video. It was one of the top theatrical releases of 1987, bringing in $170 million, and it was the top rental of 1988. Many moviegoers liked it so much that they bought a second ticket immediately after leaving the theatre.
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In 1996 Baylor University lifted a 151 year old ban on dancing on campus. The University President at the time "warned students against being "obscene or provocative": No pelvic gyrations; no excessive closeness; no "dirty dancing."
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Hips Don't Lie" was originally a remix of Wyclef Jean's "Dance Like This", which was recorded for Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights.
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The song “She’s Like The Wind” wasn’t written for the soundtrack to “Dirty Dancing.” Patrick Swayze originally wrote the song about Jamie Lee Curtis’ character in the movie “Grandview, U.S.A.”
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In 1987 Matthew Broderick(Ferris Bueller) killed two people in an auto accident. Jennifer Grey(Dirty Dancing) was his girlfriend and passenger at the time.
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NPR's Pete Sagal wrote Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights
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In Dirty Dancing, Patrick Swayze’s character (25 years old) seduced a 17 year old Baby, a class E felony.
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Kenny Ortega was the choreographer for the now-famous Billy Squier music video “Rock Me Tonight” (1984) as well as the critically-panned 1980 film “Xanadu”. He also choreographed 1987’s Dirty Dancing and went on to direct all three “High School Musical” films.
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Peter Sagal wrote a screen play for political drama about the Cuban Revolution that got edited so much that it ended up becoming Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights
Lumiere in the original Beauty and the Beast was played by Jerry Orbach who I only knew as the Law&Order detective or as Baby’s father in dirty dancing. Mind blown. - source
Patrick Swayze (Roadhouse) sings “She’s like the wind” in his other hot Movie Dirty Dancing (nobody puts Baby in the corner) - source
On the choice of casting Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing: Jennifer Grey was initially not happy about the choice, as she and Swayze had difficulty getting along on Red Dawn, but when they did their dancing screen test, the chemistry between them was obvious. Bergstein described it as "breathtaking".
Actress Jennifer Grey from Dirty Dancing has only done 'The Lift' once in her life. According to Grey, it happened on the day they shot the scene with Patrick Swayze, and that was it. “Never rehearsed it, never done it since.” she explained. - source
When dirty dancing was filmed?
The movie Dirty Dancing gave Wayne Knight his first big movie role. Before that, Knight only had small roles in a few TV movies. Dirty Dancing showcased his talents, which in 1992 led him to be cast as Newman on Seinfeld.
How old is baby in dirty dancing?
Patrick Swayze had an old football injury end his ballet career which turned him to acting, to then have the rigours of Dirty Dancing take such a toll on his body, it ended his dancing career for good!
Clark Gregg, who plays Phil Coulson in Marvel's Agents of SHIELD has been married to Jennifer Grey, who played Baby in Dirty Dancing since 2001.
During the filming of the famous “lift” training scene in Dirty Dancing, the lake water was so frigid that after the shoot Jennifer Grey had to be hospitalized for hypothermia.
