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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Jennifer Grey | Baby Houseman |
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Patrick Swayze | Johnny Castle |
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Jerry Orbach | Jake Houseman |
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Cynthia Rhodes | Penny Johnson |
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Jack Weston | Max Kellerman |
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Jane Brucker | Lisa Houseman |
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Kelly Bishop | Marjorie Houseman |
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Lonny Price | Neil Kellerman |
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Max Cantor | Robbie Gould |
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Charles 'Honi' Coles | Tito Suarez |
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Neal Jones | Billy Kostecki |
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'Cousin Brucie' Morrow | Magician |
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Wayne Knight | Stan |
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Paula Trueman | Mrs. Schumacher |
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Alvin Myerovich | Mr. Schumacher |
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Miranda Garrison | Vivian Pressman |
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Garry Goodrow | Moe Pressman |
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Antone Pagan | Staff Kid |
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Thomas Cannold | Bus Boy |
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M.R. Fletcher | Dirty Dancer |
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Jesus Fuentes | Dirty Dancer |
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Heather Lea Gerdes | Dirty Dancer |
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Karen Getz | Dirty Dancer |
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Andrew Charles Koch | Dirty Dancer |
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D.A. Pauley | Dirty Dancer |
Director | Emile Ardolino |
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Writer | Eleanor Bergstein | |
Producer | Doro Bachrach, Eleanor Bergstein, Mitchell Cannold, Linda Gottlieb, Steven Reuther | |
Musician | John Morris | |
Photography | Jeffrey Jur |