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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.
MPAA Rating PG-13
Status Released
Release Date 1987-08-21
Runtime 100 minutes
Budget $6m
Revenue $0.2b
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k8thegr8 shared a tip "I love this movie oh my god"
mlhawkins shared a tip "Classic must see!"
LoverOf_Crows shared a tip "80s is life."
amy_santi shared a tip "No One Puts Baby In A Corner"
regina1026 shared a tip "I was 13 when I first saw this movie. I think it had a big impact on what I think love is. A good movie I think aged well."
rosie_walker shared a tip "Can watch this over and over"
sophia_chieffi shared a tip "Baby is annoying af, but very romantic and I mean….. Patrick Swayze"
unique_maya shared a tip "Romance,drama and more everything you ever want"
clara- shared a tip "kinda like it"
leanne_huffman shared a tip "UHH in my top 5!! SOOOOOO amazing!!"
tammy_myers_2026 shared a tip "Cool.movies.i.think.so.to"
addie_anderson_6277 shared a tip "One of my favorite movies!"
mario_dieguez shared a tip "Always a classic. Definitely a movie to remember and how we all came of age in our own way"
shannon_hugan shared a tip "Best movie around"
rosalind_rogers shared a tip "This movie is def on my top 10 list of best soundtracks that I still listen to today!"
keith_taylor_2741 shared a tip "My favorite part is definitely the music! Great soundtrack!"
aziz_hanifa shared a tip "One of my favorites! Who did it like your boy Swayze? Nobody thats who! Perfect songs and dance moves."
kristy_b_9997 shared a tip "One of my all time favorites!"
sarah_hanratty shared a tip "“I carried a watermelon?!”"
rumer_opie shared a tip "My mom and I favourite movie"
carolm shared a tip "Great movie!"
mjtv86 shared a tip "I haven’t- have you? Honestly I didn’t even know there were remakes!"
krist_bredfeldt shared a tip "The hole show is good"
sarah_mccabe_5788 shared a tip "The loverboy scene!!"
azarbeck shared a tip "It's a classic 🥰"
francine_silvester shared a tip "Love love love it!"
cathy_godfrey shared a tip "Nobody puts Baby in the corner!!"
jade_lilly_4771 shared a tip "One of my all time favorite movies. 😍"
mj_dimitriou shared a tip "Nobody puts naby in the corner. ❤"
mj_dimitriou shared a tip "*baby"
karen_walcott shared a tip "Classic! And great soundtrack!"
justine_moser shared a tip "I have only one i like is Havana Nights"
janie_richardson shared a tip "When Francis is dancing on her own on the bridge!"
margaret_reid_8423 shared a tip "The part when they are practicing on the log and in the lake"
siarra_bodick shared a tip "Perfect 80'/90's romance movie"
melissa_horst shared a tip "The part at the lake when he picks her up"
mikayla_marsh shared a tip "A cult classic, one of Swayzes best roles imo"
cindy_lee_2129 shared a tip ""Nobody puts Baby in a corner""
cindy_lee_2129 shared a tip ""Nobody puts Baby in a corner""
harmony_sigmund shared a tip "Best movie I have ever seen"
medialover shared a tip "Best movie of all time...yes I said it."
cool_diys shared a tip "A great love story."
cate_131 shared a tip "After 30+ years I finally watched this movie and I wonder why. The story is stupid and I have no idea why people love it so much."
jalissa_rose shared a tip "Nothing beats this movie. Deff a childhood favorite."
ann_whisenhunt shared a tip "I've seen this way too many times! Still good but I can probably recite it."
sydney_huffman_7238 shared a tip "BEST MOVIE IVE EVER SEEN"
baley_aguinaga shared a tip "I absolutely love this movie it never gets old"
barb_boehler shared a tip "It was great. I loved the romance in the movie and the characters are relatable."
artio_the_artist shared a tip "It's such a classic"
That_Dumb_BiTcH shared a tip "Soo cute 🥰"
sevina_low shared a tip "it’s a really good movie 😄"
brittany_van_dyke shared a tip "CLASSIC!!"
jensen_henderson shared a tip "It’s a feel good story"

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teresa_stine shared a tip "No I love the original ones"
jessica_trujillo_3090 shared a tip "So I just realized people could comment 😬 I haven’t seen any of the remakes."
danika_frazier shared a tip "Dirty Dancing is just such a classic that still entertains to this day!"
cathy_smythe shared a tip "All the dance scenes with Patrick Swayze"
lucinda_alston shared a tip "Of course the dance scene at the end."
marilyn_silverberg shared a tip "Best all time movie"
ashley_merk shared a tip "A must see classic."
erin_lewicki shared a tip "When they dance at the end"
dorris_westbrook shared a tip "Well of course,it has to be... the dance"
jayda_1086 shared a tip "I am in love with this movie"
jessica_grovo shared a tip "This movie is my all time favorite! The fun in the movie is what makes this such a good movie"
joanne_angulo shared a tip "I carried a watermelon"
rebekah_faith shared a tip "OMG I LOVE HIMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!! #obsessedwithdirtydancing"
carlee_sease shared a tip "A must watch!"
gabriela_ochoa shared a tip "@jes_reese definitely the "strange love" scene or the final dancing scene"
stacey_mulligan shared a tip "On all levels....the best movie. I can watch it over and over"
heatherdtaylor shared a tip "My feel good movie!"
amanda_george_8024 shared a tip "Probably when they lock the keys in the car but the whole movie is great!"
joyce_cooper_1132 shared a tip "Oh come on guys, everyone’s gonna say they love this one"
linda_dellelba shared a tip "I can't choose one part. I absolutely love 8t from start to finish."
kaitlyn__hammond shared a tip "It is such a classic! I have probably watched it at least a dozen times!"
eddwardo_chesterfie shared a tip "It's a timeless coming of age classic."
fiona_flanagan shared a tip "a classic! i never get tired of watching this movie"
kristine_elizabeth shared a tip "My favorite movie ❤️"
k.e.isabella_m shared a tip "This was a pretty good movie.It’s a classic. I enjoyed the romance and the dancing.Especially the last scene!!!"
sue_houchens shared a tip "Awesome movie! One of my short list of favorites."
rebecca_henderson_5294 shared a tip "Happy ending, dancing and great music"
kayla_hall_4067 shared a tip "Yes! No body puts baby in the corner. What about you?"
melissa_gray_2683 shared a tip "I'mnot sure about one favorite part. There are a lot of them!"
brittany_hogan shared a tip "Classic"
terri_beverly shared a tip "Can watch over and over."
ava_williams_7630 shared a tip "this is one of my comfort movies, i love watching it"
sofia_aguilar_420 shared a tip "patrick swayze is so hot in this help. THE ENDING SCENE IS AMAZING PLS WATCH"
timid_theresa shared a tip "Nobody put’s baby in a corner!"
emma_ernsberger shared a tip "Just an amazing classic!!!"
awesome_user_367532 shared a tip "This is one of my favorites of all time. nobody puts Baby in a corner."
melissa_potter_brai shared a tip "I mean come on - have you really not seen this movie. How will you ever learn classic movie lines used in real life"
kattee_forche shared a tip "One of my favorite movies of all time !"
deborah_lynch shared a tip "👍"
desiree_hanson_9099 shared a tip "Obsessed."
isabel_marie_9616 shared a tip "@sarahlong21 it’s so good!!"
erin_gbala shared a tip "Shawshank Redemption is my fav but I love most dancing movies."
isabel_buffington shared a tip "go to comfort movie"
karen_richardson_1068 shared a tip "Who doesn’t love this?"
melissa_pontow_1884 shared a tip "Very good and funny"
london_martinez_7712 shared a tip "Classic."