Movie
Where to Watch Dirty Dancing (1987) in the US
- 1987
- PG-13
- 1h 40m
- 7.1IMDb
- 73%Rotten Tomatoes
- 65Metascore
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What it's about
In 1963, Frances "Baby" Houseman, a sweet daddy's girl, goes with her family to a resort in upstate New York's Catskill Mountains. Baby has grown up in privileged surroundings and all expect her to go on to college, join the Peace Corps and save the world before marrying a doctor, just like her father. Unexpectedly, Baby becomes infatuated with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle, a man whose background is vastly different from her own. Baby lies to her father to get money to pay for an illegal abortion for Johnny's dance partner. She then fills in as Johnny's dance partner and it is as he is teaching her the dance routine that they fall in love. It all comes apart when Johnny's friend falls seriously ill after her abortion and Baby gets her father, who saves the girl's life. He then learns what Baby has been up to, who with and worse, that he funded the illegal abortion. He bans his daughter from any further association with "those people". In the first deliberately willful action of her life, Baby later sneaks out to see Johnny, ostensibly to apologize for her father's rudeness, and ends up consummating her relationship with Johnny. A jealous fellow vacationer sees Baby sneaking out of Johnny's bungalow the next morning, and in an act of retribution, tells management that he is responsible for a theft the evening before, knowing he would not furnish his real whereabouts.
Cast and crew
- Director
- Emile Ardolino
- Writer
- Eleanor Bergstein
- Starring
- Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach
Details
- Release date
- Aug 21, 1987
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Box office
- $64,577,242
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 15 wins & 9 nominations total
Where to Watch Dirty Dancing (1987) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch Dirty Dancing in the United States?
- Dirty Dancing is available with a subscription, free with ads, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on Sling TV (HD) and YouTube TV (4K). Watch the movie free with ads on Pluto TV. Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, FlixFling (HD), and Prime Video.
- Can I stream Dirty Dancing or do I have to rent it in the United States?
- Watch the movie with a subscription on Sling TV (HD) and YouTube TV (4K). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, FlixFling (HD), and Prime Video.
- Can I watch Dirty Dancing for free in the United States?
- Watch the movie free with ads on Pluto TV.
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