Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 12 wins & 9 nominations total
Charles 'Honi' Coles
- Tito Suarez
- (as Charles Honi Coles)
Antone Pagán
- Staff Kid
- (as Antone Pagan)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaPatrick Swayze had to convince Jennifer Grey to be in this film because she disliked him so much while filming Red Dawn (1984).
- GoofsWhen Johnny and Baby first dance with the other staff, Otis Redding's "Love Man" is playing. The film takes place in 1963 but Redding didn't record the song until 1967, shortly before his death. In fact, "Love Man" was recorded in the same session as "Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay" and wasn't a hit until the following year.
- ConnectionsEdited into Lilyhammer: Out of Africa (2013)
- SoundtracksBe My Baby
Written by Jeff Barry (uncredited), Ellie Greenwich (uncredited), and Phil Spector (uncredited)
Performed by The Ronettes
Courtesy of Phil Spector International, Inc.
Produced by Phil Spector
Featured review
Nobody puts Baby in a corner.
80s...........................................Dancing............................Patrick Swayze..............................Baby's in the Corner....................Abortion..........................Lake Dancing
Who wouldn't think this was one of the best movies EVER. Even as a very masculine male I find this film very entertaining. It represents a time when films could be based completely on dancing and music without the modern day clichés. This film represents a time when love could blossom in the summer, and also the unending (yet creative) story of a daughter who grows to be a woman through dance.
Grade: ***** out of *****
Who wouldn't think this was one of the best movies EVER. Even as a very masculine male I find this film very entertaining. It represents a time when films could be based completely on dancing and music without the modern day clichés. This film represents a time when love could blossom in the summer, and also the unending (yet creative) story of a daughter who grows to be a woman through dance.
Grade: ***** out of *****
helpful•13255
- film-critic
- Sep 25, 2004
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Vũ Điệu Hoang Dã
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $64,577,242
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,900,000
- Aug 23, 1987
- Gross worldwide
- $214,577,242
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Dolby Stereo(original release)
- Dolby Atmos
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content