First dance. First love. The time of your life.
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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Classical in form, earnest, effortless and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- effortlessdemanding
- resolvedopen-ended
- warmbleak
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Cast
- Jennifer GreyBaby Houseman
- Patrick SwayzeJohnny Castle
- Jerry OrbachJake Houseman
- Cynthia RhodesPenny Johnson
- Jack WestonMax Kellerman
- Jane BruckerLisa Houseman
- Kelly BishopMarjorie Houseman
- Lonny PriceNeil Kellerman
- Max CantorRobbie Gould
- Charles "Honi" ColesTito Suarez
Crew
- Emile ArdolinoDirector
- Eleanor BergsteinWriter
- Jeffrey JurDirector of Photography
- John MorrisOriginal Music Composer
- Peter C. FrankEditor
- Linda GottliebProducer
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