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Dirty dancing  Cover Image DVD DVD

Dirty dancing / Vestron Pictures in association with Great American Films Limited Partnership ; produced by Linda Gottlieb ; written by Eleanor Bergstein ; directed by Emile Ardolino.

Summary:

An innocent young girl is introduced to the sensuality of dance when she meets the dance instructor at her resort hotel.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : Lionsgate, 2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1987.
Special features: Commentary with writer/co-producer Eleanor Bergstein ; commentary with choreographers and crew ; trivia track ; introduction with Jennifer Grey.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Jeff Jur ; editor, Peter C. Frank ; music score, John Morris ; costume designer, Hilary Rosenfeld ; production designer, David Chapman.
Participant or Performer Note:
Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes, Jack Weston, Jane Brucker, Kelly Bishop, Lonny Price, Max Cantor, Paula Trueman, Charles 'Honi' Coles.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13 for sexual content including dance moves and language.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; 6.1 DTS-ES digital discrete surround, Dolby digital 5.1 surround, Dolby digital 2.0 stereo.
Language Note:
In English with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Action Note:
New DVD Qtr3 2017
Awards Note:
Academy Awards, 1988: Best Music, Original Song (Franke Previte (music/lyrics), John DeNicola (music), Donald Markowitz (music) for the song "(I've Had) The Time of My Life").
Golden Globes, 1988: Best Original Song - Motion Picture (Franke Previte (music/lyrics), John DeNicola (music), Donald Markowitz (music), for the song "(I've Had) The Time of My Life").
Subject: Dance teachers > New York (State) > Catskill Mountains > Drama.
Resorts > Drama.
Nineteen sixties > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Catskill Mountains (N.Y.) > Drama.
Genre: Dance drama.
Drama.
Dance films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Putnam County Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Putnam County Public Library DVD DIR (Text) 33192000148177 Movies Available -

Summary: An innocent young girl is introduced to the sensuality of dance when she meets the dance instructor at her resort hotel.

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