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Basic facts

Original title Dirty Dancing
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 7
Dialogue
Swedish release 1987-10-23

Cast

Jennifer Grey
Frances "Baby" Houseman

Patrick Swayze
Johnny Castle

Jerry Orbach
Jake Houseman

Cynthia Rhodes
Penny Johnson

Jack Weston
Max Kellerman

Jane Brucker
Lise Houseman

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Choreography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Stunt Coordinator
Script Supervisor
Co-producer
Executive Producer
Associate Producer
Casting
Still Photographer
Steadicam Operator
Music Editor
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Sound Editor
Re-recording Mixer

Cast

Jennifer Grey Frances "Baby" Houseman
Patrick Swayze Johnny Castle
Jerry Orbach Jake Houseman
Cynthia Rhodes Penny Johnson
Jack Weston Max Kellerman
Jane Brucker Lise Houseman
Kelly Bishop Marjorie Houseman
Lonny Price Neil Kellerman
Max Cantor Robbie Gould
Charles "Honi" Coles (as Charles Honi Coles) Tito Suarez
Neal Jones Billy Kostecki
"Cousin Brucie" Morrow magikern
Wayne Knight Stan
Paula Trueman Mrs. Schumacher
Alvin Myerovich Mr. Schumacher
Miranda Garrison Vivian Pressman
Garry Goodrow Moe Pressman
Antone Pagan kille i personalen
Thomas Cannold (as Tom Cannold) diskplockare
Emile Ardolino en man (ej krediterad)

Companies

Production Company Vestron Pictures Inc.
Copyright Vestron Pictures Inc. 1987
Co-Production Company Great American Films Ltd Partnership
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Plånborg Film AB 1987
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Nordisk Film AB 2004
Nordisk Film AB 2008
Sound Editing Hastings Sound Editorial
Graphics R/Greenberg Associates (för- och eftertexter)

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 127123
Date 1987-10-20
Classification Allowed from age 7
Original length 2752 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 375-542-488-502-445-400 = 2 752 meter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.85:1
Sound system Dolby Stereo 04
Colour type Colour
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 100 min


Production location

1986-09-05 1986-10-27

Release dates

Festival showing 1987-05-12 Cannes France 100 min (Cannes Film Festival)
First showing 1987-08-17 New York City, New York USA 100 min
Release in Sweden 1987-10-23 Down Town Malmö Sweden 100 min
1987-10-23 Park Stockholm Sweden 100 min
TV showing 1995-04-29 TV4 Sweden 96 min
1996-03-03 TV3 Sweden 96 min
1997-03-08 TV3 Sweden 96 min
1998-04-12 Kanal 5 Sweden 96 min
1999-08-02 Kanal 5 Sweden 96 min
2003-05-29 SVT1 Sweden 96 min
2004-03-17 SVT1 Sweden 96 min
2004-05-30 TV3 Sweden 96 min
DVD release 2004-10-10 Sweden
TV showing 2004-12-18 TV3 Sweden 96 min
2005-04-02 TV3 Sweden 96 min
DVD release 2008-08-06 Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2015-10-10
TV showing 2019-08-11 TV3 Sweden
2019-08-17 TV3 Sweden
2019-12-26 TV3 Sweden
2020-01-01 TV3 Sweden
2020-04-27 TV8 Sweden
2021-03-15 TV8 Sweden
2021-05-16 TV3 Sweden
2021-05-23 TV3 Sweden
2021-08-30 TV8 Sweden
2021-09-04 TV8 Sweden
2021-12-18 TV3 Sweden
2021-12-25 TV3 Sweden
2022-02-14 TV8 Sweden
2022-03-12 SVT1 Sweden
2023-03-11 SVT1 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Be My Baby
Composer Jeff Barry (1963)
Phil Spector (1963)
Ellie Greenwich (1963)
Lyrics Jeff Barry (1963)
Phil Spector (1963)
Ellie Greenwich (1963)
Sung by The Ronettes


Original title Big Girls Don't Cry
Composer Bob Crewe (1962)
Bob Gaudio (1962)
Sung by Frankie Valli
Four Seasons


Original title Merengue
Composer Erich Bulling
John D'Andrea
Michael Lloyd


Original title Fox Trot
Composer John D'Andrea
Michael Lloyd


Original title Waltz
Composer John D'Andrea
Michael Lloyd


Original title Johnny's Mambo
Composer Erich Bulling (1987)
John D'Andrea (1987)
Michael Lloyd (1987)


Original title Where Are You Tonight
Composer Mark Scola
Lyrics Mark Scola
Sung by Tommy Johnston


Original title Do You Love Me
Composer Berry Gordy Jr. (1962)
Lyrics Berry Gordy Jr. (1962)
Performed by The Contours


Original title Love Man
Composer Otis Redding (1967)
Lyrics Otis Redding (1967)
Sung by Otis Redding


Original title Stay
Composer Maurice Williams (1960)
Lyrics Maurice Williams (1960)
Sung by Maurice Williams
The Zodiacs


Original title Wipe Out
By Bob Berryhill (1963)
Pat Connolly (1963)
Jim Fuller (1963)
Ron Wilson (1963)
Performed by The Surfaris


Original title Hungry Eyes
Composer John DeNicola (1987)
Franke Previte (1987)
Lyrics John DeNicola (1987)
Franke Previte (1987)
Sung by Eric Carmen


Original title Overload
Composer Zappacosta (1987)
Marko Luciani (1987)
Lyrics Zappacosta (1987)
Marko Luciani (1987)
Sung by Zappacosta


Original title Hey! Baby
By Bruce Channel (1959)
Margaret Cobb (1959)
Sung by Bruce Channel


Original title De todo un poco
Composer Lou Perez
Lyrics Lou Perez
Performed by Melon


Original title Some Kind of Wonderful
Composer Carole King (1961)
Lyrics Gerry Goffin (1961)
Sung by The Drifters


Original title These Arms of Mine
Composer Otis Redding (1962)
Lyrics Otis Redding (1962)
Sung by Otis Redding


Original title Cry to Me
Composer Bert Russell (1961)
Lyrics Bert Russell (1961)
Sung by Solomon Burke


Original title Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
Composer Carole King (1961)
Lyrics Gerry Goffin (1961)
Sung by The Shirelles


Original title Love Is Strange
By Bo Diddley (1956)
Mickey Baker (1956)
Sylvia Robinson (1956)
Performed by Mickey
Sylvia


Original title You Don't Own Me
By John Madara (1964)
David White (1964)
Performed by The Blow Monkeys


Original title Yes
By Terry Fryer (1987)
Neal Cavanaugh (1987)
Tom Graf (1987)
Sung by Merry Clayton


Original title In the Still of the Night
Composer Fred Parris (1956)
Lyrics Fred Parris (1956)
Performed by The Five Satins


Original title She's Like the Wind
By Patrick Swayze (1984)
Stacy Widelitz (1984)
Sung by Wendy Fraser
Performed by Patrick Swayze


Original title The Time of My Life
By John DeNicola (1987)
Franke Previte (1987)
Donald Markowitz (1987)
Sung by Bill Medley
Jennifer Warnes


Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2742


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2740


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2739


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 8
Colour prints 10
Slides 18
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck



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