History Film / DirtyDancing

** Even within the help this clash is seen. The waiters were recruited from Ivy League schools, are encouraged to romance the girls--Max outright says "I brought you here to show the goddamn daughters a good time"--and clearly look down on the dance teachers, who are from the wrong side of the tracks and threatened with punishment should they become involved with a guest--indeed, Johnny is fired when his and Baby's relationship is revealed. Note that Dr. Houseman sternly disapproves of them while having no problem with Robbie and Lisa's relationship (to be fair, though, this is largely only because he mistakenly believes that Johnny got Penny "in trouble and sent her off to some butcher while he moved on to an innocent young girl" like Baby). Meanwhile, Penny fears that it's ''she'' who will be fired for sleeping with Robbie.

!!This film provides examples of:

''Dirty Dancing'' is a 1987 romance film starring Creator/JenniferGrey and Creator/PatrickSwayze, written by Eleanor Bergstein, and directed by Emile Ardolino. A sleeper hit, it became a sensation upon release, with reports of people supposedly viewing the film, then immediately returning to the theater to watch it a second time. Amusingly, the studio that produced and distributed ''Dirty Dancing'', Vestron Pictures, planned to release the film in theaters for only a weekend, and then send it straight to home video, since they had originally been in the UsefulNotes/{{home video distribut|ors}}ion business long before entering film production.

** Kenny Ortega previously choreographed ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'', which Grey also co-starred in.

* NotSoDifferent : A deleted scene and subplot (later expanded in the TV Musical) explains that Jake came from a rough background, much like Johnny.

A Made for TV musical, starring Creator/AbigailBreslin as Baby, Colt Prattes as Johnny, Creator/DebraMessing as Mrs. Houseman, Bruce Greenwood as Dr. Houseman, Creator/SarahHyland as Lisa, Tony Roberts as Max Kellerman, Trevor Einhorn as Neil Kellerman, and Music/NicoleScherzinger as Penny, aired May 24, 2017 on Creator/{{ABC}}.

* YouHaveToBelieveMe: When Johnny was accused of theft, Baby tries to tell everyone it wasn't Johnny without revealing that she was sleeping with him. None of them take her word for it.

* CantBelieveISaidThat: This is Baby's reaction to awkwardly telling Johnny that she "carried a watermelon" when they first meet.

** A deleted scene shows Dr. Houseman is an OB/GYN

* AbortionFalloutDrama: [[spoiler: Penny goes through an abortion without a second thought, even though she's scared, and her friends support her throughout. The operation turns out to be a back-alley abortion that nearly costs Penny her life, but Dr. Houseman saves her, doesn't report her, and even assures her that she'll still be able to have children later, without once blaming her or condemning her for her choice; his criticism is reserved entirely for the guy who got her into the predicament to begin with, and to his daughter for lying to him and getting involved. T]]

* LadyInRed: Katey borrows a red dress from her family’s housekeeper.

* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: James is the rich suitor to Javier’s poor.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Penny is considerably friendlier in the remake than her 1987 film counterpart, and Lisa and Baby's relationship is less antagonistic.

* CoordinatedClothes: {{Inverted|Trope}} with Baby and Johnny who wear clothes of contrasting colours throughout the movie, even for their dance number where couples very often wear matching outfits.

In addition to the prequel, there was a ''very'' [[ShortRunners short lived]] [[Series/DirtyDancing TV series]] based on the film, which ran on Creator/{{CBS}} from 1988 to 1989. In addition to not having any of the original cast and very limited involvement from the crew, the show had one glaring plot change: Baby (played by a young Melora Hardin) was now Max Kellerman's (played by [=McLean=] Stevenson) daughter and in charge of Johnny (played by Patrick Cassidy) as the resort's talent director.

* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: One of the strongest aversions in cinema. [[spoiler: Penny goes through one without a second thought, even though she's scared, and her friends support her throughout. Although the operation turns out to be a back-alley abortion that nearly costs Penny her life, Dr. Houseman saves her, doesn't report her, and even assures her that she'll still be able to have children later, without once blaming her or condemning her for her choice; his criticism is reserved entirely for the guy who got her into the predicament to begin with, and to his daughter for lying to him and getting involved. The movie even has Penny shown wordlessly thanking him at the end of the movie.]]

''Dirty Dancing'' is a 1987 romance film starring Creator/JenniferGrey and Creator/PatrickSwayze, written by Eleanor Bergstein, and directed by Emile Ardolino. A sleeper hit, it became a sensation upon release, with reports of people supposedly viewing the film, then immediately returning to the theater to watch it a second time. Amusingly, the studio that produced and distributed ''Dirty Dancing'', [[Creator/VestronVideo Vestron Pictures]], planned to release the film in theaters for only a weekend, and then send it straight to home video, since they had originally been in the video distribution business long before entering film production.

''Dirty Dancing'' is a 1987 romance film starring Creator/JenniferGrey and Creator/PatrickSwayze, written by Eleanor Bergstein, and directed by Emile Ardolino. A sleeper hit, it became a sensation upon release, with reports of people supposedly viewing the film, then immediately returning to the theater to watch it a second time. Amusingly, the studio that produced and distributed ''Dirty Dancing'', Vestron Pictures, planned to release the film in theaters for only a weekend, and then send it straight to home video, since they had originally been in the video distribution business long before entering film production.

In 2004, a prequel entitled ''Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights'' was released by Creator/LionsGate, which holds the rights to the original courtesy of their ownership of the Vestron Pictures library. Set during the Cuban Revolution, the film's only connection to the first is a cameo by Patrick Swayze, who got $5 million for this scene (compared to the $200,000 for his starring role in the original film), and in fact, it's a repeat of the original. ''Havana Nights'' was based on a script written by NPR radio host [[Radio/WaitWaitDontTellMe Peter Sagal]] that was not intended to be a ''Dirty Dancing'' sequel. Sagal has a story credit on the final film, even though very little of his script made it into the final product aside from the setting, time period, and some of the characters. ''Havana Nights'' bombed with audiences and critics and was quickly forgotten.

* ChekhovsGun: When Penny and Baby help Mrs. Schumaker when she drops her purse, multiple wallets can be seen. Penny can be seen glaring at Robbie while he flirts with Lisa, this is later revealed to be due to hurt and anger at him impregnating and abandoning her.

* CaughtWithYourPantsDown: How Lisa gets wise to Robbie. Lisa goes to Robbie's cabin in order to surprise him and finally go all the way with him, only to catch him in bed with Vivian (see Jerk Ass below).

* SesameStreetCred: Applies to Lonny Price, Miranda Garrison, Jerry Orbach, choreographer Kenny Ortega, and music supervisor Michael Lloyd. Price previously played Ronnie Crawford in ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'', while Garrison went on to choreograph ''Film/TheAdventuresOfElmoInGrouchland''. Meanwhile, Orbach later went on to voice Lumiere in ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', while Ortega went on to direct and choreograph ''Film/{{Newsies}}'' and ''Film/HighSchoolMusical''. Finally, Lloyd was simultaneously working as music producer for ''Series/{{Kidsongs}}''.

In 2004, a prequel entitled ''Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights'' was released by Creator/LionsGate, which holds the rights to the original courtesy of their ownership of the Vestron Pictures library. Set during the Cuban Revolution, the film's only connection to the first is a cameo by Patrick Swayze, who got $5 million for this scene (compared to the $200,000 for his starring role in the original film), and in fact, it's a repeat of the original. Peter Sagal -- yes, the host of ''Radio/WaitWaitDontTellMe'' -- has a story credit on the film, but almost none of his original script, which wasn't even intended to be a ''Dirty Dancing'' movie, remains in the final product. The film bombed with audiences and critics and was quickly forgotten.

In 2004, a prequel entitled ''Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights'' was released by Creator/LionsGate, which holds the rights to the original courtesy of their ownership of the Vestron Pictures library. Set during the Cuban Revolution, the film's only connection to the first is a cameo by Patrick Swayze, who got $5 million for this scene (compared to the $200,000 for his starring role in the original film), and in fact, it's a repeat of the original (Peter Sagal -- yes, the host of ''Radio/WaitWaitDontTellMe'' -- has a story credit on the film, but almost none of his original script, which wasn't even intended to be a ''Dirty Dancing'' movie, remains in the final product). The film bombed with audiences and critics and was quickly forgotten.

* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: One-sided on Lisa's part.

* OneHeadTaller: Johnny's hands are longer than Baby's ''waist''.

* TheUnfavourite:
** In one of her few scenes with genuine emotional depth, Lisa implies that she has felt like this for some time, and gloats that Baby is in this position now.

** Baby has a few moments like this, where it's implied that she doesn't think she's as pretty as Lisa--who visibly smirks at her when Robbie hits on her and completely ignores Baby--thus explaining her initial shyness and awkwardness around Johnny.

* DateRapeAverted: Katey's date--the son of her father's boss--gets fresh with her during their evening out. Unlike other instances of this trope, however, he actually has the decency to apologize and even provides her with an alibi for whenever she sneaks off to see Javier.