The folks at Lionsgate are continuing their “night at the movies” showings with a fully-streamed movie that you can watch along with others. The latest one that they’ve got is set for tonight at 9 PM ET where the 1987 Dirty Dancing film will play. The film was made for just under $5 million and brought in whopping $214 million during its theatrical run. It was written by Eleanor Bergstein and directed by Emile Ardolino.
The cast includes Patrick Swayze as Johnny Castle, Jennifer Grey as Frances “Baby” Houseman, Cynthia Rhodes as Penny Johnson, Jerry Orbach as Jake Houseman, Jane Brucker as Lisa Houseman, Jack Weston as Max Kellerman, Lonny Price as Neil Kellerman, Kelly Bishop as Marjorie Houseman, Antone Pagán as The Staff Kid, Max Cantor as Robbie Gould, Charles Coles as Tito Suarez, Neal Jones as Billy Kostecki, Miranda Garrison as Vivian Pressman, Garry Goodrow as Moe Pressman, Wayne Knight as Stan, Paula Trueman as Sylvia Schumacher, and Alvin Myerovich as Sydney Schumacher.
Plot Concept: In the summer of 1963, innocent 17-year-old Baby (Jennifer Grey) vacations with her parents at a Catskills resort. One evening, she is drawn to the staff quarters by stirring music, and there she meets Johnny (Patrick Swayze), the hotel dance instructor, who is as experienced as Baby is naive. She soon becomes Johnny’s pupil in dance and love.
