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Where was Dirty Dancing filmed?

1987 film, directed by Emile Ardolino.

  • North Carolina

The story is set in New York, about 583 miles (938 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
New York
Filmed in
North Carolina
Distance
About 583 miles (938 km) between New York and the nearest filming location.
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About Dirty Dancing

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Released
1987
Director
Emile Ardolino
Cast
Patrick SwayzeJennifer GreyJerry OrbachCynthia RhodesKelly BishopJane BruckerJack WestonMax CantorWayne KnightLonny Price
Genre
RomanceMusicalDramaTeen
Awards
Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film; Academy Award for Best Original Song; Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song

Exploring one night, Baby secretly observes Max instructing the waiters, all Ivy League students, to romance the guests' daughters, no matter how unattractive.

Baby learns Penny is pregnant by Robbie, a waiter and womanizer who attends the Yale School of Medicine and has turned his eye to Lisa.

Baby has difficulty learning the complex routine, initially frustrating Johnny.

Famous lines from Dirty Dancing

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Come on, Baby.Johnny Castle
  • I'm sure you are.Baby Houseman
  • Have you had many women?Baby Houseman
  • Come on. I want to know.Baby Houseman
  • Maybe my parents are looking for me.Baby Houseman

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