Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing (1987)

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Trivia: In the scene where we first see Patrick Swayze dancing, the older lady dancing with him is both the choreographer and the woman whose life the movie plot is based on.

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Suggested correction: It's based on Eleanor Bergstein's life. Not Miranda Garrison's. (Who originally stepped in to the role vacated by Kelly Bishop at the last minute).

Continuity mistake: In the last dance scene of the movie, Patrick Swayze jumps down from the stage and the hair on his forehead which was completely dry is suddenly very wet and plastered to his head. (01:32:30)

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Trivia: In the famous scene where Johnny and Baby crawl towards each other on the floor, Swayze and Grey were messing around while warming up to do the real scene, but the director liked it so much he kept it in the film.

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Answer: It is implied that she was.

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