This film, conceived as an erotic melodrama, brought unprecedented profits, which no one had originally expected. Moreover, the original version of the script was repeatedly corresponded and not accepted by the studios. Subsequently, the emphasis was on dancing, removing the relationship of the heroes in the background. The film brought popularity to the leading actors - Jennifer Gray and Patrick Swayze. In addition to the main character, the object of our article will be this wonderful actor. Dirty Dancing is still seen by fans as one of the best films in Patrick’s career.
When love comes
Nonetheless, Dirty Dancing includes a great deal of drama. History brings the opposite, at first glance, Francis and Johnny, raising the problems of communication between people from different social strata. The girl who came to the boarding house on vacation is attracted by a dance group, whose performance she watches in the evening. And immediately draws attention to the coach.
By chance, Francis should replace the retired dancer and have time to learn the movements for future performances. Johnny turns out to be an excellent partner, and a real passion flares up between the young people. In addition, secondary characters do everything possible to denigrate the main character, but in the end they do not succeed.
Both Francis and Johnny become those characters that evoke audience love, as soon as the picture goes to hire. The role of the handsome coach was played by Patrick Swayze, an actor little known at that time. “Dirty Dancing” became for him a successful launching pad for his subsequent career.
I want to dance!
American Patrick Swayze did not dream of becoming an actor. Born in 1952 in the family of a choreographer, he imagined from childhood what he would do when he grew up. Heard that dances are more suitable for girls, Patrick without any embarrassment went to conquer several ballet schools at once. The ability to achieve his goal from a young age distinguished Swayze. Perhaps this contributed to the Anglo-Irish roots, inherited from his ancestral Apaches.
In addition to his passion for dancing and martial arts, useful for filming the picture “The House by the Road”, Patrick Swayze also tries himself as an actor. "Dirty Dancing" becomes the sixteenth film work, but the first, which elevates him to the podium. Prior to her, Patrick was considered a promising workaholic actor. However, the previous paintings, mainly low-budget ones, were neutral for the audience.
Movement is life
The film that made Swayze famous is not the only indicator of how much he loves to dance. Carried away by football, Patrick gets a serious injury, after which he can not practice ballet. But it allows you to join the Elliot Feld Dance Company, where Swayze has been honing his skills for a long time.
He was able to apply his professional ballet skills as an actor. "Dirty Dancing" contains a large number of dance numbers, which are easily given to Patrick. Of course, at times the shooting took place in a grueling atmosphere, but along with the other actors, Swayze steadfastly maintained a complex rhythm. As his partner Jennifer Gray noted , subtlety and crude masculinity were harmoniously combined in him. Patrick can be compared to a real cowboy having a tender heart. It feels fearlessness, which cannot be overlooked, because in the film he performed all the tricks himself.
Dance to the rhythm of the heart
For the performers of the main roles, a breakthrough in their careers was precisely Dirty Dancing. Actors (photo attached), the paintings became famous. The American Jennifer Gray, who in one moment gained popularity after the release of the film, is no exception. Born in 1960 in the creative family of an actor and singer, with the beginning of the 80s, Gray began to act actively. In Red Dawn, she first played with Patrick Swayze, and three years later she repeated the on-screen tandem in Dirty Dancing. According to the plot, her heroine Francis is only seventeen, but in reality, the actress was ten years older than her. Unfortunately, no other film in Jennifer's career has been as successful as Dirty Dancing.
Everyday problems
Despite the fact that dancing remains a key area, there are a number of other branches in the picture. So, Johnny has a regular partner Panny, pregnant from the waiter Robbie. Francis learns that he was having an affair with her sister Lisa, and tries to warn her. At the same time, Francis and Johnny are trying to find money so that Penny has an abortion ...
The plot has many secondary characters, each of which has its own role in the film "Dirty Dancing." Actors perform them brilliantly. Jane Brooker, for example, played Lisa beautifully. At the time of filming, she was twenty-eight years old, we can say that this film was her first successful film work. In subsequent years, she starred in several films. In 2006, her last film, the sports drama Dishwashers, was released. According to Jane, she traded her acting career for a family and a home.
"Dirty Dancing": supporting actors
The role of Panny was played by Cynthia Rhodes. She has been fond of dancing and music since adolescence. The girl often starred in films where she had to dance ("Staying Alive", "Flash Dance"). Cynthia was the lead singer of pop rock band Animotion, starring in videos of other artists.
Rhodes’s career turned out to be fleeting. According to people close to her, who grew up in a Baptist family, Cynthia always paid too much attention to her screen appearance, she was against "nudity", which influenced the quick decline of her creative activity. There are about ten paintings in the filmography of the girl, and the role of the deceived Penny from "Dirty Dancing" is one of the most striking.
Dirty Dancers include Hollywood veteran and Jerry Orbach's Broadway musicals. Behind this man is participation in a huge number of film works. The greatest appreciation came from the image of detective Lenny Briscoe from the series Law and Order. His Orbach performed for thirteen years.
Dancing is forever
According to many viewers, "Dirty Dancing" has become a favorite movie of their youth. It presents the spirit of the distant 60s, and along with a stunning soundtrack and incredibly hot movements, passionate, all-consuming love is shown. The picture equally attracted an audience of both sexes: the men looked at the seductive figure of Jennifer Gray, and the beautiful half of humanity dreamed of being in the strong hands of Patrick Swayze. "Dirty Dances", the actors and roles of which are unique, leave a pleasant aftertaste after watching. This made the picture one of the best works of 1987. It is relevant in our time.