How did a low-budget indie about bringing sexy back to the borscht belt become a cult classic? Easy: Dirty Dancing is totally engaging, proudly subversive (that illegal abortion cost the film an acne-cream tie-in), and eminently quotable. Why Jennifer Grey's turn as a goody-goody in the throes of sexual awakening never made her into a star remains a mystery. EXTRAS Skip writer Eleanor Bergstein's commentary in favor of interviews with Patrick Swayze, Grey (who worried she was making ''soft-core porn''), and choreographer Kenny Ortega.
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BABY, IT'S YOU Interviews with Grey and Swayze highlight the Dirty Dancing 20th anniversary edition DVD
EW's GRADE
B+Details Release Date: May 08, 2007; DVD Release Date: May 08, 2007; With: Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze
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