Dirty Dancing takes us to a Catskills resort in the summer of 1963, where 17-year-old Baby Houseman falls in with the staff after hours and ends up covering for dance instructor Penny by stepping in as Johnny Castle's new partner. We can't get past the age gap between Baby and Johnny, something nobody in 1987 seemed to blink at. We also dig into the abortion subplot that almost cost the movie its Clearasil sponsorship, since the company backed out once they found out and the writer refused to cut it anyway.

Turns out the shoot was just as dramatic as the movie itself. Filming ran 43 brutal days in 105-degree heat, and Patrick Swayze blew out his knee doing his own stunt on the log scene. By the time they got to the lake scene in October, the water was almost 40 degrees, and Jennifer Grey only did it because she was young and broke. The final lift was never rehearsed; they went for it live on camera and it worked. Vestron's own producer reportedly told the team to burn the negative and collect the insurance after seeing the rough cut. The movie then made $214 million and became the top video rental the following year.

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