SUMMER OF SWAYZE: Dirty Dancing (1987)

Find us at:

iTunes
Spotify
Patreon

CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of abortion, class issues, misogyny.

This episode is a huge, epic celebration with guests Jen and Micah from I Never Saw That because a) it's David's 32nd birthday, b) it's our movie's 32nd birthday, and c) this is Jen and Micah's Patreon pick for us to watch. Oh, and this film is possibly still the best dance movie ever made. Some of it's Kenny Ortega's choreography, dripping with sex and sweat but never overt enough to raise the censor's hackles. This movie's more than that, though - there's incredibly soulful writing, gorgeous cinematography, and uncanny chemistry between Swayze and Jennifer Grey. This movie deserves its spot as a new classic, and even if it's a little muddy, it's well worth your time. AND THAT DOESN'T EVEN GET INTO THE SOUNDTRACK. Enjoy a mega-sized episode as we review 1987's magnificent Dirty Dancing!

Macintosh & Maud have started a Patreon! Any little bit you can contribute helps, and we have special contributor-only content if you donate at the $2 level,
including an upcoming review of Swayze's surfing classic with the majestic Keanu Reeves, Point Break!

You can email us with feedback at [email protected], or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

If you like the podcast, make sure to subscribe and review on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends.

Excerpt taken from "Happy Birthday" written by Altered Images and performed by The Wedding Present. Copyright 1988 BBC Music, 2007 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.

Clips from Dirty Dancing are copyright 1987 Artisan Pictures Inc. All rights reserved.

Excerpts taken from multiple songs that can be found on Ultimate Dirty Dancing, a full compilation of the film's soundtrack. ©2003, 1987 BMG Music. A full list of songs and artists are available at our website.

Intro music taken from the Second Movement of Ludwig von Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Hong Kong (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 HK) license. To hear the full performance or get more information, visit the song page at the Internet Archive.