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Rejecting Dirty Dancing
We Regret To Inform You: The Rejection Podcast
English - August 11, 2020 11:15 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBDocumentary Society & Culture Philosophy Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Dirty Dancing is one of the most iconic cult classic movies of all time. But back when screenwriter Eleanor Bergstein and producer Linda Gottlieb first pitched the script, it promptly received 43 rejection letters. Studios labelled it as “too small, too soft and too girly.” This week we break down the film’s remarkable journey. From a low-budget indie movie no one wanted, to raking in over $200 million at the box office.
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