Director Opens Up: Inside Peek Behind-The-Scenes Of ‘Dirty Dancing’

Published on 02/10/2019
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Dirty Dancing

Director Opens Up: Inside Peek Behind-The-Scenes Of ‘Dirty Dancing’

The film Dirty Dancing was supposedly a low-budget movie produced by a new and promising studio, but it unexpectedly became the movie of the century after its release in 1987. Aside from that, this favorite classic which starred Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze became an inspiration to many generations around the world! However, the stories behind the scenes may not be what most people had imagined. Continue to read about what was going through Patrick and Jennifer’s minds while doing the film together and many more.

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Baby Was Based On A Real Person

Dirty Dancing, one of the most celebrated movies in the 1980’s, had Eleanor Bergstein as its producer. What everyone did not know was that Bergstein was actually the inspiration behind the main character Baby. Baby’s life was in fact based on Bergstein’s life story. In the movie, Baby’s character was so well-developed that even the smallest details about her life were included in the film. She was Jewish and she came from Brooklyn. Her father was a doctor, too. Bergstein’s passion for dancing is unquestionable but that is not the only thing about her that was included in the movie.

Bergstein

Baby Was Based On A Real Person

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