Continuity mistake: In the last dance scene, Patrick Swayze jumps down from the stage and starts dancing. He goes down on his knees and when he lifts one knee, it is extremely dusty, however when he stands up his knees are completely clean. (01:33:00)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Plot summary
Directed by: Emile Ardolino
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes, Jennifer Grey
A family takes a vacation to one of the father's (who is a doctor)patients's resort hotel in the mountain.The two teen daughters find love,but one of them finds her TRUE love when she meets head of entertainment department:Johnny Castle.She "Dirty Dances"with him and pretty soon they are dance partners and lovers.
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Penny: Oh, come on, ladies. God wouldn't have given you maracas if He didn't want you to shake 'em.
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Question: When Baby helps Penny out by dancing with Johnny at the Sheldrake hotel, it is stated that it is Thursday night (when Penny has the abortion). At breakfast the next day Baby's dad says they are leaving tomorrow, even though they are paid up til Sunday. Thursday night is the first night that Baby and Johnny sleep together, yet they seem to be seeing each other for ages before Johnny even gets sacked, let alone the time that's past when he comes back. I don't see how all of this be squeezed into 2 days?
Answer: They were there for 3 weeks, so they had been together for at least 2 weeks.
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Answer: The father says they're leaving the next day, but when the mother asks why, he realizes he'd need to explain what happened, so he decides not to leave, and they stay for the rest of the trip as originally planned.