What is Baby's real?

It turns out her real name is actually Frances. It's never really said why she's called Baby in the first place, but one can assume it's because she's the "baby" of the family. She's the youngest of two daughters — her sister Lisa, played by Sarah Hyland in the remake, being the eldest.
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What is Baby's actual name in Dirty Dancing?

Starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, it tells the story of "Baby" Frances Houseman, a young woman who falls in love with dance instructor Johnny Castle (Swayze) at a vacation resort.
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Why is the girl in Dirty Dancing called Baby?

The film's screenwriter, Eleanor Bergstein, was also named after a famous female political figure, Eleanor Roosevelt—and that's not the only hint that perhaps Baby is a stand-in for Bergstein, who was also nicknamed “Baby,” went to the Catskills and danced.
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Is Baby real name?

It turns out her real name is actually Frances. It's never really said why she's called Baby in the first place, but one can assume it's because she's the "baby" of the family. She's the youngest of two daughters — her sister Lisa, played by Sarah Hyland in the remake, being the eldest.
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Is Dirty Dancing a true story?

It's (loosely) based on screenwriter Eleanor Bergstein's real life. Emphasis on "loosely." Bergstein did spend her summers in the Catskills, her father was a doctor, she did go by "Baby" and, naturally, she loved to dirty dance.
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Was Baby a virgin Dirty Dancing?

She's daddy's little girl, she's focused on academics instead of romance, and she's a virgin. That's all about to change on this memorable summer vacation. Baby's innocence is the focus of the first act of the film, and it's best summed up by this iconic line.
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Can a 10 year old watch Dirty Dancing?

It is however pretty sexual, not in a gross way but in a mature way that kids should not be watching. The thematics involved call for a more mature audience.
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Who died from Dirty Dancing?

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Patrick Swayze, whose turn as a smoldering dance instructor in “Dirty Dancing” made him one of the iconic film stars of the 1980s, died on Monday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.
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How did Penny get pregnant in Dirty Dancing?

During the conversation, Baby learns that Robbie, who is supposedly dating her sister, is responsible for Penny's pregnancy. The next day, Baby confronts Robbie and tries to get him to give Penny $250 for an abortion.
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How old is Baby in Dirty Dancing now?

Some reports have suggested that Baby is supposed to be 18 or even 19 years old. However, based on iMDB's trivia notes and a 2017 interview with Grey (via Closer Weekly), it seems that Baby was presumably born in 1946 and is supposed to be 17 years old.
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What Happened to Baby from Dirty Dancing?

Broderick was convicted of careless driving and fined $175. Dirty Dancing was released a few weeks after the collision, catapulting Grey to fame. But she has said that her grief and survivor's guilt over the crash prevented her from enjoying the film's success, and led her to withdraw from acting for some time.
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What is the most inappropriate movie?

Here are the 10 most offensive movies ever made, along with their Rotten Tomatoes score.
  1. 1 A Serbian Film (2011) - 47%
  2. 2 Hounddog (2007) - 15% ...
  3. 3 Cannibal Holocaust (1980) - 65% ...
  4. 4 The Human Centipede (2010) - 50% ...
  5. 5 The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) - 80% ...
  6. 6 I Spit On Your Grave (1978) - 53% ...
  7. 7 Movie 43 (2013) - 5% ...
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Is Pretty in Pink inappropriate?

Classic '80s teen movie has mature themes, profanity.
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How old should you be to watch Pretty woman?

12 - Suitable only for persons aged 12 years and over. Contains moderate content, and is not recommended for viewing by any person below the age of 12.
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Is Lisa older than Baby?

Lisa Houseman is the older sister of Frances "Baby" Houseman. She comes to Camp Kellerman's with her family in the summer of 1963.
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How old was GREY in Dirty Dancing?

The movie is set in 1963, and Baby is 18, while Jonny is 24. In real life Jennifer Grey was 26 when she was cast as Baby, a character that was intended to be fresh out of high school. When Patrick Swayze was cast to play the role of Johnny in the film, he was 34.
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What Happened to Baby and Johnny after the summer?

But the biggest change was probably the ending. A flashforward to Baby and Johnny's future revealed him to be a Broadway star in a show based on their summer romance, while Baby was a married mom. They weren't together anymore and it seemed like they hadn't seen each other in years.
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Are 16 candles inappropriate?

Although it's rated PG (it was released before the PG-13 option existed), this is an adult comedy with teen characters. The teens drink, have sex, and talk about birth control; in one scene, it's implied that a guy had sex with a girl while she was passed-out drunk.
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Is Say Anything OK for kids?

What Parents Need to Know. Parents need to know that 1980s classic Say Anything survives as an excellent, coming-of-age movie for teens. Teens-to-be also may enjoy it, but it may not be suitable for them, with its teen drinking, teen sex, profanity (including one "f--k"), and parental betrayal.
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Is Ferris Bueller's Day Off inappropriate?

Good but inappropriate

There is also some bad language and lost of sex, like how Camoren saw Slone Peterson before she got into the hot tub (Slone was nude).
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What was the age difference between Baby and Johnny?

In the film, Johnny is 24, and Baby is 18. Jennifer Gray was 26 when she was cast as Baby, a character that was intended to be fresh out of high school. When Patrick Swayze was cast to play the role of Johnny in the film, he was 34 — a staggering ten years older than his character in the movie.
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Is Kellerman's from Dirty Dancing real?

The Catskills may have been the setting for the 1987 classic "Dirty Dancing," but it was the Mountain Lake Lodge in Pembroke, Virginia, that stood in as the movie's real Kellerman's Resort where romance sparked between Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze's characters, Baby and Johnny.
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Did Baby and Johnny sleep together?

After Baby apologizes to Johnny for her father's behavior, they dance and have sex.
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Is there a dirty dancing 2?

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (also known as Dirty Dancing 2 or Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights) is a 2004 American dance musical romantic drama film directed by Guy Ferland and starring Diego Luna, Romola Garai, Sela Ward, John Slattery, Jonathan Jackson, January Jones, and Mika Boorem.
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How old was Lisa in Dirty Dancing?

Jane Brucker

Her character was meant to be just a few years older than Baby, but Jane was actually 29 when she starred as Baby's older sister, Lisa Houseman.
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