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Dirty Dancing

Summary: Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.
Runtime: 1 h 40 min
MPAA: PG-13

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 6,000,000
Domestic: $ 64,577,242
International: $ 150,000,000
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