“Dirty Dancing”: Baby Houseman, whose real name is Frances “after the first woman in the Cabinet.” The sheltered daughter of a liberal Jewish doctor (Jerry Orbach), Baby has been accepted at Mount Holyoke and aspires to join the Peace Corps. read more
I liked the overall story of Dirty Dancing better than Footloose. Plus Patrick Swayze for the overall win. Both have good music and character development though. read more
Arguably the two most iconic dance flicks of the 1980s (sorry, “Fame,” sorry “Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo”), 1984’s “Footloose” and 1987’s “Dirty Dancing” square off in the latest edition of “Cinema SmackDown!” Both films are the story of people who just want to dance. read more