Dirty Dancing is my all time favorite movie. Yeah, there’s not much action, and it’s a classic chick flick. But it’s O.K. for guys to like it, too. I’ve watched it 7 times already this year, and it’s only April! Granted, I do not watch it from start to finish, but if I’m changing channels and it’s on, I stop, sit back, and wait around to hear “nobody puts Baby in a corner”–and to watch the final dance scene.
We own it on video, but never watch it–there’s something special about catching it midway and watching to the end. Sometimes stations will have a Dirty Dancing Marathon and play it for 24 hours straight. My wife and I have been known to watch Dirty Dancing 4 or 5 times in one day–but never on video–just on cable. My buddy knows my addiction to the movie and we make contact every time it’s on. One time, I called him at 2 a.m. and said “nobody puts baby in a corner” and hung up. I could hear him laughing through his slumber.
I was unaware of just how popular the movie is. Wikipedia says it’s the first DVD to sell a million copies, and has averaged a million sales every year since its DVD release in 1997. I guess I’m in pretty good company having it as a fave.
It’s also cool to see “Lenny” from Law and Order and “Newman” from Seinfeld in the cast.
Lori and I took ballroom dance classes for a couple of years and never got as good as Baby did in one summer. But we didn’t have as good a teacher!
We watch a lot of movies. There is often some down time at the Munro House while we are waiting for guests to arrive. TV is a good way to pass the time. I keep an online diary of the films we rent and see at the theater, but not the ones we watch on cable. This is where we give a very brief description of the movie, what we thought of it, and rate it 1 to 5 stars. Some of my peeps have actually looked to my review page before they paid to see a flick. I guess our taste in movies is similar.
The next time you catch Dirty Dancing, I just may be watching it, too. It goes without saying that Dirty Dancing gets 5 stars.
Mike Venturini – Innkeeper
“Life is good in Jonesville”