# Why are 'they' trying to convince us that "Dirty Dancing" is some sort of 'classic'?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 16, 2007, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-they-trying-to-convince-us-that-dirty-dancing-is-some-sort-of-classic/400363 "2007-04-16T17:51:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-they-trying-to-convince-us-that-dirty-dancing-is-some-sort-of-classic/400363/61 "2007-04-18T13:01:10Z")

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[QUOTE=gigi]  
Jennifer Grey had a nose job which as mentioned, changed her appearance [drastically](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/hh/0000426/iid_1265165.jpg.html?path=pgallery&path_key=Grey%2C%20Jennifer&seq=2).  
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Holy shit, they made her into Ellen Pompeo. :eek: ☹

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**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-they-trying-to-convince-us-that-dirty-dancing-is-some-sort-of-classic/400363/62 "2007-04-18T13:31:26Z")

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[QUOTE=PunditLisa]  
I can see the appeal of it, though I, personally, never thought that Swayze was all that handsome.  
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[Right there with you on that one!](http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=97404411&blogID=168375455&Mytoken=A211651F-203D-4EC7-ACBD322AB4F3022763884043) (Old blog on the subject.)

I’m 34 and my friends and I _adored_ this movie. I remember one girl from school throwing a co-ed birthday party and whispering to everyone she invited that it was going to be a “dirty dancing” party. As in, put down your melons, all invitees are gonna be grindin’, no babies left in the corner. I was totally titillated until I saw the guys who showed up (but even _they_ looked better than Patrick Swayze).

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