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Dirty Dancing made film history in 1987 and the dance moves performed by "Baby" (Jennifer Grey) and "Johnny" (Patrick Swayze) have been imitated countless times while the original soundtrack remains memorable still to this day. Here are some trivia facts and movie mistakes that could not be changed after the final cut! Let's have a look and see which ones you might have already spotted...
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The moment Patrick Swayze (a.k.a. "Johnny") jumps off the stage in the final dance scene, his hair is totally wet and sticks to his forehead. But to the contrary, it was completely dry on the stage just a few moments before he jumped...
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Prior to the final dance scene, Patrick Swayze ("Johnny") is getting ready on stage. While he's doing that, we see him taking off his jacket not only once, but two times!
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As "Johnny" and "Baby" are practicing their dance moves, Jennifer Grey keeps starting to laugh as Patrick Swayze is running his arm down hers. It turns out that was not in the script and Swayze's frustration with the silliness of his co-star was actually real - the director left it in because it was effective.
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While Patrick Swayze slides over the dance floor on his knees, his black pants are getting dirty and dusty at the shins. Directly afterward, they are clean as a whistle again...!
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When "Johnny" (Patrick Swayze) is fighting with "Robbie" (Max Cantor), "Johnny's" belt comes off and hangs down loosely. In the following shot, the belt is fixed again though.
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So Dirty Dancing actually takes place in the summer of 1963. However, Jennifer Grey wears shoes that are from the brand "Keds" in one of the scenes. What's wrong with that? Those shoes actually only came out in the 1980s!
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When "Johnny" forgets his car keys inside the car, he breaks off a lamp post and busts in the window. At first, the window is almost completely gone, but in the next shot, the hole is just the perfect size!
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Did you know that the character "Johnny Castle" was originally supposed to be Italian?! This was - obviously - changed up when Patrick Swayze was cast in the role. We are sure glad he was!
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In the scene when "Baby" and "Johnny" are dancing on top of a tree trunk, you can see a blue tarp under the tree root if you only look a little bit closer...
'Dirty Dancing' made movie history in 1987. All the same, there are actually some mistakes that ended up in the final cut of the legendary film, which could not be changed later on.
Are you an eagle-eyed 'Dirty Dancing' fan? Let's have a look and see which ones you might have already spotted...
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