Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing takes place at a fictional Catskills resort called Kellerman’s that is said to have been inspired by Grossinger’s, although stripped of most of its overtly Jewish characteristics. Still, critics concur that it captures the aesthetic and energy of the Borscht Belt before its…

…instructor in the hit romance Dirty Dancing (1987). The film became a cult classic and earned Swayze a Golden Globe nomination. He next starred in a series of action films—including Road House (1989) and Next of Kin (1989)—before being cast as the romantic lead opposite Demi Moore in Ghost, a…