Patrick Swayze was one of a kind. He’s the only actor I can think of who was as comfortable cutting a rug on the dance floor as demolishing a room full of bad guys with his fists of fury. When he passed away in 2009, we lost an icon who was never really recognized as the legend he is in his time. In the years since many Patrick Swayze movies have become cult favourites, and with a Road House remake due out on Thursday, we decided now would be a good time to pick the five best Patrick Swayze movies.
Red Dawn:
John Millius’s cold war “what if” thriller goes down in the history books as the first-ever PG-13 movie. It was also Patrick Swayze’s first major leading role, with him best known up to this point for a supporting role in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Outsiders.
Red Dawn:
John Millius’s cold war “what if” thriller goes down in the history books as the first-ever PG-13 movie. It was also Patrick Swayze’s first major leading role, with him best known up to this point for a supporting role in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Outsiders.
- 3/23/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
“Live with Kelly and Mark” will celebrate the Oscars with the annual “After the Oscars” episode, airing Monday, March 11. In celebration of the highly anticipated show, hosts Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are seen parodying the AMC Theatres feature starring Nicole Kidman, which appears before the start of every movie shown at the movie chain.
In the clip, Ripa can be seen dressed in similar attire to what is worn by Kidman, along with a near step-by-step replication of Kidman from the hair, the dialogue and the scenery. The only difference is that instead of the AMC logo, it is a “Live” interpretation, as shown throughout.
“We come to this place for magic. We come to Live theaters to laugh, to cry, to care because we need that, all of us. That indescribable feeling that we get when the lights begin to dim,” says Ripa at the start of the clip,...
In the clip, Ripa can be seen dressed in similar attire to what is worn by Kidman, along with a near step-by-step replication of Kidman from the hair, the dialogue and the scenery. The only difference is that instead of the AMC logo, it is a “Live” interpretation, as shown throughout.
“We come to this place for magic. We come to Live theaters to laugh, to cry, to care because we need that, all of us. That indescribable feeling that we get when the lights begin to dim,” says Ripa at the start of the clip,...
- 3/11/2024
- by Errol Lewis
- Soap Opera Network
When film fans talk about great on-screen chemistry, one of the first pairings that comes to mind for me is Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the now-classic, "Dirty Dancing." As Johnny Castle and Frances "Baby" Houseman, the duo are practically radiating with charisma and it's impossible not to fall in love with them throughout the film. It's also a huge testament to their acting abilities, as the pair famously butted heads throughout the production of "Red Dawn," a film they appeared in together three years prior.
"Patrick was playing pranks on me and everybody," Grey said during an episode of "The View" in 2022. "[He was] late and the boss of everybody and it was just, like, macho and I just couldn't take it. I was just like, 'Please, this guy, that's enough with him.'" Grey was the first of the duo cast, and for a time it looked like Billy Zane,...
"Patrick was playing pranks on me and everybody," Grey said during an episode of "The View" in 2022. "[He was] late and the boss of everybody and it was just, like, macho and I just couldn't take it. I was just like, 'Please, this guy, that's enough with him.'" Grey was the first of the duo cast, and for a time it looked like Billy Zane,...
- 3/9/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Gather around, everybody, and let me tell you of a magical time. It was the turn of the century, which is really old-timey way of saying just about anytime between about 1990 and 2010, and not every movie Disney made was a gigantic and expensive exploitation of one of its most popular intellectual properties. This was a time when Disney exploited its most popular intellectual properties in smaller and more affordable ways, by making lots of straight-to-video sequels and prequels to hit films like "The Lion King," "Beauty and the Beast," and "The Little Mermaid."
Some might argue that these straight-to-video cash-ins were, you know, cash-ins. They were milking fans of these beloved theatrical releases for everything they were worth, after all, with films that didn't match the original in terms of ambition or, often, craft. But ignore these oft-forgotten films at your peril, because sometimes they were not only good, but...
Some might argue that these straight-to-video cash-ins were, you know, cash-ins. They were milking fans of these beloved theatrical releases for everything they were worth, after all, with films that didn't match the original in terms of ambition or, often, craft. But ignore these oft-forgotten films at your peril, because sometimes they were not only good, but...
- 5/27/2023
- by William Bibbiani
- Slash Film
Hollywood actress Jennifer Grey has signalled that the long-awaited ‘Dirty Dancing’ sequel is “happening” – and will feature some familiar faces. Months after helping announce details about the movie during Lionsgate’s presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas earlier this year, the actress, 62, filled ‘Extra’ in on some new developments and said that filming for the project kicks off in the spring, reports People magazine.
“I would say that you can count on it being at Kellerman’s, returning to Kellerman’s,” Grey said of the setting from the 1987 original.
Then noting that her character of Frances “Baby” Houseman is also going to be “quite a few years older,” Grey teased that a few “other characters from the original” will be joining her as well. “It’s tricky, and also exciting,” Grey told Extra.
People further states that the actress teased her return to ‘Dirty Dancing’ during CinemaCon in April, 35 years...
“I would say that you can count on it being at Kellerman’s, returning to Kellerman’s,” Grey said of the setting from the 1987 original.
Then noting that her character of Frances “Baby” Houseman is also going to be “quite a few years older,” Grey teased that a few “other characters from the original” will be joining her as well. “It’s tricky, and also exciting,” Grey told Extra.
People further states that the actress teased her return to ‘Dirty Dancing’ during CinemaCon in April, 35 years...
- 11/27/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Jennifer Grey is assuring fans that the highly anticipated “Dirty Dancing” sequel is “happening.”
Following an announcement made earlier this year at CinemaCon, regarding details about the upcoming film, Grey, 62, shared some new developments with Extra, like how the project will begin filming in the spring.
Read More: Jennifer Grey Says ‘Dirty Dancing’ Sequel Will Be ‘Tricky’ Without Patrick Swayze
“I would say that you can count on it being at Kellerman’s, returning to Kellerman’s,” Grey said of the classic mountain house where her teen character, Frances “Baby” Houseman, met Johnny Castle, portrayed by the late Patrick Swayze, in the original film’s summer set of 1963.
The actress noted that Baby will be “quite a few years older,” given the 35 years that have passed since “Dirty Dancing”‘s 1987 release. She also teased that a few “other characters from the original” will be joining her for the sequel. “It’s tricky,...
Following an announcement made earlier this year at CinemaCon, regarding details about the upcoming film, Grey, 62, shared some new developments with Extra, like how the project will begin filming in the spring.
Read More: Jennifer Grey Says ‘Dirty Dancing’ Sequel Will Be ‘Tricky’ Without Patrick Swayze
“I would say that you can count on it being at Kellerman’s, returning to Kellerman’s,” Grey said of the classic mountain house where her teen character, Frances “Baby” Houseman, met Johnny Castle, portrayed by the late Patrick Swayze, in the original film’s summer set of 1963.
The actress noted that Baby will be “quite a few years older,” given the 35 years that have passed since “Dirty Dancing”‘s 1987 release. She also teased that a few “other characters from the original” will be joining her for the sequel. “It’s tricky,...
- 11/26/2022
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
In HBO Max's excellent miniseries "Beartown," a rural hockey coach explains why his team's enforcer punches his opponents so often. "He's not fighting. He's protecting the most important investment this town has ever seen." That investment is the team's star forward, and when a parent pushes this coach to elaborate further, he responds curtly, "Either you understand that aspect of hockey or you don't."
That brusqueness, both on the ice and off, could be why there are so few hockey films. It's a sport that you either understand or you don't, a wildly popular worldwide phenomenon that still mystifies and alienates many. A recent Gallup poll had football, baseball, basketball, and soccer ranked above hockey as Americans' favorite sports despite the NHL having more reach and organizations than the Mls and Nwsl combined. That means that the best hockey films aren't just good cinema, they're a gateway to understanding...
That brusqueness, both on the ice and off, could be why there are so few hockey films. It's a sport that you either understand or you don't, a wildly popular worldwide phenomenon that still mystifies and alienates many. A recent Gallup poll had football, baseball, basketball, and soccer ranked above hockey as Americans' favorite sports despite the NHL having more reach and organizations than the Mls and Nwsl combined. That means that the best hockey films aren't just good cinema, they're a gateway to understanding...
- 10/17/2022
- by Scott Thomas
- Slash Film
Patrick Swayze’s widow, Lisa Niemi Swayze, said her husband would not be tempted into reappearing in the planned Dirty Dancing reboot 35 years on from the original.
Lisa was married to Swayze from 1975 until his death at the age of 57 in 2009 from pancreatic cancer.
"It's very strange to have someone so far away and yet have them still so incredibly close in your heart," Lisa told Entertainment Tonight.
“I feel like he’s with me every day, but of course, it’d be nice to have him physically in the room. But, I tell you what, we had a great ride and there’s so much to be grateful for.”
Dirty Dancing tells the story of a young woman (Jennifer Grey) who falls in love with dance instructor Johnny Castle (Swayze) at her family summer camp.
Back in 2020, it was announced that Grey would be reprising the role of Frances...
Lisa was married to Swayze from 1975 until his death at the age of 57 in 2009 from pancreatic cancer.
"It's very strange to have someone so far away and yet have them still so incredibly close in your heart," Lisa told Entertainment Tonight.
“I feel like he’s with me every day, but of course, it’d be nice to have him physically in the room. But, I tell you what, we had a great ride and there’s so much to be grateful for.”
Dirty Dancing tells the story of a young woman (Jennifer Grey) who falls in love with dance instructor Johnny Castle (Swayze) at her family summer camp.
Back in 2020, it was announced that Grey would be reprising the role of Frances...
- 8/20/2022
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - Film
The Cannes Film Festival is back at full strength for the first time since 2019, and just in time to mark the iconic event’s 75th anniversary. While the 2021 edition of Cannes was a muted affair with the market going virtual — and the sale of Gerard Butler’s “Greenland” sequel to STX emerging as the hottest deal — this year’s market is back in person with a dynamic, broad array of packages on offer, including a healthy serving of action titles, sci-fi thrillers and historical dramas. Here are some of the top titles sparking interest from buyers.
“The Beekeeper”
Jason Statham leads what one buyer argues is the “most fun and broadly commercial” package hitting the Croisette so far. The action stalwart stars in the hopeful franchise launch as a former operative of a powerful group called “The Beekepers” who sets out for revenge when his identity is blown.
Genre: Action...
“The Beekeeper”
Jason Statham leads what one buyer argues is the “most fun and broadly commercial” package hitting the Croisette so far. The action stalwart stars in the hopeful franchise launch as a former operative of a powerful group called “The Beekepers” who sets out for revenge when his identity is blown.
Genre: Action...
- 5/11/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Baby is coming back. More than three decades after its original release, "Dirty Dancing" is getting a sequel. Lionsgate first teased the news during its CinemaCon presentation on April 28, which featured footage from the film and a narrator saying, "Jennifer Grey returns to Kellerman's in the next chapter."
Filmmaker Jonathan Levine of "Warm Bodies" and "Long Shot" will direct the sequel, which he has cowritten with Elizabeth Chomko. In an interview with Deadline, Levine revealed that the film has not yet been cast, though this time, Baby's story will intermingle with another plot that centers around a young woman spending the summer at the Kellerman's resort. The team apparently is in the process of narrowing down candidates to play that role.
Levine disclosed that the movie will feature several tracks from the first film, including the song "Hungry Eyes." It reportedly will also include '90s hip-hop and may feature...
Filmmaker Jonathan Levine of "Warm Bodies" and "Long Shot" will direct the sequel, which he has cowritten with Elizabeth Chomko. In an interview with Deadline, Levine revealed that the film has not yet been cast, though this time, Baby's story will intermingle with another plot that centers around a young woman spending the summer at the Kellerman's resort. The team apparently is in the process of narrowing down candidates to play that role.
Levine disclosed that the movie will feature several tracks from the first film, including the song "Hungry Eyes." It reportedly will also include '90s hip-hop and may feature...
- 5/9/2022
- by Kelsey Garcia
- Popsugar.com
Just in time for its 20th anniversary season, Cinespia makes its return to the Hollywood Forever Cemetery for a summer of cinema under the stars, with a lineup of screenings including, “The Silence of the Lambs,” “The Addams Family,” “Pulp Fiction” and “The Wizard of Oz.”
“Dazed and Confused” and “Dirty Dancing” will kickoff the official summer lineup, presented by Amazon Studios, with screenings over the fourth of July holiday weekend, both followed by the Cinespia’s annual fireworks display.
“As we are getting ready to celebrate our 20th year, Cinespia’s return has become something very different,” the organization’s founder John Wyatt said while announcing the 2021 lineup. “Now we will be celebrating the awakening of life in our city. I can’t think of a better way to do that than gathering at Hollywood Forever in person to laugh, cry and cheer together.”
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Cinespia...
“Dazed and Confused” and “Dirty Dancing” will kickoff the official summer lineup, presented by Amazon Studios, with screenings over the fourth of July holiday weekend, both followed by the Cinespia’s annual fireworks display.
“As we are getting ready to celebrate our 20th year, Cinespia’s return has become something very different,” the organization’s founder John Wyatt said while announcing the 2021 lineup. “Now we will be celebrating the awakening of life in our city. I can’t think of a better way to do that than gathering at Hollywood Forever in person to laugh, cry and cheer together.”
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Cinespia...
- 6/14/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
'Dirty Dancing' sequel is moving forward without Johnny Castle, the character originally played by the late Patrick Swayze.
In August, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer surprised fans of the film by reportedly confirming that a follow-up to the 1987 cult-classic was on the way, with Jennifer Grey reprising her role as Frances 'Baby' Houseman as well as serving as an executive producer, reports NME.
In an interview with People Grey, 60, has now revealed that the film will not recast Patrick Swayze’s character and instead will go in a different direction to its beloved predecessor.
Swayze, who played Baby’s love interest in the original film, sadly passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2009.
“All I can say is there is no replacing anyone who’s passed… you never try to repeat anything that’s magic like that. You just go for something different,” she said.
She also explained why she...
In August, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer surprised fans of the film by reportedly confirming that a follow-up to the 1987 cult-classic was on the way, with Jennifer Grey reprising her role as Frances 'Baby' Houseman as well as serving as an executive producer, reports NME.
In an interview with People Grey, 60, has now revealed that the film will not recast Patrick Swayze’s character and instead will go in a different direction to its beloved predecessor.
Swayze, who played Baby’s love interest in the original film, sadly passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2009.
“All I can say is there is no replacing anyone who’s passed… you never try to repeat anything that’s magic like that. You just go for something different,” she said.
She also explained why she...
- 11/28/2020
- by Omkar Padte
- GlamSham
The last time we saw “Dirty Dancing” star Jennifer Grey kick up her heels, it was in 2010 as the winner of Season 11 of “Dancing with the Stars” alongside her pro partner Derek Hough. At 50 years old, she became the show’s oldest female champion.
The actress, now 60, who co-starred as Frances “Baby” Housman opposite the late Patrick Swayze in 1987’s “Dirty Dancing” is involved in a sequel as both the star and executive producer of a new version of the film. The original was set at a Catskills resort where naive Baby learned how dance and make romance with dancing instructor Johnny Castle. Now, Baby isn’t in the corner. She’s in the producer’s chair.
SEEPatrick Swayze movies: 15 greatest films ranked from worst to best
The original would gross $218 million worldwide and won an Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy for its song “(I Had”) The Time of My Life,...
The actress, now 60, who co-starred as Frances “Baby” Housman opposite the late Patrick Swayze in 1987’s “Dirty Dancing” is involved in a sequel as both the star and executive producer of a new version of the film. The original was set at a Catskills resort where naive Baby learned how dance and make romance with dancing instructor Johnny Castle. Now, Baby isn’t in the corner. She’s in the producer’s chair.
SEEPatrick Swayze movies: 15 greatest films ranked from worst to best
The original would gross $218 million worldwide and won an Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy for its song “(I Had”) The Time of My Life,...
- 8/8/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Star of first film will also executive produce follow-up to hit summer romance movie, with Jonathan Levine directing
An official sequel to the hit summer romance movie Dirty Dancing has been announced, 33 years after the first film was released.
Jennifer Grey, who starred in the original as Frances “Baby” Houseman, whose summer camp is enlivened by an affair with her slinky-hipped dance teacher, Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze), will return for the film, it has been confirmed.
An official sequel to the hit summer romance movie Dirty Dancing has been announced, 33 years after the first film was released.
Jennifer Grey, who starred in the original as Frances “Baby” Houseman, whose summer camp is enlivened by an affair with her slinky-hipped dance teacher, Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze), will return for the film, it has been confirmed.
- 8/7/2020
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
Exclusive: A new untitled dance movie is taking shape at Lionsgate, set in the 1990s and starring and executive produced by Dirty Dancing Golden Globe nominee Jennifer Grey. While details are being kept quiet, there’s some rumblings that a new Dirty Dancing movie could be in the works. Sources aren’t confirming, but they aren’t putting the idea in a corner either.
Lionsgate holds distribution rights to the Dirty Dancing films, and Grey, of course, played teenager Baby in that movie who falls for her Catskills resort dance instructor, Johnny Castle, played by the late Patrick Swayze. The first movie released in 1987 by Vestron racked up $218 million at the global box office off a $5M production cost, as well as an Oscar and Golden Globe win for the original song “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” by Frank Previte, John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz. At the Globes,...
Lionsgate holds distribution rights to the Dirty Dancing films, and Grey, of course, played teenager Baby in that movie who falls for her Catskills resort dance instructor, Johnny Castle, played by the late Patrick Swayze. The first movie released in 1987 by Vestron racked up $218 million at the global box office off a $5M production cost, as well as an Oscar and Golden Globe win for the original song “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” by Frank Previte, John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz. At the Globes,...
- 7/14/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Patrick Swayze’s dance instructor Johnny swept me off my feet when I was an awkward teenager. Would I still have the time of my life rewatching this feelgood classic?
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Growing up, there weren’t many films that I had watched so many times that I knew not just the lines but also the songs off by heart, but Dirty Dancing was one of them. I was way too young to see it at the cinema when it first came out in 1987, but caught it a few years later on TV, recording it on to a VHS tape so I could replay my favourite scenes. I was thrilled. I was a bookish kid who felt intensely shy and awkward. And there on my screen was a not-that-shy but definitely studious and awkward teenager being swept off her feet,...
Read all the other My favourite film choicesThe best arts and entertainment during self-isolation
Growing up, there weren’t many films that I had watched so many times that I knew not just the lines but also the songs off by heart, but Dirty Dancing was one of them. I was way too young to see it at the cinema when it first came out in 1987, but caught it a few years later on TV, recording it on to a VHS tape so I could replay my favourite scenes. I was thrilled. I was a bookish kid who felt intensely shy and awkward. And there on my screen was a not-that-shy but definitely studious and awkward teenager being swept off her feet,...
- 5/19/2020
- by Ann Lee
- The Guardian - Film News
Although his films for the most part weren’t award winners or critical successes, Patrick Swayze starred in a stream of commercially successful movies that have since gone on to attain cult status. Two set the standard for the iconic 1980s Brat-Pack teen movies, and two films that have become a huge part of pop culture. Men wanted to be him, women loved him and he is one of the actors that comes to mind as one we lost much too soon.
Patrick Wayne Swayze was born on August 18, 1952, in Houston, the second of five children. His mother owned a dance studio, and Swayze became an accomplished dancer, although he was bullied in school for his training in classical ballet. As a teen, he honed several skills besides dance, including ice skating, acting in school plays, martial arts and football. His hopes for a football scholarship were dashed when he injured his knee.
Patrick Wayne Swayze was born on August 18, 1952, in Houston, the second of five children. His mother owned a dance studio, and Swayze became an accomplished dancer, although he was bullied in school for his training in classical ballet. As a teen, he honed several skills besides dance, including ice skating, acting in school plays, martial arts and football. His hopes for a football scholarship were dashed when he injured his knee.
- 8/18/2019
- by Susan Pennington and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Although his films for the most part weren’t award winners or critical successes, Patrick Swayze starred in a stream of commercially successful movies that have since gone on to attain cult status. Two set the standard for the iconic 1980s Brat-Pack teen movies, and two films that have become a huge part of pop culture. Men wanted to be him, women loved him and he is one of the actors that comes to mind as one we lost much too soon.
Patrick Wayne Swayze was born on August 18, 1952, in Houston, the second of five children. His mother owned a dance studio, and Swayze became an accomplished dancer, although he was bullied in school for his training in classical ballet. As a teen, he honed several skills besides dance, including ice skating, acting in school plays, martial arts and football. His hopes for a football scholarship were dashed when he injured his knee.
Patrick Wayne Swayze was born on August 18, 1952, in Houston, the second of five children. His mother owned a dance studio, and Swayze became an accomplished dancer, although he was bullied in school for his training in classical ballet. As a teen, he honed several skills besides dance, including ice skating, acting in school plays, martial arts and football. His hopes for a football scholarship were dashed when he injured his knee.
- 8/18/2019
- by Susan Pennington, Misty Holland and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
The official trailer for I Am Patrick Swayze, a documentary produced by the Paramount Network on the life and career of the beloved late actor, has arrived. The film airs August 18th at 9 p.m. Et.
I Am Patrick Swayze pays tribute to several of Swayze’s iconic roles, including Johnny Castle from Dirty Dancing, Sam Wheat in Ghost and the drag queen Vida Boheme in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. Several of Swayze’s friends and former co-stars — among them Demi Moore, Sam Elliott, Rob Lowe,...
I Am Patrick Swayze pays tribute to several of Swayze’s iconic roles, including Johnny Castle from Dirty Dancing, Sam Wheat in Ghost and the drag queen Vida Boheme in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. Several of Swayze’s friends and former co-stars — among them Demi Moore, Sam Elliott, Rob Lowe,...
- 8/1/2019
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
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