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Manufacturer: Columbia/Tri-Star
Starring: Griffin Dunne, Ellen Greene, Kelly Bishop, Carey Lowell, Kim Flowers
Directed By: Doris Dörrie

As with Grease (1978) and Footloose (1984) before it, Dirty Dancing was a cultural phenomenon that now plays more like camp. That very campiness, though, is part of its biggest charm. And if the dancing in the movie doesn't seem particularly "dirty" by today's standards--or 1987's--it does take place in an era (the early '60s) when it would have. Frances "Baby" Houseman ...

Manufacturer: Vestron Video
Starring: Kelly Bishop, Jane Brucker, Thomas Cannold, Max Cantor, Charles 'Honi' Coles

Give credit to director Betty Thomas for making the notorious Howard Stern, self-proclaimed "king of all media," into a nerdish but appealing media rebel who loves his wife and family. Even if you hate Stern's rude radio show, you may discover that the underdog charm of this warm, whimsical film (based on Stern's autobiography) turns you into a fan--for the length of the film at least. Stern ...

Starring: Howard Stern, Robin Quivers, Mary McCormack, Fred Norris, Paul Giamatti
Directed By: Betty Thomas

This Paul Mazursky film was considered pretty hot stuff when it came out in 1978 and was part of a wave of films that opened Hollywood's eyes to stories of women discovering their own identity. And it still holds up. Jill Clayburgh plays a comfy East Side wife whose lawyer husband (Michael Murphy) one day drops a bombshell on her: He doesn't love her and he's walking out on the marriage. ...

Manufacturer: Fox Home Entertainment
Starring: Matthew Arkin, Raymond J. Barry, Alan Bates, Kelly Bishop, Clint Chin

As with Grease (1978) and Footloose (1984) before it, Dirty Dancing was a cultural phenomenon that now plays more like camp. That very campiness, though, is part of its biggest charm. And if the dancing in the movie doesn't seem particularly "dirty" by today's standards--or 1987's--it does take place in an era (the early '60s) when it would have. Frances "Baby" Houseman ...

Manufacturer: Live / Artisan
Starring: Kelly Bishop, Jane Brucker, Thomas Cannold, Max Cantor, Charles 'Honi' Coles

Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Starring: Maureen O'Hara, Alex Nicol, William Bishop, Robert Strauss, Alexander Scourby
Directed By: Lee Sholem

Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Mia Farrow, Antonio Banderas, Gil Bellows, Paul Mazursky
Directed By: David Frankel

Give credit to director Betty Thomas for making the notorious Howard Stern, self-proclaimed "king of all media," into a nerdish but appealing media rebel who loves his wife and family. Even if you hate Stern's rude radio show, you may discover that the underdog charm of this warm, whimsical film (based on Stern's autobiography) turns you into a fan--for the length of the film at least. Stern ...

Manufacturer: Paramount
Starring: Howard Stern, Mary McCormack, Robin Quivers, Fred Norris, Paul Giamatti
Directed By: Betty Thomas

As with Grease (1978) and Footloose (1984) before it, Dirty Dancing was a cultural phenomenon that now plays more like camp. That very campiness, though, is part of its biggest charm. And if the dancing in the movie doesn't seem particularly "dirty" by today's standards--or 1987's--it does take place in an era (the early '60s) when it would have. Frances "Baby" Houseman ...

Starring: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes, Jack Weston
Directed By: Emile Ardolino

As with Grease (1978) and Footloose (1984) before it, Dirty Dancing was a cultural phenomenon that now plays more like camp. That very campiness, though, is part of its biggest charm. And if the dancing in the movie doesn't seem particularly "dirty" by today's standards--or 1987's--it does take place in an era (the early '60s) when it would have. Frances "Baby" Houseman ...

Manufacturer: Live / Artisan
Starring: Kelly Bishop, Jane Brucker, Thomas Cannold, Max Cantor, Charles 'Honi' Coles