dirty dancing is a 1987 american romantic drama dance film written by eleanor bergstein , directed by emile ardolino and starring patrick swayze and jennifer grey in the lead roles , as well as cynthia rhodes and jerry orbach .

originally a low-budget film by a new studio , great american films limited partnership , and with no major stars ( except broadway legend orbach in a supporting role ) , dirty dancing became a massive box office hit .

as of 2009 , it has earned over $ 214 million worldwide .

it was the first film to sell more than a million copies on home video , and the dirty dancing soundtrack created by jimmy ienner generated two multi-platinum albums and multiple singles , including " ( i 've had ) the time of my life " , which won both the golden globe and academy award for best original song , and a grammy award for best duet .

the film 's popularity led to a 2004 prequel , dirty dancing : havana nights , as well as a stage version which has had sellout performances in australia , europe , and north america .

in 2011 , a dirty dancing remake was announced with kenny ortega , who choreographed the original film , as the director .

however , on june 8 , 2012 , lionsgate announced they were postponing the reboot .

citing casting reasons , the remake release was put off until 2014 at the earliest .

in february 2015 , it was scheduled to be a tv movie .

the remake was officially cancelled in july 2015 , but it was later picked up by abc .

it aired on may 24 , 2017 , but was panned by critics .

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the 1987 movie dirty dancing has a cherished place in many fans’ hearts . it’s doubtful dirty dancing - the classic story on stage will displace it .
dirty dancing is back ! exploding with heart - pounding music , breath - taking emotion and sensationally sexy dancing .
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abc’s 3 hour event , dirty dancing and fox’s new series , shots fired .
katey sagal will play vivian pressman in the remake of
dirty dancing .
dirty dancing - final dance scene . ( time of my life ) full .
more dancing than love : patrick swayze and jennifer grey in the 1987 film dirty dancing . photograph : allstar / vestron pictures
a musical re - imagining of the 1987 film , dirty dancing ( 1987 ) .
a musical re - imagining of the 1987 film , dirty dancing ( 1987 ) .
dirty dancing premieres wednesday , may 24 at 8 p . m . on abc .
virginia ' s mountain lake lodge served as kellerman ' s resort in dirty dancing .
i fell in love with johnny in dirty dancing . then i met the man himself
abc is now casting extras for dirty dancing to work on a hotel scene . abc’s dirty dancing is looking for men and women to work on scenes filming between monday may 9th…
there ' s no apparent end in sight for the growing generations of dirty dancing fans .
black eyed peas have recorded the title track to the movie dirty dancing : havana nights .
georgina rich and josef brown star in the new stage version of
dirty dancing .
sharzaer ' s last two projects were similar to the feel of
dirty dancing .
a lift competition coincides with the dirty dancing festival in lake lure , n . c .
dirty dancing ( three hours ) airs wednesday at 8 p . m . on abc .
abc dirty dancing is now casting recurring roles in saluda , north carolina . dirty dancing is now casting men and women to work on the first week of filming . producers are looking for…
a poster of the 1987 movie ' dirty dancing , ' starring patrick swayze and jennifer grey .
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abc is now casting featured roles for dirty dancing . abc dirty dancing is looking for men and women to work on a full week of filming in saluda , north carolina . producers are also…
colt prattes and abigail breslin hit the dance floor in abc ' s ' dirty dancing . '
abigail breslin and colt prattes in abc’s musical “dirty dancing” remake . ( guy d’alema / abc )
the hotel gets thousands of dirty dancing fans booking in every year and they even run special themed weekends that include dancing lessons and watermelon flinging .
dirty dancing – the classic story on stage is an unprecedented live experience , exploding with heart - pounding music , passionate romance and sensational dancing .
families can talk about the style of dancing in dirty dancing - - why it was so popular at the time and why it remains popular today .
what a load of rubbish . what was dirty about it ? should have just been called ' dancing ' or ' ever so slightly steamy dancing '
letter to s . o . j 2012 from the writer and producer of dirty dancing eleanor bergstein .
dirty dancing festival : 9 a . m . to 5 p . m . aug . 17 ;
dirty dancing : which iconic lift is your favorite ? select one using the reaction tabs . # dirtydancing30th
looking for your next audition ? abc is now casting teen actors for dirty dancing . abc’s dirty dancing is looking for teens to work on a scene filming on tuesday , april 19th and wednesday , …
abigail breslin is baby , colt prattes is johnny castle in abc ' s ' dirty dancing . '
why ′dirty dancing′ is more than a teen flick | film | dw | 17 . 08 . 2017
a planned tv miniseries remake of the movie “dirty dancing” set to film in asheville is now on hold .
decade of dance , dirty dancing is a rare case of a movie that warmly deserves its runaway success .
it’s been 30 years since dirty dancing came out . here are the 11 plot holes we all missed .
abc is now casting debra messing’s stand - in for the new series dirty dancing . tona b . dahlquist casting is looking for stand - ins tow ork on the upcoming abc series dirty dancing , which is filming…
dirty dancing
was the talk of twitter on wednesday - - but for all the wrong reasons .
great soundtrack . i lost my other cd of dirty dancing + there are extra not previously released songs .
agony : dirty dancing star patrick swayze was in agony while filming the iconic lake scene , pictured . the actor was battling an ongoing knee injury that made dancing painful
the 9th annual lake lure dirty dancing festival august 24 - 25 , 2018 lake lure , n . c .
dirty dancing : official movie site for ordering your own digital copy hd , blu - ray™ and dvd . urltoken
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ali ( center ) with some of the ‘dirty dancing’ cast at the airport . photo courtesy of ali marconi .
activities include dance lessons to hits from the film , a lift competition and an outdoor screening of dirty dancing .
top , mountain lake lodge as kellerman’s in “dirty dancing . ” bottom , mountain lake lodge in virginia today .
in short , if you loved dirty dancing , watch the movie . it doesn’t get any better on stage .
the national tour of dirty dancing at the eccles theater is eye - catching and heart stopping with fantastic talent .
global warming . . . kym valentine and josef brown in dirty dancing , the show that ' s busting borders .
dirty dancing is a high priority for lionsgate , and this one should move quickly . ortega is repped by paradigm .
musicals : the lion king , grease , dirty dancing , saturday night fever , mamma mia , ev . . .
the remake of the movie dirty dancing that aired on abc in may 2017 was filmed at the high hampton resort .
the following versions of dirty dancing are apparently real . if you disagree or have additional info , please update us .
one viewer said :
the keith & paddy show is brilliant . this dirty dancing sketch is so funny .
heidi stone , the hotel’s general manager said : “it is amazing how many thousands of dirty dancing fans we meet every summer . we have guests from all over the world that come to mountain lake lodge just for the dirty dancing weekends .
star wars and dirty dancing are the films people most love to watch over and over again , according to a poll .
the following missing scenes from dirty dancing are believed legit . if you disagree or have additional info , please update us .
any one of these things would have made dirty dancing leagues better than most of the claptrap aimed squarely at teenage girls .
nobody puts baby in a corner , but maybe someone should’ve put the designers of the live “dirty dancing” in a timeout .
please note this show is not affiliated with ' dirty dancing : the classic story on stage ' . see more info at urltoken a night of dirty dancing - the ultimate tribute show ( touring ) tour dates listed on urltoken since jun 2013 .
“i was called ‘baby’ until i was 22 , but i was a dirty dancer when i was 11 . i had dirty dancing trophies that would turn your hands green , ” bergstein said .
this is the opening line of dirty dancing , and one of the greatest opening lines ever . eat that , james joyce .
johnny teaches baby a few moves , and boy , does baby let loose . this dirty dancing might be her new talent .
it’s not an actual filing location , but the 1927 lake lure inn & spa is still of interest to dirty dancing fans .
but this “dirty dancing” embraces its movie roots in a more literal way : much of the production’s scenery consists of video projections .
alert me when new a night of dirty dancing - the ultimate tribute show ( touring ) tour dates are announced . . .
you can probably throw in all the panty shots of the dirty dancing girls , penny in her dancing gear , and lisa ' s rather large rack in the bikini in the end scene .
however — starseeker and this site are reporting that the dirty dancing remake is now scheduled for 2016 . hmmm . is derek finished with his dancing with the stars contract then ? think so !
baby ( jennifer grey ) and johnny castle ( patrick swayze ) had the time of their lives 20 years ago in dirty dancing .
a little harsh maybe , but the opinion of one die - hard dirty dancing fan and probably echoed by millions the world over .
in 2015 it was announced there will be a television remake of dirty dancing . the project is scheduled for release later this year .
the remake of ' dirty dancing ' is the most traumatizing thing i have witnessed since election night ' 16 . # dirtydancing # leaveclassicsalone
the keith and paddy picture show left viewers
in stitches
tonight after the comedy duo recreated an iconic scene from dirty dancing .
dirty dancing has found its bandleader . star wars ‘ billy dee williams has been cast as tito in dirty dancing , abc ’s three - hour remake of the hit patrick swayze - jennifer grey movie . the role was played by charles ‘honi’ coles in the original film .
what about patrick swayze and jennifer grey in dirty dancing ? there is the same sense of , “it’s more about the dancing” and “young , rebellious triumph over authority and adversity” than a believable love connection .
· dirty dancing opens at the aldwych theatre , london wc2 ( 0870 400 0805 ) on 24 oct , with previews from 28 sept .
sarah hyland & j . quinton johnson debut ' don ' t think twice , it ' s alright ' duet from ' dirty dancing '
dirty dancing was one of the biggest indie hits of the 1980s . but it came very close to not happening at all . . .
thanks to screen crush for reminding us that it ' s dirty dancing ' s 25th anniversary today ! dirty dancing has always been one of my favorite movies . this is no guilty pleasure , but instead a wholehearted admiration for a film that i still find powerfully moving today .
' dirty dancing ' remake features a baby who can ' t dance and a johnny who can ' t act , our critic says .
featuring all the hits from everyone ' s favourite dance movie dirty dancing , a brand - new , spectacular stage show comes to town .
actress romola garai says experienced severe body shaming on the set of dirty dancing : havana nights that affected her mental state for years afterwards .
let us know : will you relive the magic and have the time of your life with the dirty dancing dvd ? leave your thoughts below .
the infamous ' dirty dancing ' steps at lake lure . # dirtydancing # lakelure # lakelurenc # patrickswayze # dirtydancingsteps # northcarolina # filminglocation # jennifergrey
review : abc ' s ' dirty dancing ' is a time of your life you ' ll never get back ' dirty dancing ' remake features a baby who can ' t dance and a johnny who can ' t act , our critic says . check out this story on urltoken urltoken
please note : requests should only be made by those officially affiliated to a night of dirty dancing - the ultimate tribute show ( touring ) .
the other night , i made my man watch dirty dancing . the movie that i’ve seen easily over a hundred times . the movie that caused me and my best friend to fly across the country in year 12 to see the stage premiere of dirty dancing – the classic story on stage .
twenty years ago in the movie dirty dancing , a sexy , sweaty , gyrating patrick swayze danced into the hearts of a generation of teenage girls .
dirty dancing , the australian - made musical that has broken box office records in britain , has had a spectacular entry into the north american market .
abc entered the musical adaptation game with a leap on wednesday night , but its dirty dancing remake landed with a thud with many viewers and critics .
samuel pergande ( as johnny ) and jillian mueller ( baby ) in the touring production of
dirty dancing — the classic story on stage .
the broadway touring production of “dirty dancing – the classic story onstage . ” samuel pergande and jillian mueller star as johnny castle and frances “baby” houseman .
my girl friend loves the movie dirty dancing . this was the perfect gift for her . an with the limited keepsake esition it was really great .
one of the best things about this 20th anniversary edition of dirty dancing is you get a free iron - on transfer with it . remember them ?
•to celebrate the film ' s 20th anniversary , lionsgate is showing newly remastered prints may 1 - 2 in 330 u . s . theaters and 45 in canada . ( theaters can be found at dirty dancing . com . ) moviegoers will get to watch a 30 - minute dirty dancing bonus feature .
dirty dancing creator eleanor bergstein , who wrote and co - produced the film , based the movie on her family vacations to new york ' s catskills .
global warming . . . kym valentine and josef brown in < i > dirty dancing < / i > , the show that ' s busting borders .
however , it was in brooklyn rather than the catskills that she learnt to dirty dance .
i grew up in a very tough neighbourhood in brooklyn , new york , and when i was in junior high i would go to dirty dancing contests and we would do this really , really raunchy street dancing .
patrick swayze , when he made the film dirty dancing was really 35 , he was supposed to be 25 . jennifer grey was really 27 years old !
dirty dancing , a three - hour filmed musical event based on the hit 1987 film , makes its debut on abc may 24 at 8 pm et .
best dance movie ever made . lionsgate has done this title justice with tons of extras and the best picture and sound quality dirty dancing has ever had .
dirty dancing – the classic story on stage , is booking through to 22 feb 2014 . so get your dancing shoes on , fluff up those 80’s hairdos and jive on down to the piccadilly theatre for the time of your life !
i probably began watching dirty dancing when i began dancing class at the age of 5 ,
says becky auslander , 23 , an entertainment publicist in new york , who had a dirty dancing poster on the wall of her college dorm room .
it wasn ' t until years later that i actually understood the depth of the film , and then i was even more intrigued .
now you’ve just finished work on the new dirty dancing remake . what can you share about this project ? what was your role and what was production like ?
movie fans can take special dirty dancing guided boat tours with the lake lure tours boat company , which points out many of the landmark scenes from the film .
i didn ' t understand the ending of dirty dancing ( the tv movie ) . why did she marry someone else ? ? ! ! # pleaseexplain # dirtydancing
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“dirty dancing” was a box - office hit in 1987 , and its enduring popularity has spawned a stage musical , a cheesy cuba - based prequel and the adoration of multiple generations . “dirty dancing” oozes nostalgia , not least because it’s an ’80s movie set in the ’60s . but a remake will always be a tall order .
a musical stage adaptation titled dirty dancing : the classic story on stage debuted in australia in 2004 , and various versions have toured throughout the us and the uk .
while it ' s easy to be cynical about the whole affair , the film ' s sheer audacity is admirable , and dirty dancing knows what it aspires to .
' and in russia , it ' s policy in the battered women ' s shelters , when a woman comes in for help : first , they wash and dress her wounds , then they give her soup . then they sit her down and show her dirty dancing . when the berlin wall came down , there were all these pictures of kids wearing dirty dancing t - shirts ; they were saying : we want to have what they have in the west ! we want dirty dancing ! '
nobody puts baby in a corner in the television remake of dirty dancing , which aired wednesday on abc , but other aspects of the original 1987 film have shifted .
dirty dancing turned 30 last year , and since it first premiered in august 1987 , the hollywood movie has become a favourite among men and women of all ages .
keith lemon and paddy mcguinness recreated a classic dirty dancing pose on the national television awards red carpet tonight , as keith opted for a dress on the big night .
it ' s a comedy series of five episodes paying tribute to the comedy duo ' s favourite movies of all time , including dirty dancing , jaws and rocky .
much less
dirty
than the movie , lots of fun to dance to .
whatever you think you know about the 1987 movie “dirty dancing , ” you don’t really know the half of it . you know it stars patrick swayze and jennifer grey in a “bad boy , good girl” romantic drama with plenty of hot dancing sequences .
that ' s certainly true for julia derbyshire , who as a teen growing up in new jersey vividly remembers going to a theater in the mall to see dirty dancing .
i ' d love to dance like they do and watching two people dance like that is so sexy ,
says andy , a proud male dirty dancing fan .
preteen ? make that grown - up . now and forever . in tribute , to the movie and to patrick swayze himself , the best dance scenes from dirty dancing .
eleanor bergstein based the cult movie dirty dancing on her own life . now she ' s turned it into a hit musical - with a difference . rachel wells reports .
eleanor bergstein wrote dirty dancing as a warm recollection of her memories of trips with her parents to catskills holiday camps just like
kellerman ' s
in the movie .
time flies ! can you believe it ' s been 30 years since dirty dancing hit the big screen on aug . 21 , 1987 ? we certainly can ' t !
if all of that isn’t enough for you , why not buy a ticket for the annual dirty dancing festival , which takes place in morse park meadows , lake lure .
standing in a picturesque lake , dirty dancing actress jennifer grey is lifted into the air by hunky co - star patrick swayze as the pair rehearse a dance routine outdoors .
jennifer mealani jones portrays penny , bronwyn reed plays baby and christopher tierney is johnny in ‘dirty dancing - the classic story on stage’ at the kravis center . courtesy matthew murphy
jillian mueller and samuel pergande star in the broadway sacramento presentation of “dirty dancing – the classic story on , ” at the sacramento community center theater through jan . 4 .
the 34 - year - old actress recalls working on the 2004 prequel dirty dancing : havana nights , revealing that it opened her eyes to sexism in the movie industry .
as the remake of
dirty dancing
begins revving up to film , another name is added to the list of stars bound for western north carolina in the coming weeks .
samuel pergande ( as johnny ) and jillian mueller ( baby ) in the touring production of
dirty dancing — the classic story on stage .
( / matthew murphy )
producers planning a remake of the movie “dirty dancing” have pulled the plug on north carolina , freeing up $ 4 million in state film grant money that can go to other projects .
thousands of dirty dancing fans make the pilgrimage every year to the mountain lake lodge hotel , which was the real - life location for kellerman’s resort where baby and her family stayed .
and then y ' all end it like this 🤔 i want a damn t - shirt after making it through this mess . - i survived dirty dancing 2017 - # dirtydancing urltoken
the pair act out the scene when baby meets johnny for the first time at a secret staff ‘dirty dancing’ party away from the rest of the kellermans resort in the catskill mountains .
but still : i find it interesting to look behind the curtains , particularly on smaller films , at the mounting issues that can throw a film spectacularly off course . that producer linda gottlieb and her team held dirty dancing together is no small feat . that she steered clear of havana nights , the ill - fated dirty dancing sequel ? all the better . . .
the one person i didn ' t hear mentioned was eleanor bergstein , who wrote the original
dirty dancing
based on her own life ,
a showbiz 411 reviewer said .
it’s been 30 years since the 1987 film “ dirty dancing ” premiered in theaters , and actress jennifer grey reflected on what it was like working with her co - star patrick swayze .
grey , who also starred in ferris bueller ' s day off , was speaking ahead of the release of a special edition of dirty dancing , which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year .
chemistry : grey and swayze as baby and johnny castle in dirty dancing , which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year . a special edition of the film will be released to mark the occasion
while abc is set to go live later this year with the wonderful world of disney : the little mermaid live , its remake of dirty dancing was a filmed three - hour adaptation .
the dancing here brings out the sensual dreaminess of the songs . dirty dancing - - what a great title ! - - is such a bubbleheaded , retro vision of growing up in the sixties ( or any other time ) that you go out of the theatre giggling happily .
so this week’s remake of dirty dancing on abc is a curious thing : dirty dancing fans have not been clamoring for a reboot or a remake or so much as a re - airing—and it is already an immutable law of the universe established long ago that the original dirty dancing will always be replaying on some channel or streaming somewhere whenever you need it . a live musical update , like the ones other networks have been doing , could theoretically have been fun , but this is neither live nor really a musical , despite a few singing numbers . it’s a remake where just about everything—the plot , the dialogue , the dancing , the cast—has gotten worse .
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patrick swayze , the hollywood actor whose role in dirty dancing inspired a generation of ordinary girls to believe their dreams could come true , has died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 57 .
people say that , but there is no privacy for dirty dancing ,
says bergstein , who says that within days of its sydney premiere it was all over the new york papers .
but the strangest choice by far—even stranger than making the new movie a pseudo - musical , singing the songs that appeared on the original film’s unforgettable soundtrack—is the new movie’s added framing device , which positions the whole of dirty dancing as the flashback a now - adult baby ( abigail breslin , stepping in for jennifer grey ) experiences while watching a broadway show called—wait for it— dirty dancing .
tickets for dirty dancing – the classic story on stage at the pantages theater are available at urltoken or urltoken . to check out if this production is coming to your city , visit urltoken .
a one - story - high video screen is effective in helping convey the story , and it easily parts for several of the big entrances that add to the spectacle of “dirty dancing . ”
dirty dancing plays the eccles theater for a limited engagement through sunday , june 25 , 2017 . for tickets , call arttix at 801 - 355 - arts ( 2787 ) or visit urltoken .
although the plot is sometimes implausible , the movie ' s music , dancing and romantic spirit carry a lot of it . in addition , dirty dancing has the virtues of a female main character ( a bit unusual in a coming - of - age movie ) and an interesting setting .
we met eleanor , the writer and producer of dirty dancing , at her studio in new york , 2013 . we talked about the impact her movie have had on her life and many others .
as for the london show , dirty dancing is , with £6m advance ticket sales , the most successfully pre - sold show in the history of london theatre . across the world - in dubai , mexico , scandinavia , russia , slovakia and poland - production companies are clamouring for the rights to produce it . dirty dancing is shaping up to be the biggest live theatre sensation of all time .
fox’s shots fired will start production in charlotte in about 2 - 3 weeks . april will also bring us dirty dancing and three billboards outside of ebbing , missouri further west in the asheville area .
by post : send your completed entry form to dirty dancing competition , newsquest dorset , fleet house , hampshire road , weymouth , dorset , dt4 9xd before the closing date of 12th august 2017 .
for many dirty dancing fans , grey , now 57 , and swayze , who died of cancer in 2009 , will always be baby and johnny . there have , of course , been other incarnations of these characters in different projects through the years . in 1988 , ortega directed a short - lived dirty dancing tv series starring patrick cassidy and melora hardin , and in 2004 , swayze had a cameo in dirty dancing : havana nights , a prequel / reimagining of the original film . neither bergstein nor emile ardolina , the late director of the 1987 movie , were involved in these productions .
the north american tour of dirty dancing - the classic story on stage is produced by amber jacobsen , networks presentations llc , grove entertainment , and col joye in association with lionsgate and magic hour productions .
women love talking about dirty dancing and like getting me to try and persuade their boyfriends to watch the movie with them . i think the men see me as a traitor to the sex .
north carolina town hosts ' dirty dancing ' festival lake lure takes much pride in being the backdrop for this all - american coming - of - age dance drama . check out this story on urltoken urltoken
like the central character in dirty dancing , bergstein grew up in new york and spent her summer holidays at a resort in the catskill mountains . her dad was a doctor and everyone called her baby .
it ' s a sweet , lyrical movie with plenty of musical nostalgia . but more importantly , dirty dancing has an uplifting message of hope that can be found only in the dreams of the young .
in this image provided by lionsgate home entertainment , patrick swayze , portraying johnny castle , and jennifer grey , portraying baby houseman , are shown in a scene from the film ,
dirty dancing .
there’s no way to make “dirty dancing” the film play to the rafters , as a big broadway - style musical requires . so blowing it out into more spectacle was really the only way to go .
“it was a cesspit of horrific misogyny , ” garai , 34 , who played the female lead in the 2004 prequel to the original dirty dancing , tells the observer of the environment on - set .
when rehearsing the scene where baby and johnny were dancing on the tree limb , patrick fell off and his knee swelled up but he had it drained and the next day he was dancing again .
johnny gets his pants dirty by sliding across the floor , yet they are clean in the next shot .
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rumor has it that the balance log in
dirty dancing
was at the highland lake inn resort in flat rock , nc , and the log is still there . [ thanks to bob the builder ]
astral images worked with 2g digital to restore the 1987 classic dirty dancing . we processed and scanned the film in - house at 4k using astral color ice ' s automated technology to remove dust and defects .
such effects , while technically ingenious , are among the reasons this live - in - the - flesh version of “dirty dancing” somehow feels more synthetic than its celluloid forerunner . but they’re not the only ones .
after two relaxing nights at the lakeless virginia location , head down interstate 77 and across north carolina on interstate 40 to lake lure , where there’s more to do but , for the “dirty dancing” fan , somewhat less to see . the lake was created in the 1920s by damming the broad river , and today it is an active tourist destination that embraces “dirty dancing” every bit as much as the mountain lake lodge does .
step in johnny castle and baby ' s dancing shoes for a weekend ! stay in kellerman ' s mountain house for one of our dirty dancing themed weekends . enjoy a full itinerary of the movie film tours , dance lessons , saturday night party and much more . you will have the time of your life .
resort owner kellerman himself tries to set baby up with his smarmy grandson , neil . while clumsily dancing with neil , baby ' s eyes are drawn to the professional dancers hired to entertain the guests : penny johnson and johnny castle ( patrick swayze ) . their dancing , while not that dirty , intrigues her .
but dirty dancing ' s appeal went beyond teens , bringing in about $ 64 million , which translates to $ 112 . 6 million in 2006 . it became the year ' s 11th top - grossing movie .
left , patrick swayze and jennifer grey in the lake lift scene from “dirty dancing . ” the lake lift scene was filmed in mountain lake in virginia . right , the lake , which went dry in 2008 .
jennifer grey and patrick swayze worked on
dirty dancing
immediately after finishing
red dawn
. they had not got on during the making of that movie and had to be pursuaded to work together again .
billed as ' the sexiest song and dance sensation of 2013 ' , music and dance fans have the chance to experience the all - new box office hit a night of dirty dancing - the ultimate tribute show .
calling dirty dancing
star wars for women
assumes that women either don ' t like or don ' t understand star wars . i was a thirteen year old girl when dirty dancing came out . i preferred star wars then and i still prefer it now . i won ' t be spending my money to see the theatre version of dd . i ' m saving it for a ticket to see the new james bond movie !
dirty dancing – the classic story on stage features the hit songs including ‘hungry eyes’ , ‘hey ! baby’ , ‘do you love me ? ’ and the heart stopping ‘ ( i’ve had ) the time of my life’ .
the dancing is deliberately ( both in - and out - of - universe ) meant to look sexual .
cheryl burke might be hinting at something in her latest instagram . the longtime dancing with the . . .
you can stay in the rooms they used , or if you prefer utmost privacy , opt for the dirty dancing cabins . johnny ' s cabin and baby ' s cabin feature a jacuzzi , wet bar , kitchenette , a large bedroom and a very sweet front porch . in addition to the dirty dancing cast , the inn also has hosted the likes of f . scott fitzgerald , franklin d . roosevelt , calvin coolidge and emily post .
havana nights is somewhat of a sequel to the 1987 smash hit flick dirty dancing , but set in havana in 1958 . the positioning statement for the new movie is ‘have the time of your life , all over again’ .
made for a relative pittance by independent studio vestron , the true story of dirty dancing is one of persistence . . . not least on the part of the lady on whose life the story is ( loosely ) based .
dirty dancing is an unprecedented live experience , exploding with heart - pounding music , passionate romance and sensationally sexy dancing . this worldwide smash hit tells the classic story of baby and johnny , two fiercely independent young spirits from different worlds who come together in what will be the most challenging and triumphant summer of their lives . dirty dancing features the hit songs “hungry eyes , ” “hey baby , ” “do you love me ? ” and the heart - stopping “ ( i’ve had ) the time of my life . ” you’ll have the time of your life !
the original dirty dancing is a movie so beloved that its ingestion into the voracious hollywood reboot machine was near - inevitable . except dirty dancing has already been through the reboot rigmarole , multiple times , and never successfully . there was the 1988–89 tv adaptation , which came right on the heels of the original movie and was quickly canceled . sorta - prequel dirty dancing : havana nights bombed upon its february 2004 release . i won’t defend it here , except to say that the script’s backstory made for an interesting this american life segment and a pre– mad men john slattery in the dad role is worth looking out for . but the lesson of all of this is that the magic of the original dirty dancing is really , really hard to re - create . it may be corny and clichéd , but there’s a reason it was a hit with a soundtrack that spent an eternity on the billboard charts .
back alley doctor : the abortion clinic . i . e .
a dirty knife and a folding table .
we wondered about the reasons for our eleven - year - old hearts beating so hard after watching the movie dirty dancing . . . we would leave the cinema for the fifth time , still with an overwhelming sense of strength !
the lodge has dirty dancing weekends every summer , special packages that provide guests with a tour , group dance lessons ( with optional private lessons ) , a “dirty dancing” scavenger hunt and more . three are scheduled this year — one each in june , july and august — but fans of the movie come all the time . a small cabin in front of the main lodge has an exhibition devoted to the movie and a guest book full of ardent inscriptions .
i ' m a lifelong resident of lake lure and was here when dirty dancing was filmed . the cast and crew ( including patrick swayze & jennifer gray ) stayed at the historical 1927 lake lure inn while filming here .
you will not have the time of your life watching abc’s “dirty dancing” musical . it is neither good nor deliciously bad . it is a banal three - hour time - suck that manages to feel both rushed and drawn out .
until then , the return of the “dirty dancing” money means griffin can recruit new productions . wilmington has about 250 people working on “under the dome , ” but leaders there have been worried about what will happen when the show ends .
often derided by men as the seminal ultracheese ( tm ) teen romantic ' chick flick ' , dirty dancing is one of those movies that became a cliche in itself through its seemingly endless appeal to the fairer sex of all ages .
however , dirty dancing was the epitome of a surprise breakthrough hit . it was a cheap , independent production that broke through , building up off sizeable word of mouth . it would be fair to call it something of a phenomenon .
dirty dancing ' s shoot lasted for 44 days , and director emile ardolino duly went to his edit room to assemble a cut . it would be fair to say that his first take on the film did not go down well , leaving one producer to reportedly say
burn the negative and collect the insurance
. in fact , for some time , there was serious talk of letting dirty dancing bypass cinemas altogether , in favour of a straight to video release .
abigail breslin , seen in 2015 , was announced that year as the star of the dirty dancing remake . viewers on social media didn ' t take kindly wednesday night to the adaptation . ( richard shotwell / invision / associated press )
the cheers for “dirty dancing” began with the first drumbeats of the opening song at century ii on tuesday night , and hit their peak when the lead performers re - created the final scene’s dance “lift” made famous in the 1987 flick .
new york writer eleanor bergstein spent 10 years hawking a script around hollywood and gyrating on tables in front of male movie executives . then a fledgling studio finally agreed to make her film , dirty dancing . it became a box office hit .
being on set was surreal because the original dirty dancing is a movie i loved growing up . additionally , all the production staff were so lovely . i am grateful to have had such a great first experience in the film industry . ”
she is all grown up : when baby puts on her dancing dress , and the white gown at the end .
dancing partnership but no kisses : fred astaire and ginger rogers in top hat . photograph : moviestore collection / rex features
i want to hold out hope that somehow dirty dancing will indeed be rescheduled for a remake starring derek . as of now , however , it is not on an official release schedule that i found to be reliable when i was working on the makeyourmove3d website and we were seeking a release date for derek’s movie back then . here it is . keep checking it , maybe if we all pray real hard , dirty dancing : the remake will appear on this list real soon . 🙂
dirty dancing’s remake has not happened to this date . in fact – at the beginning of 2015 , talk turned to doing a three - episode tv movie instead , so as not to compete with the original film version . aww , shucks !
ghostbusters ,
dirty dancing ,
indiana jones ,
back to the future
and other classics made the 80s unforgettable . how many of these 13 cult films have you seen ? ( 11 . 07 . 2016 )
dirty dancing is back in sydney , the city of its conception . after nearly ten years , it’s become a proven success with audiences , having broken box office records across the world . its cult following is so strong that audiences seem to know exactly what they will get before even stepping foot in the theatre . the excitement is contagious , and renders the dirty dancing experience far more enjoyable . but , when the production is placed under a critical eye , it quickly reveals its imperfections .
dirty dancing originally opened at the aldwych theatre on 24 october 2006 with record - breaking advance sales of £15m – making it the fastest - selling show ever in west end theatre history . the production then became the aldwych’s longest - running show , playing to over two million people throughout its five - year run , before eventually dancing the last fandango on 9 july 2011 .
said ortega of the project , “the opportunity to direct dirty dancing is like returning home for me . growing up in the 60’s on the dance floor helped define me as a person and as an artist . i am looking forward to assembling a great creative team and an exciting cast to bring dirty dancing to the screen for a new generation . patrick swayze set the bar for men dancing in the movies as gene kelly and fred astaire did before him . i believe everywhere you look there is evidence that the talent is out there and i can’t wait to begin the process of discovering the next breakout triple - threats . ”
every film has sizeable problems during production of course - as zoe saldana told us of issues on guardians of the galaxy earlier in the year ,
i call that a tuesday on a film set
- and some suffer more than dirty dancing did .
thirty years after its release ,
dirty dancing
about a teen summer romance is as popular as ever , with a recent tv remake and sold - out musicals around the world . here are 10 things you didn ' t know about the film .
the greatness of dirty dancing was not lost on me in my near - daily viewings as a child and preteen , re - enacting every dance with my sister . what i learned a little later : it ' s a great , brave movie for women .
abortion , theft , class inequality :
dirty dancing
took on hard - hitting topics - and nearly didn ' t make it to theaters as a result . take a closer look at the iconic coming - of - age story as it turns 30 .
handled with empathy and without judgement the abortion is just one of the many elements that make dirty dancing a feminist film . other notable box - office hits of 1987 included three men and a baby , beverly hills cop ii , good morning vietnam , the untouchables , stakeout and lethal weapon . in a cinematic climate filled with machismo , dirty dancing was one of the only films where a leading female character – an awkward , opinionated virgin no less – possessed the agency to change the lives of the people in her life .
last year , when i passed up my first opportunity to see dirty dancing at belk theater , i had this naïve idea that it would be a musical adaptation of the 1987 film starring patrick swayze and jennifer grey . with the return of the national tour charlotte , this time at cavernous ovens auditorium , i persisted in my folly long after the curtain rose . silly me , i overlooked the fine print in my playbill under the florid romance novel italics of the dirty dancing logo :
the classic story on stage .
the bits you probably know about dirty dancing . it gave patrick swayze his big breakthrough movie . he and co - star jennifer grey supposedly weren ' t best of friends . it went on to be a huge hit . the soundtrack sold a few copies too .
abc ' s dirty dancing remake is almost here , and we finally have our first look at the cast , which includes abigail breslin as baby and colt prattes as johnny castle , the onscreen couple made iconic by jennifer grey and patrick swayze in the 1987 movie .
i’d come here on a quest to see the locations where dirty dancing was shot . while it was actually filmed in virginia and north carolina , the movie that launched a million slumber - party fantasies was set in a scenic family resort in new york’s catskill mountains .
just as important , the lake lure inn & spa was the site of real - life dirty dancing . “we had dance parties at the hotel , and they were really crazy dance parties , and we kind of practiced our moves , ” doriana sanchez , one of the movie’s main dancers , said in an interview for the first dirty dancing festival in 2009 . “so if you can imagine what was on film – add a little beer and heat , and it was pretty fun on the dance floor on our times off . ”
dirty dancing ' s original scribe watches all the remakes and says that while the controversial ending of the abc remake
isn ' t the story i would ' ve told ,
she doesn ' t take issue with others ' interpretations of the characters she created .
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since its release in 1987 , dirty dancing has become a slow - burning hollywood classic for those who like their romance danced out . as it opens on london ' s west end stage , with
record
advance ticket sales , what ' s its enduring appeal ?
distant finale : the film opens with a 1975 baby watching dirty dancing : the musical and reminiscing about her time at kellerman ' s . in the end johnny catches up with her , and she wrote a book about the experience , upon which the musical is based .
the two portrayed sheltered teenager baby and handsome dance instructor johnny in the flick about their summer love affair . in may 2017 , the memorable blockbuster was brought back to life with a tv remake . here ' s hoping jennifer one day considers doing a dirty dancing sequel !
look beyond the deceptively raunchy opening credits and you’ll realise that the steamy romance was all just a clever vehicle for a critical , social and political portrait of american life in the ’60s , and that dirty dancing is , in fact , an enduring piece of feminist cinema .
dirty dancing - a coming - ofage film about a wide - eyed teen on a family holiday who discovers a forbidden underworld of sexy dancing - finally hit the big screen in 1987 . it featured a cast of relative unknowns including patrick swayze as dance teacher johnny castle and jennifer grey as daddy ' s little girl frances
baby
houseman . no one was more surprised at its immediate success than bergstein .


solaris is a 2002 american science fiction drama film written and directed by steven soderbergh , produced by james cameron and jon landau , and starring george clooney and natascha mcelhone .

it is based on the 1961 science fiction novel of the same name by writer stanisław lem .

reflecting on andrei tarkovsky 's critically acclaimed 1972 film solaris ( which was itself preceded by a 1968 soviet tv film ) , soderbergh promised to be closer in spirit to lem 's novel .

the film is a meditative psychodrama set almost entirely on a space station orbiting the planet solaris , adding flashbacks to the previous experiences of its main characters on earth .

clooney 's character struggles with the questions of solaris ' motivation , his beliefs and memories , and reconciling what was lost with an opportunity for a second chance .

solaris ( 2002 film )

the lucid nightmare : review : solaris ( 1972 ) vs . solaris ( 2002 )
one of the three films that received an
f
cinemascore from audiences upon their release in 2002 , along with feardotcom ( 2002 ) and darkness ( 2002 ) .
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solaris ( 2002 ) . director - steven soderbergh . stars : george clooney , natascha mcelhone . moria - the science - fiction , horror and fantasy film review .
solaris director : andrei tarkovsky year 1972 solaris is a hypnotic russian science fiction film brought to us by the legendary director . . .
steven soderbergh’s solaris ( 2002 ) is a challenging film . it doesn’t repeat its answers time and time again . it allows you to make up your mind . it mostly takes place in the characters’ heads .
george clooney doesn’t want the moon in his new sci - fi film “solaris” to get all the attention .
solaris ( 1968 ) , a two - part black - and - white film for russian television by boris nirenburg .
csicsery - ronay , jr . , istvan . “on the grotesque in science - fiction . ” science fiction studies 29 ( 2002 ) : 71 .
cliff martinez ' s score for the 2002 remake is simply brilliant . those docking sequence spacescapes are long and lush , the perfect marriage of music and visual imagery .
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we are thrilled to announce that cliff martinez ' s iconic score to solaris , previously released on invada records , has been repressed on brand new vinyl colours , each with its own artwork in 425g heavyweight sleeve . martinez ' s strikingly atmospheric , beautiful score to the 2002 film ' solaris ' is hailed by many as one of the most iconic and influential modern soundtracks .
auf jeden fall besser als tarkowskis film . das pacing ist sehr viel schneller und die länge ist passend zu dem gehalt der story . leider hat der film kaum ein gefühl für atmosphäre oder philosophie und so und der 2002er solaris
nur
ein annehmbarer sci - fi film .
two oscar - winning directors have joined forces to make a serious and complex science - fiction film called
solaris ,
and all you probably know about this film is that george clooney shows his naked behind .
he goes back to sleep , and once again solaris re - creates rheya .
jordan , miriam and julian jason haladyn . “simulation , simulacra , and solaris . ” film - philosophy 14 . 1 ( 2010 ) : 253 .
jordan , miriam and julian jason haladyn . “simulation , simulacra , and solaris . ” film - philosophy 14 . 1 ( 2010 ) : 262 .
adam . . . . yeah the 2002 version is definitely easier to sit through and the freeway drive sequence does tend to drag on . i think what the 2002 version did so well , was to streamline the entire concept and keep the narrative compact enough that it conveyed the same emotions as the original film without sacrificing too much of the story . either way they ' re both great films , just executed differently . thanks for checking out the blog .
“ , and much of the haunting music , production design and superb cinematography of soderbergh’s film evokes stanley kubrick’s masterpiece . however while the tarkovsky film and
lots of edge enhancement and probably the ugliest picture quality of any hd anything i own , but is wider screen ( 21 : 9 ish ? ) & significantly more detailed than the 2002 - 3 dvd .
well - reviewed in its time , steven soderbergh’s 2002 film solaris placed a paltry 124 th on the us box office for the year and its total gross amounted to less than a third of the film’s estimated budget . on the dvd’s commentary track , soderbergh and producer james cameron argue that the film was poorly marketed . there may be some credence to their arguments : the theatrical trailer , used to whet audience appetites , plays up the romance and suspense arcs of the narrative and pitches the film as a conventional psychological thriller with quick cuts and a driving up - tempo score . the actual film is far more contemplative and cerebral and demands being viewed through multiple lenses of critical analysis
though solaris is not entirely intertextual with the source material that precedes it , there are instances where soderbergh chooses to adapt items found specifically in tarkovsky’s film that were not present in lem’s original novel . by actively engaging with both versions of the narrative that came before , soderbergh positions his solaris as a representation constructed of the various pieces of the solaris cannon . combined with his auteur vision , soderbergh’s solaris playfully situates itself in the discourse on reproduction and recreation though avoids the risk of ever truly being considered a third solaris .
does both — and well , i think . how did such an unusual film pass muster with studio bean counters ? it’s hard to know , but it probably had something to do with soderbergh’s proven box - office track record ( in 2002 , he’d recently come off two huge successes :
much like the planet itself ,
solaris
relies on what you bring to it .
solaris , directed by steven soderbergh , is an immensely captivating film that borrows heavily from the original solaris ' plot , but streamlines it for a more cohesive narrative that moves along at a brisk pace while keeping true to the nature of tarkovsky ' s masterpiece .
that is the central theme of stanislaw lem’s solaris . i was hoping for more mention of it during the film , but no , it got lost in the muddle .
11 . in the director’s commentary to the english film , soderbergh discusses whether solaris is either a good or a bad entity , and he quotes stanley kubrick who stated that the universe is neither good or bad , but indifferent . are there any indications about solaris’s motives ?
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i’ll end up on a note on the book / movie differences : a plot point that got lost in the adaptation is that solaris , the ocean / planet is intelligent and may in fact try to communicate with the scientists by the use of those “phantoms” . i don’t think it adds much , though , to consider this explanation given that solaris ( 2002 ) is more or less self - consistent without it . be advised that reading the book in order to have the film explained to you may result in even greater confusion .
i actually preferred the 2002 version , as tarkovsky sometimes overdid some of the sequences ( e . g . the freeway drive ) . viola davis and jeremy davies were excellent as the self - consiously neurotic crew . and the score was superb .
solaris 1971 überbewertete schein kunst die allein davon lebt das angebliche film experten sich daran aufgeilen sagen zu können das sie diesen film geshen haben und verstanden haben . meine erfahrung war folgende ich habe einen 3 stunden langen film mit statischen bildern gesehen bei dem ich mich nach 30 minuten gefragt hab wann die story anfängt nach einer stunde und nach 90 minuten bis ich nach fast 3 stunden gemerkt habe das der film nur so tut als würde er eine story zu erzählen zu wollen die erkenntnis das ich 3 stunden einen film geguckt habe ohne jeh etwas verstanden zu haben hat mich schwer mitgenommen und an alle die sagen der film will garkeine geschichte erzählen sondern ein gefühl…
oh , yes : spoilers follow . do not read if you haven’t seen the film .
a scene from the 1979 film
stalker .
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this is over an hour shorter than the original version , andrei tarkovsky ' s solaris ( 1971 ) .
, i’ll admit , and i can think of other novel - to - film - to - film transformations that are more interesting to me . off the top of my head , the
the 2002 version of solaris is an enjoyable film that lays out the same concepts of the original , but scales it down a bit for an americanized version of a beloved russian classic . i love both movies and i think what both soderbergh and tarkovsky have done with their films is amazing . tarkovsky gives us a surreal look into a science fiction film that presents itself in a poetic and ambiguously metaphorical vision , while soderbergh goes the more straight forward route , giving us a sleek and beautiful updated science fiction film , that stays true to the integrity of the original while pushing the narrative along by the help of its dramatic and humanized cast .
i love that scene . just watched 2002 . absolutely terrible , possibly the worst thing i ' ve ever seen . most probably because it ' s impossible not to compare it to tarkovsky ' s . pretty much summed up americanized consumer ideology for me .
for the record los angeles times saturday november 09 , 2002 home edition main news part a page 2 national desk 8 inches ; 315 words type of material : correction
solaris
rating - - a story in tuesday ' s calendar about the rating given to
solaris
said an r rating prohibits viewers younger than 18 unless they are accompanied by a parent or guardian . in fact , the rating means
restricted : under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian .
i really dig the mood of this film mostly due to cliff martinez ' s great score .
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pseudonyms are generally trouble - free , but they can create headaches around awards season . the academy issues oscar nominations to whoever is officially listed in a film ' s credits , pseudonym or not . in 1997 , jaynes became an oscar - nominated film editor for
his
work on fargo . likewise , donald kaufman , the fictional alter - ego of charlie kaufman who shared writing credit on 2002 ' s adaptation , was nominated for best adapted screenplay .
visiting london to promote their new film , the existential sci - fi love story solaris , steven soderbergh and george clooney were onstage at the nft for a guardian interview on february 13 . read a full transcript here
regardless , i did enjoy the ( 2001 / 2002 ? ) movie . i found it leaning towards the artsy / philosophical genre while i gravitate more toward hard scifi , but then i am a telecom / network engineer who deals daily with absolutes – cause & effect .
soderbergh cast jeremy davies in the film after seeing a tape davies made of himself playing charles manson . davies was preparing to play manson in an independent film . the tape was passed around within the film industry and became a popular bootleg . davies eventually played manson in helter skelter ( 2004 ) .
5 out of 5 stars a classic mind - trip of a film that can never be matched .
being slow , boring and difficult to understand . in fact , more public attention seemed to focus on george clooneys naked butt than any of the films deeper philosophical issues or comparisons with the original film .
and while i buy the positive , progressive nature of the god / solaris parallel , i really like the quantum - like discontinuity in the plotline , and perhaps in the solaris decisions / reactions . perhaps in this corner of this universe , quantum potentiality overrides probability to bring back the dead ? solaris’s true power to shape physics . sci - fi indeed !
solaris
has up to now been the better - known of the two , in part for its more easily graspable lost - in - space story line and also for steven soderbergh ' s 2002 remake . which makes
stalker
the real revelation of the pair .
stalker
recently broke box office records when it played at the film society of lincoln center in new york city and , incredibly , had the second - highest per - screen average nationwide behind only the opening of
guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 .
( a very different kind of science fiction film . )
the station crashes into the expanding planet . solaris “reaches out” to chris ( though the boy phantom ) , who accepts .
it ' s an unusual challenge for a hollywood film with a major star , but worth the effort .
( 1998 ) , which still remains his ( and george clooneys ) best film . soderbergh went onto make
solaris ,
which opened wednesday , has been sold as a love story , with the space - station setting incidental .
the picture was placed on the fridge after rhea died , and before chris went on solaris . this is also the same time frame that he cut his finger ( before solaris ) . when they show this scene , it is from his memory looking back at the time of his time of mourning . he decides to make the choice to stay on solaris because on earth he is “faking his life” , and if he stays , he no longer needs to mourn her death because they are together on solaris . they are both dead , but death shall have no dominon on solaris , only love shall dominate , as described in the poem
an interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,
sorry to bother you .
brooding soundtrack to soderbergh ' s remake of the classic sci - fi film . set adrift in . . .
around solaris , the scientists orbiting the planet in the space station start seeing… things . phantoms from their pasts appear on the station , re - created by solaris . the phantoms are usually people ( alive or dead ) that the scientists long to talk to .
“solaris . it is one of the few soundtracks of mine that i can still stand to listen to . i also think it was a score that made the greatest contribution to the film for which it was written .
- cliff martinez .
before solaris ' s release critical fears ran high that re - making a film , seemingly set in stone by andrei tarkovsky , was folly of the highest order . thus , all aspects of the project fall prey to the same harsh scrutiny .
soderbergh ' s solution ? the pseudonym peter andrews—his father ' s first and middle names . a couple of years later , as his film solaris wrapped up , soderbergh encountered a similar issue with his film editor credit . here , he opted for the pseudonym mary ann bernard , based on his mother ' s name .
i wanted to pay tribute to my dad , and so when the editing credit became an issue on solaris , i decided to spread it around ,
he says .
slow - moving , cerebral , and ambiguous , solaris is not a movie for everyone , but it offers intriguing issues to ponder .
5 . in the director’s commentary to the english film , soderbergh notes that his version of the film has the rheya - creature agonize over her identity , which was not part of the original novel or the russian film . we also see this agonizing in the snow - creature . ( in the movie multiplicity , but contrast , the clones quickly accept their clone - status . ) if you discovered that you were a creature created by solaris , what would your reaction be ?
i also love the casting of jeremy davies as snow , one of the scientists on board the solaris . he ' s such an amazingly estranged actor and can play such a curiously weird character , that this film so desperately thrives on displaying . i ' ve immensely enjoyed his parts on lost and ravenous and his disturbingly accurate portrayal of charles manson in the film helter skelter . in solaris , he gets to thrive doing what he does best , portraying an off kilter scientists that makes you wonder , what ' s this guy on ? i think the addition of his character in the film , breathes new life into the overall feel of the movie , and it made me care a little bit more for the other existing members of the solaris crew .
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' ' solaris ' ' was adapted from the polish science - fiction writer stanislaw lem ' s 1961 novel , which also inspired a 1972 film by the russian director andrei tarkovsky . the story turns out to be a kind of aesthetic rorschach for filmmakers .
i thought soderbergh completely changed the ending from either the 1972 movie or the novel , and in a way that was completely inconsistent with both the characters ' limited understanding of the nature of the visitors and the powers / effects of solaris itself . the 2002 version is beautiful to look at , but imho , it is a dumbed - down shadow of tarkovsky ' s classic aimed at an audience which prefers to watch movies which do not require much mental exercise .
solaris is just boring . it ' s dull . god , is it dull ! dull ! dull ! dull ! dull ! dull !
steven soderbergh ' s solaris has brought sci - fi back from the dead . john patterson takes his regular look at new us movies .
loosely based on stanislaw lem ' s 1961 novel and russian director andrei tarkovsky ' s 1972 film ,
solaris
takes place at an unspecified future date aboard a space station orbiting a planet that seems to possess the power to read people ' s minds .
“fox leaked the story about the mpaa rating on ‘solaris , ’ how we got an r because i showed my ( behind ) , but i think they’re having trouble selling this film . they don’t know what to do with it , ” clooney tells newsday .
considering tarkovsky ' s film is an absolute masterpiece , soderbergh did a solid job with solaris . the use of flashbacks worked well to get the audience to sympathize with kelvin ' s pain . it was definitely a more straight forward take on the story . i even felt skeptical when clooney was casted as kelvin , but was pleasantly surprised by his performance . solaris ( 1972 ) is a cinematic treasure .
excellent film . great space scenes and a strong love bond between george clooney & natascha mcelhone ( one genuinely feels the strength of their love ) . the film is thought provoking . quality of dvd was good and arrived quickly . strongly recommend .
it doesn ' t necessarily cover any huge ground , but it ' s a small film that tells something much bigger .
is based much more on the 1972 film than it ever was stanislaw lems novel . forgotten in all of this seems to be the original film version of the book , which had earlier been adapted as a 2½ hour movie for russian television with
' ' solaris ' ' is rated pg - 13 ( parents strongly cautioned ) . it has sexual situations and discreetly photographed moments of nudity .
tense and stately ,
solaris
explores big ideas : fate , faith , predestination , memory , love , god , and the afterlife .
stanislaw lem ( the novel ' s polish author ) said that he never intended ' solaris ' to be interpreted as a love story , but as a meditation on the nature of human quest to understand the unknowable . this could be in the spiritual or religious sense , or simply in a personal sense of understanding one ' s own motivations and desires . his novel reads better than the 3 - hour long film by tarkovsky , but then it really has a life of its own as a film ( even if it does not depart from the plot ) . in contrast , lem admitted in a 2002 interview that he was a bit embarrassed by the soderbergh ' s take on the novel , but did not disown it either .
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2 . in the original english film screenplay , snow states regarding solaris , “personally , i think it ' s god . at least , it fits my definition . ” what definition of god might snow have in mind , and is this an appropriate definition of god ?
this 2002 remake of andrei tarkovsky ' s solaris manages to be far less ambitious and goes straight to the point . i thought it was a good take on the classic film , but it doesn ' t have the epic visuals and terrific , yet simple story that the original possessed . of course , this film echoes what the 1976 film had , but it never goes in depth with its subject , and it doesn ' t do anything new or refreshing . with that being said , watch the original film instead , it ' s far superior and it ' s a classic of the genre . this remake is good , but it never comes close to the original . the acting in this remake is very good , and i thought that overall it was a solid film , but it also rushed through the story a bit . with the original , it took its time to let the story unfold and it worked brilliantly and that ' s one of the main reasons that tarkovsky ' s sci fi classic is so unique and ultimately memorable . with this remake , you get a far shorter film , one that doesn ' t reach its potential and in turn lacks the development that made the original so good . nonetheless , this remake is good , but it could have been better as well . luckily the cast are great , and it ' s the film ' s strongest asset . however , i would recommend the 1976 film instead of this one , but if you want a more stripped down version , with less ambitious ideas , then this remake is for you . in terms of revamping a classic film , solaris like every other remake before or after it has left a bit to be desired , and makes you want to watch the original film . the ideas expressed on - screen , are things we ' ve seen before , and there never is new blood injected into the story . for a remake however , it ' s quite good , but it ' s nothing compared to the film that came before it .
devil or god , doesn’t really matter , what matters is that kelvin was happy . he had the second chance he hoped for . so looking back if you consider happiness is found in heaven , then kelvin in the end was in heaven and solaris is god . there isn’t really anything to be gained with solaris being the devil . there are no hints for ulterior motives in solaris’s part aside from giving kelvin and his wife the life they really wanted . if solaris did tempt them , instead of just sending them a kind of prophetic message , remember that the devil tempts for people to gain earthly and temporary pleasures and the long term consequence is pain and suffering . this is certainly not the case for solaris , kelvin and his wife longed to be where they were in the ending ( apartment ) , and it was not temporary , their romance would find no end in solaris .
even so , lem refers ( disparagingly ) to the single biggest difference between the source novel and soderbergh’s film . the novel ( as well as tarkovsky’s film ) is far more invested in the science fiction elements of the story , using the protagonist’s relationship with his wife ( or “wife” ) as a way to explore such notions as the nature of identity and reality . soderbergh’s film is essentially
yes wes . you are able to explain what i believed . he is now “living” on solaris and has come to terms with his past . what i find interesting , what will humans on earth do with their information about solaris from gibson ? go back ? stay away ? what would you do ?
phantom - snow points out that solaris is getting bigger every time the phantom - destroyer is used ( insert techno - babble here as to why this is so . maybe solaris is angry at the destruction of its phantoms ) , and that the station will soon crash down on the planet . he recommends evacuation .
he shuts down the door to the shuttle and decides to remain aboard the station as it crashes down on solaris . self - sacrifice out of guilt for not remembering rheya “right” ? maybe . but then again , have i mentioned how many people kill themselves at the slightest excuse in this film ?
although visually stunning , solaris is simply a bit dull . clooney gives an uncharacteristically wooden performance that fails to evoke sympathy , and the plot meanders along failing to generate much interest . while the tarkovsky film is an almost three hour long philosophical musing , it still manages to sustain an engaging dream like quality throughout . although soderbergh’s film is atmospheric , it simply comes across as an under developed romance which unsuccessfully aspires to being something grander .
yes , it’s a pretentious art film . it’s a gratuitously self - indulgent piece of cinema that’s not nearly as profound at it may think it is . it’s under - plotted , bloated and would have made a better 30 - minutes twilight zone episode than a feature film .
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steven soderbergh is quoted saying that if the audience does not enjoy the first 10 minutes of the film then they might as well leave .
“he shuts down the door to the shuttle and decides to remain aboard the station as it crashes down on solaris . self - sacrifice out of guilt for not remembering rheya “right” ? maybe . but then again , have i mentioned how many people kill themselves at the slightest excuse in this film ? ”
lem’s novel is deeply ambiguous in many ways . neither the reader nor the characters ever obtains a full and complete understanding of , among other things , the nature of solaris , how its ocean is able to generate excellent facsimiles of human life , how human “brain waves” interact with the ocean , and many other imponderables . inasmuch as such ambiguity is central to lem’s ( and tarkovsky’s ) approach to the narrative , it seems to me that lem , had he been a little more open - minded about the whole thing , might actually have appreciated soderbergh’s version . though the 2002 film does indeed emphasize the love story over the imponderables , it presents that love story in a highly ambiguous manner .
some soldiers / investigators are sent to solaris by the company in order to help , but are plagued by the same phantoms . all ( ! ) commit suicide .
anytime someone asks me for a movie recommendation , i always ask ,
have you seen solaris ?
the movie is gorgeous and the score even more so .
i can recall seeing solaris for the first time and being totally taken away by the film . the directing , editing , acting , set design , story , philosophy and psychology of the motion picture . however , none of this would be relevant if it were for the soundtrack of the movie , for it was the glue behind soderbergh ' s vision . cliff martinez brings ambient music to a whole new level with the selections from this soundtrack . the music is spacey , aloof , haunting and beautiful all at the same time . i have been able to listen to this music strictly as background or foreground . i can ' t recall how many times i put this cd on in the background while i typed papers during grad school . i have purchased other soundtracks by cliff martinez , narc and wicker park . those are also great cds and if one likes the music from solaris , then they should consider those cds as well . however regardless of how good both those cds are , solaris is still by far my favorite . i know there are many mixed reviews about solaris ( 2002 ) , but i loved it . i also own the original film and the original soundtrack . both of them are wonderful and worth owning . as for the cliff martinez soundtrack , one can enjoy it regardless if they have seen the film , love it or hate it . these feelings take nothing away from the music . a must have for anyone who loves melodies of a remitting tapestry .
soderbergh ' s vision of the novel is less of a remake of tarkovsky ' s film , but more so a different interpretation and depiction .
also , i like the interpretation that solaris is god - like . it does explain many things . but , having read the novel , solaris was not god - like , just completely alien to us humans . lem seemed strongly to make the point that we should not expect life on other planets to be anything like our expectations .
two character ' s names vary a great deal in the different versions of this story . the female character is known as
rhea
in the english translation of the novel ,
rheya
in the film , and
harey
in the original polish . in the 1972 version , she is known as
hari / khari
in the subtitles and russian dialogue , and
carrie
in the english dubbing . the doctor is known as
snow
in the english translation of the novel , and the 2002 film , but in the tarkovsky version , he is known
snaut
in the subtitles and russian dialogue , and
stroud / strowd
in the english dub .
solaris is a planet that orbits a binary . it has developed its own “intelligence” , whatever that may mean to a planet - spanning protoplasmic ocean with powers that appear supernatural .
according to recent reviews of steven soderbergh ' s new movie the good german , soderbergh uses the pseudonym peter andrews for his work as cinematographer on his films , and the name mary ann bernard for his work as a film editor . why do filmmakers use pseudonyms to conceal their involvement in a film ?
but once the novelty of the space station has worn off , the movie ' s atmosphere begins to feel uncomfortably cramped and stifling . for ' ' solaris ' ' is a science - fiction film lacking action - adventure sequences . the absence of boyish friskiness , kineticism and pyrotechnics makes it a film that offers no vicarious physical release . its insistence on remaining cerebral and somber to the end may be a sign of integrity , but it should cost it dearly at the box office .
the rating was based on a couple scenes in which the 41 - year - old clooney’s backside is bare — which soderbergh and the studio claimed wasn’t enough to merit the more - mature designation . the motion picture association of america , which determines film ratings , eventually relented and agreed to release “solaris” with a pg - 13 rating . makers of the film hope the lower rating will draw larger audiences , but now clooney is concerned the attention will be focused primarily on his posterior .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
soderbergh , who picked up an academy award for directing
traffic ,
said he was stunned that the film originally got an
r
rating .
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merely grinds to a halt in uncertain confusion . you cannot decry steven soderbergh for aiming at places well beyond the reach of the average popcorn film , but
polasek , ashley . “sherlockian simulacra : adaptation and the postmodern construction of reality . ” literature / film quarterly 40 . 3 ( 2009 ) : 193 .
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i was pleasantly surprised to find myself attracted to the soundtrack of this film , since its subtle weave does not announce itself with a blaze of trumpets .
[ january 2007 : i still haven’t had the time to return to the film , but uk cinephile dan wrote in to remind me of the thematic links between chris’s favourite poem , dylan thomas’ “ and death shall have no dominion “ , and the ending of the film . if nothing else , the link highlights solaris’ thematic exploration of love after death . chris ends up getting what he most clearly wished for , regardless of the other consequences . true love through death , maybe . ]
something conscious on solaris was able to reach inside the consciousness of the people on - board the space station prometheus and contact them in a way that was both profound and disturbing .
9 . in the original english film screenplay , chris describes the physical nature of solaris : “it exists in a continuum that wasn ' t proven until ten years ago , a higher mathematical dimension superimposed on top of the universe . an infinite number of them , in fact . it was a violation of all of our various laws regarding the universe , space , or space - time . it was completely counter - intuitive . we had to unlearn everything . ” does this description bolster snow’s contention that solaris is god ?
but there’s no denying that some hints may be required in order to appreciate the film jut a little bit more . if you can tolerate a few paragraphs of random rambling , keep on reading , because i’ll share my own take on the film , and maybe - hopefully ! - help you along the way .
the link is clear , solaris is god . the movie touches on a very basic human desire , the do over . chris regretted not being there for his wife , and solaris gives him that chance . back at his apartment , rheya appears , and she says , all is forgiven , and the do over is validated . who but god can forgive sins ?
dr . kelvin is a psychiatrist by trade and certainly well - versed on the school of thought of abnormal psychology as defined by the freudian school . in a candid interview with fellow crew member gordon , gordon assesses her own condition by rattling off a laundry list of disorders she’s begun experiencing due to her proximity to the planet solaris : depression , hypomania , insomnia , amongst others . it is only when second rheya appears that kelvin himself understands the true nature of the warnings raised by snow and gordon . rationalizing the relationship with second rheya proves problematic on a number of levels . firstly : how does solaris create these visitors ? while the film wisely never chooses to provide an answer to the impossible , what is revealed is that solaris interacts with a host’s memories to create their visitors . it seems that solaris is a feminine creator that conjoins with the mental output of the host to produce .
[ december 2009 : nate writes to add : “the ending to solaris is pretty clear if you follow the literary cues throughout the film . at the dinner party they discuss the idea of god and rhea ( named after the greek goddess , the “mother of the gods” ) becomes upset with his atheism , apropos the concept of the afterlife . it is clear that he is swallowed up by solaris , but they don’t imply that he “died” . the entire movie is in a suspension , a purgatory . assuming that the last part is part of the afterlife only fits in with the grander stage of the metaphor . he couldn’t resolve his relationship with rhea on earth or purgatory ( the land of ghosts ) because rhea outside of solaris was nothing but a facsimile of her essence based on his perception . assuming solaris is a metaphor for a platonic god , which is suggested many times , there are mentions of its omniscience , rhea inside solaris would be the quintessence of rhea . the last scene is the afterlife , they will live forever ( the cut finger heals ) . stanislov lem is known for his philosophical and existential theories , and this is very apparent in solaris . when seen through this tradition , the story is actually quite elegant , literal and succinct . ” ]
really enjoyed this film , its a keeper . only focuses on part of the book really but in a really thoughful way . i ' ve got the original film , and the book and now this . . somehow all three together all go toward making perfect sense out of lems whole concept . great soundtrack too .
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is based on a novel by stanislaw lem that has already been adapted by russian director andrei tarkovsky in 1972 . tarkovsky’s film is sometimes referred to as “the russian
is also a film that comes with no easy solutions and where much of what happens , especially at the end , is left bafflingly ambiguous and unclear . while
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by murtada the studio behind mother ! has pivoted their second week marketing towards the bad word of mouth that the film has been receiving from moviegoers . they stopped selling it as a home invasion horror thriller and instead decided to embrace how polarizing it is . some people love it . . . . . . some people don’t it’s a bold move and we like it . what they don’t do though , is mention the f cinemascore that the film recieved . cinemascore is a company that exit polls moviegoers’ opinions on opening night . they have been storing data since 1986 , and in that time only 11 other films received the infamous f . those so honored include steven soderbergh ' s solaris ( 2002 ) and andrew dominik ' s killing them softly ( 2012 ) . and make no mistake darren aronofsky thinks it ' s an honor , he told the frame : what ' s interesting about that is , like , how if you walk out of this movie are
if there ' s one thing that this film excels in it ' s creating a story that is so ambiguous in nature yet so specific in its intentions that it literally boggles the mind . we are meant to question the existence of the manifestation and wonder on the validity of the planet ' s intelligence . nothing is spelled out in this film and i for one think that it ' s better for it . this film thrives in a spiritual sense and it should be different for each viewer to determine what is real and what is of the mind . i think this is a very special way to handle such a strong concept and frankly its the only way to go for this film . even in the beginning of the film , we are placed into a world that never fully felt tangible , always lost in a cloudy like dream . the pacing is so patient and the visuals so vivid that we ' re disconnected from any kind of reality right off the bat , so i think that it ' s perfect for the film to leave you in a constant state of questions without concrete answers . this very idea is what makes solaris so intriguing and captivating .
zwar besticht solaris mit durchaus gelungenen bildern und einen schönen , unaufdringlichen score , dennoch konnte der film bei mir keine gefühle wecken . so finde ich hier weder philosophische tiefe , noch gut konstruierte science fiction vor . solaris versteht sich mehr als ein
liebesfilm
im weltraum . dadurch bleibt alles halbgar und leicht vorhersehbar . atmosphärisch ist alles ziemlich gut gemacht . der anfang auf der erde sowie die langsame aber stimmige erzählweise haben mir gut gefallen . der anflug auf die raumstation ist eine schöne hommage an 2001 . leider verläuft sich dann alles im sande . jeremy davies als snow ist durch sein gesten - acting kaum zu ertragen und bietet eigentlich gar nichts um den plot voranzubringen . generell , wenn es um details geht zeigt sich solaris überaus knausrig . …
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the movie , which opens this week , drew considerable attention when its r rating was challenged by the film’s director , steven soderbergh , and studio 20th century fox .
one of the proposed taglines for this film was ,
love never dies
. however , this same tagline had already been used for dracula ( 1992 ) .
the idea of following in the footsteps of andrei tarkovsky would be an inconceivable feat for most filmmakers , but in steven soderbergh ‘s case , he had his own reasons for providing a new take on stanisław lem ‘s sci - fi novel solaris . while the 2002 george clooney - led film received a divisive critical response , audiences were less than enthused , as it received the infamous “f’ cinemascore — although , one can hardly be surprised , considering its marketing sold an action - suspense thriller from its executive producer james cameron , the man that brought you aliens and the terminator series . as it recently passed its 10 - year - anniversary , we still find a great deal to love in soderbergh’s take , which delivers a striking , emotionally resonant romance , a distinct , worthy deviation from tarkovsky’s meditative masterpiece . – jordan r .
' ' solaris ' ' observes its characters in semi - shadow much of the time . mr . clooney ' s eyes glisten through the gloom like shiny black coals studded into a craggy twilit landscape .
but clooney , director steven soderbergh and producer james cameron ( oscar winner for
titanic
) think there is more to the $ 47 million film than a love story .
a print was screened at the cinema village theater in new york city in the mid - 1980s that combined an english - dubbed version of the film with sequences from a russian - language print . this version also featured cheesy 1970s - era titles . around this time , this was considered the most complete version of the film available in the united states . it was not until the re - opening of new york ' s film forum theatre in 1989 that the complete and uncut russian - language version was shown there theatrically .
poor mugs . the first preview screening would have been a rude crash - landing . for whatever else
solaris
is - thoughtful , moving , intelligent - box - office friendly it isn ' t .
a favorite movie . rheya is the woman we could not live with , yet whom we loved and cannot get out of our mind . solaris is sentient . solaris responds to the seeking of resolution in each character’s mind . solaris is compassionate . solaris is here to serve . would we really benefit from what we think we should have done , instead of what we did , or what actually happened ? are some things , even the things that haunt us , best left alone ? when kevin enters the space station he finds gibarian’s body and a second body . in lem’s original story it was a nubile black woman , of gibarian’s making . dr . gordon’s creation was her drug addicted daughter ( not shown in this movie ) . in the original story and in the earlier russian film by tarkovsky , at the end the main character finds himself in the home of his long dead father after being assimilated by solaris . in the current american version he finds himself in a simulated earth living with rheya . he cuts his finger but it heals , defying the laws of physics , a synthetic world that seems real , yet it is an intricate simluation like the film the thirteenth floor , and vanilla sky . seems to be saying like cipher in the marrix , i prefer to live in a dream existence to living in the real world if i had a choice , the fork in the road i didn’t take .
the purists will be screaming :
you ' ve chosen the wrong solaris ! andrei tarkovsky ' s 1972 version is the real must - have .
fortunately , in space no one can hear you scream .
there’s a wealth of symbolic layering in this film ( is it about religion ? what about the lock rheya was holding on the train ? was it a symbol of a mystery he must unlock ? [ * ] etc . ) , but that type of thing may be be left to better writers and more patient commentators . in the meantime , i’m sufficiently satisfied by the above . solaris is obviously not an audience - friendly film , but on the other hand , it exemplifies a whole lot of what “real science - fiction” is all about . please be kind to it .
ga [ to gc ] : and you ' ve set yourself a challenge because you ' ve now directed a film - it ' s an adaptation of a rather strange book ; the adaptation is by charlie kaufman who is renowned for making such straightforward films as being john malkovich and adaptation . it ' s a terrific first film ; did you enjoy making it ?
i love the
freeway scene ,
and remember being amazed by that scene the first time i took in this film . also
easier to sit through
strikes me as a weak approach to watching a film . solaris is one of the greatest masterpieces of film , as is stalker . this is a question of education and cultural understanding . it is so disappointing that people are into
streamlining
films to make them easier for you to watch . you are confined by your attention spans . soderbergh either bit off more than he can chew , or he is such an egotist that he believed he could improve on a masterpiece . much like the mannerists who followed michelangelo , da vinci and rafael . soderbergh is no tarkovsky , and these films are proof .
semenza , greg colon . “radical reflexivity in cinematic adaptation : second thoughts on reality , originality , and authority . ” literature / film quarterly 41 . 2 ( 2010 ) : 149 .
this is one of those rare soundtracks that can easily stand on its own , deeply moving even to those who haven ' t seen the film & have no emotional associations with it .
perhaps this is the only way in which solaris can communicate in a way that has any reference or meaning to the humans on - board the station . however , the result of these manifestations is beyond the humans comprehension , except , perhaps for gibarian , who directly beckons kelvin to come to solaris , because – we assume – that he believes it will provide chris – perhaps singularly – what he seeks – a chance for redemption .
we all agreed that we are not going to cut the film ,
soderbergh said , referring to executives at 20th century fox , which plans to open the movie nov . 27 .