Proto Type For 1980's Musical

Rating: 7/10 (7 March 2008)

Jerry Orbach, Patrick Swayzee, & a few others do pretty well with this movie. The soundtrack is terrific especially digging out old gems like Big Girls Don't Cry by Frankie Valli & Wipe Out by the Safaris.
The story itself is a typical 80's musical harmless plot. Can baby keep her virginity while learning to dance from the hot dirty dance teacher? The best part of this film is the fact it gives the viewer an early 60's feel for the suburbs outside of New York City. It is quite notable that it does this as this feel is what gets this film to a 7 in my analysis.
Not a real serious film but a film which reflects the early 60's well. It has plenty going for it & is the best of a terrible decade of Musicals known as the 1980's. This looks like a masterpiece when you compare it to 1980's Popeye. At least in this movie, I am what I am.