On Friday night I went over to my mom’s and ate food, drank wine, and watched Dirty Dancing with some of my cousins and aunts. The movie was my idea and wow, was it a good one.
Said I, “We must appropriately celebrate the life of Patrick Swayze and lay him to rest in a most fitting of manners.” And what I meant is that we must whoop and holler every time he comes on screen, particularly when he is shirtless or wearing leather.
After most everyone went home, my cousin Tiffany and I continued our Swayze celebration and watched all of the special features on the 20th Anniversary Edition of Dirty Dancing, including Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze’s screen test (hawt), music videos, and DELETED SCENES.
I cannot tell you enough how great the deleted scenes feature is on the 20th Anniversary Edition. You know how usually the deleted scenes are lame or really short or disturbing (hello Twilight grope scene)? Yeah, these are not. They are A-MAY-ZING.
The best deleted scene is accurately and simply titled “Dirty Dancing.” It takes place in Johnny’s cabin and is an alternate version of the first time Baby and Johnny make out do it. That cross out is for my mom, by the way, because SHE THOUGHT THEY JUST WOKE UP NAKED BECAUSE I DON’T KNOW WHY. Anyway, I was literally jumping up and down at the end of this scene. Watch:
(Um, you might need to sign in to YouTube if you’re having trouble seeing it. Because they make you say you’re 18. Because it’s THAT HOT.)
You. Are. Welcome.
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other Whitney - I’ll be honest with you. This is nowhere near as incredible as your impression of it, on your porch, just round midnight Friday. Incredible and accurate.
Gwen - holy crap. I love it because it’s 1 take.
Teresa - When DD came out my Mom decided it was too dirty and anned me from watching it. This naturally made me desperate to see it, and Colleen Foley and I locked ourselves in her basement with a purloined copy minute it came out on video. It is one of my favorite guilty pleasures because it always cheers me up when I am in a crappy mood. I also watched it recently in the spirit of honoring Patrick Swayze. It was only whe I was older that I was able to apprcate how HOT a movie it actually is.
What I have always wondered–what happens AFTER the movie? What I love about the movie is that you get the feeling that it is just the beginning of an even better story.
courtney - O.M.G. Thank. You.