Where to Watch Dirty Dancing (1987) in Canada

What it's about

In 1963, Frances "Baby" Houseman, a sweet daddy's girl, goes with her family to a resort in upstate New York's Catskill Mountains. Baby has grown up in privileged surroundings and all expect her to go on to college, join the Peace Corps and save the world before marrying a doctor, just like her father. Unexpectedly, Baby becomes infatuated with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle, a man whose background is vastly different from her own. Baby lies to her father to get money to pay for an illegal abortion for Johnny's dance partner. She then fills in as Johnny's dance partner and it is as he is teaching her the dance routine that they fall in love. It all comes apart when Johnny's friend falls seriously ill after her abortion and Baby gets her father, who saves the girl's life. He then learns what Baby has been up to, who with and worse, that he funded the illegal abortion. He bans his daughter from any further association with "those people". In the first deliberately willful action of her life, Baby later sneaks out to see Johnny, ostensibly to apologize for her father's rudeness, and ends up consummating her relationship with Johnny. A jealous fellow vacationer sees Baby sneaking out of Johnny's bungalow the next morning, and in an act of retribution, tells management that he is responsible for a theft the evening before, knowing he would not furnish his real whereabouts.

Cast and crew

Director

Emile Ardolino

Writer

Eleanor Bergstein

Starring

Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach

Details

Release date

Aug 21, 1987

Language

English

Country

United States

Box office

$64,577,242

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 15 wins & 9 nominations total

Where to Watch Dirty Dancing (1987) in Canada — common questions

Where to watch Dirty Dancing in Canada?

Dirty Dancing is available with a subscription or to rent in Canada. Watch the movie with a subscription on Crave (HD), Disney+ (4K), Paramount+ (HD), and Starz (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store (4K), CosmoGo (HD), FlixFling (HD), and Prime Video (4K).

Can I stream Dirty Dancing or do I have to rent it in Canada?

Watch the movie with a subscription on Crave (HD), Disney+ (4K), Paramount+ (HD), and Starz (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store (4K), CosmoGo (HD), FlixFling (HD), and Prime Video (4K).

Can I watch Dirty Dancing for free in Canada?

We have not confirmed a free option for Dirty Dancing in Canada.