The Time of My Life: Dirty Dancing

An engaging exploration into the enduring popularity of Dirty Dancing and its lasting themes of feminism, activism,...
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Author: Andrea Warner
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The Time of My Life: Dirty Dancing by Warner, Andrea

The Time of My Life: Dirty Dancing

BD$23.99

The Time of My Life: Dirty Dancing

BD$23.99
Author: Andrea Warner
Format: Paperback
Language: English

An engaging exploration into the enduring popularity of Dirty Dancing and its lasting themes of feminism, activism, and reproductive rights

When Dirty Dancing was released in 1987, it had already been rejected by producers and distributors several times over, and expectations for the summer romance were low. But then the film, written by former dancer Eleanor Bergstein and starring Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze as a couple from two different worlds, exploded. Since then, Dirty Dancing's popularity has never waned. The truth has always been that Dirty Dancing was never just a teen romance or a dance movie -- it also explored abortion rights, class, and political activism, with a smattering of light crime-solving.

In The Time of My Life, celebrated music journalist Andrea Warner excavates the layers of Dirty Dancing, from its anachronistic, chart-topping soundtrack, to Baby and Johnny's chemistry, to Bergstein's political intentions, to the abortion subplot that is more relevant today than ever. The film's remarkable longevity would never have been possible if it was just a throwaway summer fling story. It is precisely because of its themes -- deeply feminist, sensitively written -- that we, over 30 years later, are still holding our breath during that last, exhilarating lift.



Author: Andrea Warner
Publisher: ECW Press
Published: 04/09/2024
Pages: 120
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.29lbs
Size: 6.92h x 4.88w x 0.33d
ISBN: 9781770417410


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/01/2024

About the Author

Andrea Warner lives in Vancouver on the territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. Her books include Rise Up and Sing!: Power, Protest, and Activism in Music and Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Authorized Biography. Andrea is also the co-writer and associate producer of the documentary Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On.


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