Dirty Dancing is the perfect film. So why are we bringing it back?

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In case you haven’t seen it – and really, you should – Dirty Dancing tells the story of one summer in the life of France “Baby” Houseman, at a resort in the Catskills. There’s a new Dirty Dancing movie coming, Deadline tells me, and I’m not sure I want it. I’m just doubtful as to whether a new Dirty Dancing film is the perfect vehicle to achieve that. It’s just that so many of what contributes to the Dirty Dancing mythology results from the particular set of circumstances that came together at the time of its creation.