The Fans' Love Story: How the Movie 'Dirty Dancing' Captured the Hearts of Millions!

by Sue Tabashnik

Overview

Relax, reminisce, and enjoy

a journey celebrating the movie with the biggest heart and soul connection!

The Fans' Love Story

How The Movie 'Dirty Dancing' Captured The Hearts Of Millions! is a celebration of this hit movie from the fans' point of view. Fans from all over the world give their heartfelt take on how the movie deeply resonated with them and had a positive impact on their lives.

You will meet an entertainment icon who served as a consultant to the movie, and her real-life dance partner in the Catskills in the '80s, plus enjoy interviews with three people who worked at two of the film locations during the shooting of the movie. In addition to twenty-seven interviews, the author shares her strong connection to the movie and background information that she gathered during her trip to one of the main film locations, Mountain Lake Hotel in Virginia. The book also contains a folklore section, photos, results of an online survey, archives from Mountain Lake Hotel, research from multiple media sources, and an in-depth bibliography.

You will discover why the movie has been popular for over twenty years and is still going strong. Even the most avid Dirty Dancing fan will learn something new. Finally, best of all, you will experience the heart and soul connection of the movie once again!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781432751104
Publisher:	Outskirts Press, Inc.
Publication date:	07/07/2010
Pages:	230
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.48(d)

About the Author

Sue Tabashnik has been an active member of the Official Patrick Swayze International Fan Club since 2000 and has written numerous articles for the club magazine. She has been a master’s level social worker for over thirty-two years and as part of her work has conducted thousands of interviews. She has brought her passion and strong personal connection to Dirty Dancing with her social work background to write this unique book. Sue was born in and has lived most of her life in the Detroit area of Michigan. A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THIS BOOK WILL BE DONATED TO THE PATRICK SWAYZE PANCREAS CANCER RESEARCH FUND AT THE STANFORD CANCER CENTER.

Editorial Reviews

Patrick Swayze captured the hearts of millions with dirty dancing twenty years ago. "The Fans' Love Story: How the Movie Dirty Dancing Captured the Hearts of Millions" explores the fans fascination with the work and how it made them life long fans of Swayze and the film. As Sue Tabashnik interviews fans to get an idea of why the film gained so much popularity, and much more, "The Fans' Love Story" is of strong interest to any fan of the film, highly recommended.

Midwest Book Review