Dirty Dancing Reboot Reveals Surprising Supporter: Enough to Change Fans' Minds?

Bullshit!

Bravo!

Nobody puts Baby in a remake!

While some furious fans have taken to the web to mourn the modern update of the charmingly chintzy classic "Dirty Dancing," others are thrilled to dust off their ol' favorite and are already speculating on potential casting choices. Amidst all of the excitement, director Kenny Ortega, also the original film's choreographer, promises he's gotten the green light from those closest to the 1987 version. And one of those well-wishers may change fans' minds.

"Jennifer [Grey] and I have been talking and she’s been so supportive, as has Lisa Swayze and [producer] Eleanor Bergstein, and I couldn’t be more thankful for the outreach that has happened from the cast and crew members from the original movie," Ortega told Us Weekly at the 'So You Think You Can Dance' finale.

"They've all said 'Go, Ken!'" he assures.

The film's fierce fans are sure to want the approval of the original 'Baby' character Jennifer Grey and perhaps Patrick Swayze's widow in his stead, but it's Eleanor Bergstein's surprising support that could influence doubtful devotees.

Bergstein, writer and co-producer of "Dirty Dancing", was, after all, the real life Baby Houseman.

The wordsmith's imdb.com profile boasts, "According to a December 2008 interview with Dirty Dancing screenwriter Eleanor Bergstein [presumably this one], the characters of Baby and Johnny were both influenced by Bergstein's own biography. Like Baby Houseman, Bergstein came from a liberal Jewish family who visited Catskills resorts during the 1960s; her father was a doctor; and she was nicknamed "Baby" until she was 22 years old. Like Johnny Castle, Bergstein was an skilled "dirty dancer" who learned at house parties and later became an Arthur Murray instructor."

Screenwriter Eleanor Bergstien, a.k.a. "Baby"

If she's willing to allow the tale inspired by her own sultry summers see another incarnation, shouldn't fans give it a shot? Remember that it has also been adapted into a successful stage production as well-- which was a tough decision for Bergstein. She said "I resisted turning it into a stage show for years. I didn’t want to disappoint the fans with an unnecessary show. Then I discovered people were watching the film over and over. They wanted to be there, while that story is unfolding. So I accepted that the most natural form for it was live theatre." Doesn't she know best how her story should play out? Or will the original be the only way we should be willing to watch?

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Dirty Dancing Reboot Reveals Surprising Supporter: Enough to Change Fans' Minds?

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