Before Anna Faris played herself in Keanu or James van der Beek played himself in Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23, Jennifer Grey played herself on the short-lived ABC sitcom, It's Like, You Know… In the words of creator Peter Mehlman, "she was kind of perfect." We've seen Dirty Dancing, so we already knew that. (Source)

Jennifer Grey walked away with the Mirrorball trophy on Dancing with the Stars in 2010. Her win came only a year after Patrick Swayze's death, so there were lots of flashbacks and memories to a different time of her life. (Source)

Eleanor Bergstein, writer of Dirty Dancing, was inspired by her family vacations to Grossinger's resort in the Catskills. Grossinger's shut down around the time Dirty Dancing was filmed, but the building still stands. If you do any dirty dancing there, make sure to get a tetanus shot. (Source)

Vivian Pressman isn't just the resident bungalow bunny at Kellerman's. The actress who portrays her, Miranda Garrison, is the film's assistant choreographer. She also choreographed Evita (1996) and Selena (1997). (Source)

Patrick Swayze might be a perfect man—no arguments—but he didn't always have perfect judgment. He thought the line "Nobody puts Baby in a corner" was corny. "Nobody puts Baby in a corny," doesn't have the same ring to it. (Source)