It does not do to dwell on dreams, Harry, and forget to live.

Director Emile Ardolino encouraged the actors and actresses to improvise, and often kept the cameras rolling, even if actors and actresses went “off script”. One example of this was the scene where Jennifer Grey was to stand in front of Patrick Swayze with her back to him and put her arm up behind his head while he trailed his fingers down her arm (similar to the pose seen in the movie poster). Though it was written as a serious and tender moment, Grey was exhausted, found the move ticklish, and could not stop giggling each time Swayze tried it, no matter how many takes Ardolino asked for. Swayze was impatient to finish the scene, and found Grey’s behavior annoying. However, the producers decided the scene worked as it was and put it into the film, complete with Grey’s giggling and Swayze’s annoyed expression. It became one of the most famous scenes in the movie, turning out, as choreographer Kenny Ortega put it, “as one of the most delicate and honest moments in the film.”

BEST DANCING PER YEAR (as voted by my followers) ↳ 2000: Billy Elliot

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GQ’s Men Of The Year Photoshoot (2021)