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Title: Dirty Dancing
Tagline: "Have the time of your life..."
Plot: In this modern retelling of the much-loved 1987 classic, entitled teenager Frances "Baby" Houseman is begrudgingly introduced to the formal world of ballroom dance - seen as being uncool - whilst on holiday with her upper-class family at Kellerman's - a resort in the Catskills. When she accidentally stumbles on a secret staff dirty dancing party, the sheltered protagonist is left shocked yet intrigued, so when her father pays for her to receive dancing lessons she vows to uncover as much as she can about this secret world. Baby is introduced to Johnny, one of the resort's dance instructors, and learns that his dance partner, Penny, is addicted to contaminated drugs supplied to her by manipulative Robbie - a waiter, player and corrupt dealer who attends Yale medical school. After falling dangerously ill, Baby borrows money from her father for an "emergency" and gives it to Penny so that she can get emergency treatment. However, the dancer spends the money on ore drugs from Robbie. With a well-paid performance coming up at a nearby resort, Baby offers to take Penny's place and dance with Johnny. The pair begin training straight away and develop a mutual attraction to each other, as well as Baby discovering a love for ballroom dancing. When the performance date arrives, the dance is a success - save for a failed climatic lift. Upon arriving back at Kellerman's, Baby and Johnny find out that Penny never received treatment and is on the brink of an overdose. Baby fetches her doctor father, Jake, to come and tend to her and, despite his disappointment in his daughter's deception and his loss of money, takes her to a hospital for emergency treatment. Jake assumes that it is Johnny who keeps on supplying Penny with the contaminated drugs, and forbids his daughter from spending any more time with him. Baby later sneaks off to find Johnny to apologise for the way that her father treated him, and to declare her love for him. Dr. Jake reports Johnny to the resort's owner, and gets him fired. When Baby finds out, she accuses her father of class prejudice because Johnny is from the working class. She apologises for lying about the need for his money, but not for her romance with the dancer. At the end-of-season talent show, Jake gives Robbie a large sum of money to pay for his medical education. However, when the waiter confesses to getting Penny addicted to cheap drugs so that he can make some quick cash, Jake snatches the envelope back and finds the resort owner to explain what really happened. Johnny returns to the resort to gatecrash the talent show, disrupting the final song to bring Baby onto the stage and confess that she made him a better person. The pair then perform the dance that they spent all summer perfecting, and manage to execute the final lift. Dr. Jake apologises to Johnny for his misjudgement of him, and the film ends with the staff and guests joining in with the dancing.
Characters:
Frances "Baby" Houseman - female protagonist - portrayed by Bindi Irwin
Johnny Castle - male protagonist - portrayed by Mark Ballas
Penny - Johnny's dance partner and Robbie's victim - portrayed by Lindsay Arnold
Robbie - male antagonist - portrayed by Ansel Elgort
Doctor Jake Houseman - Baby's father - portrayed by Tony Goldwyn
Max Kellerman - resort owner and close friend of Jake - portrayed by Woody Harrelson
Classification: 12
I have chosen to give my film this classification because, while there are mature scenes, they aren't focused on in graphic detail. Drug abuse isn't glorified, and a lot of this behaviour occurs offscreen. There is infrequent bad language and distressing scenes, but the overall tone of the film is uplifting and so I feel as though a 12 rating is appropriate.
Intended Audience: This film is mostly aimed towards the female audience, in particular young adults due to the modern influences of this film. However, I am also aiming to attract an audience of older women as I have kept some of the film's original content, such as the soundtrack and tagline. I have used a variety of actors to draw in my audience. Woody Harrelson will draw in an older audience, while younger viewers will be drawn in by actor Ansel Elgort - best known for his role as the main protagonist in Baby Driver, and the older brother of the main protagonist in the Divergent series. I have used Bindi Irwin, Mark Ballas and Lindsay Arnold to portray the characters who have heavy dancing roles in the film as all of them have some experience in the filed. Arnold is a choreographer and is seen on the popular American dance show Dancing With The Stars, alongside her colleague Ballas - one of the show's professional dancers. Irwin was a winner of the show's 21st season in 2015, and is best known for her work in wildlife conservation - following in the footsteps of her late father Steve Irwin. My audience will most likely be interested in the original film - hence why I kept the same name and stayed as true to the original storyline as possible while making it more relatable for a modern audience. People are also more likely to be interested in dance, so I chose actors who also dance in order to create a more authentic feel.
Genre: Romantic dance film
Tagline: "Have the time of your life..."
Plot: In this modern retelling of the much-loved 1987 classic, entitled teenager Frances "Baby" Houseman is begrudgingly introduced to the formal world of ballroom dance - seen as being uncool - whilst on holiday with her upper-class family at Kellerman's - a resort in the Catskills. When she accidentally stumbles on a secret staff dirty dancing party, the sheltered protagonist is left shocked yet intrigued, so when her father pays for her to receive dancing lessons she vows to uncover as much as she can about this secret world. Baby is introduced to Johnny, one of the resort's dance instructors, and learns that his dance partner, Penny, is addicted to contaminated drugs supplied to her by manipulative Robbie - a waiter, player and corrupt dealer who attends Yale medical school. After falling dangerously ill, Baby borrows money from her father for an "emergency" and gives it to Penny so that she can get emergency treatment. However, the dancer spends the money on ore drugs from Robbie. With a well-paid performance coming up at a nearby resort, Baby offers to take Penny's place and dance with Johnny. The pair begin training straight away and develop a mutual attraction to each other, as well as Baby discovering a love for ballroom dancing. When the performance date arrives, the dance is a success - save for a failed climatic lift. Upon arriving back at Kellerman's, Baby and Johnny find out that Penny never received treatment and is on the brink of an overdose. Baby fetches her doctor father, Jake, to come and tend to her and, despite his disappointment in his daughter's deception and his loss of money, takes her to a hospital for emergency treatment. Jake assumes that it is Johnny who keeps on supplying Penny with the contaminated drugs, and forbids his daughter from spending any more time with him. Baby later sneaks off to find Johnny to apologise for the way that her father treated him, and to declare her love for him. Dr. Jake reports Johnny to the resort's owner, and gets him fired. When Baby finds out, she accuses her father of class prejudice because Johnny is from the working class. She apologises for lying about the need for his money, but not for her romance with the dancer. At the end-of-season talent show, Jake gives Robbie a large sum of money to pay for his medical education. However, when the waiter confesses to getting Penny addicted to cheap drugs so that he can make some quick cash, Jake snatches the envelope back and finds the resort owner to explain what really happened. Johnny returns to the resort to gatecrash the talent show, disrupting the final song to bring Baby onto the stage and confess that she made him a better person. The pair then perform the dance that they spent all summer perfecting, and manage to execute the final lift. Dr. Jake apologises to Johnny for his misjudgement of him, and the film ends with the staff and guests joining in with the dancing.
Characters:
Frances "Baby" Houseman - female protagonist - portrayed by Bindi Irwin
Johnny Castle - male protagonist - portrayed by Mark Ballas
Penny - Johnny's dance partner and Robbie's victim - portrayed by Lindsay Arnold
Robbie - male antagonist - portrayed by Ansel Elgort
Doctor Jake Houseman - Baby's father - portrayed by Tony Goldwyn
Max Kellerman - resort owner and close friend of Jake - portrayed by Woody Harrelson
Classification: 12
I have chosen to give my film this classification because, while there are mature scenes, they aren't focused on in graphic detail. Drug abuse isn't glorified, and a lot of this behaviour occurs offscreen. There is infrequent bad language and distressing scenes, but the overall tone of the film is uplifting and so I feel as though a 12 rating is appropriate.
Intended Audience: This film is mostly aimed towards the female audience, in particular young adults due to the modern influences of this film. However, I am also aiming to attract an audience of older women as I have kept some of the film's original content, such as the soundtrack and tagline. I have used a variety of actors to draw in my audience. Woody Harrelson will draw in an older audience, while younger viewers will be drawn in by actor Ansel Elgort - best known for his role as the main protagonist in Baby Driver, and the older brother of the main protagonist in the Divergent series. I have used Bindi Irwin, Mark Ballas and Lindsay Arnold to portray the characters who have heavy dancing roles in the film as all of them have some experience in the filed. Arnold is a choreographer and is seen on the popular American dance show Dancing With The Stars, alongside her colleague Ballas - one of the show's professional dancers. Irwin was a winner of the show's 21st season in 2015, and is best known for her work in wildlife conservation - following in the footsteps of her late father Steve Irwin. My audience will most likely be interested in the original film - hence why I kept the same name and stayed as true to the original storyline as possible while making it more relatable for a modern audience. People are also more likely to be interested in dance, so I chose actors who also dance in order to create a more authentic feel.
Genre: Romantic dance film
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