Partnership
After problems with MGM, Bergstein looked around until meeting with Vestron Pictures. They gave the film the green light and teamed producer Linda Gottlieb and Bergstein with the director Emile Ardolino. Ardolino had just won the Academy Award for the documentary, He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin’. While he had never directed a feature film, he was very passionate about the project. So much so that he sent a message to be sequestered from jury duty because he insisted he was the best choice as director.
Partnership
Low Budget
Dirty Dancing was actually Vestron’s first feature film production, which might explain the low budget the film had to work with. They only had $5 million while the average cost for a film was around $12 million. The crew had their work cut out for them.
Low Budget
