Dirty Dancing Facebook Page Having the Time of Its Life

Nobody puts Baby in a corner … on Facebook? Despite being released in 1987, when social media meant sharing the newspaper over coffee, Dirty Dancing has seen its Facebook page attract more than 9.5 million fans.

Nobody puts Baby in a corner … on Facebook? Despite being released in 1987, when social media meant sharing the newspaper over coffee, Dirty Dancing has seen its Facebook page attract more than 9.5 million fans.

According to TheWrap.com, the page had some 700,000 fans in 2009, but it was propelled by big news about its co-stars — the death of Patrick Swayze, and Jennifer Grey’s appearances on Dancing with the Stars.

A Lionsgate executive told TheWrap.com

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