Where was Dirty Dancing (1987) filmed?
1987 film directed by Emile Ardolino
Dirty Dancing (1987) was filmed in Giles County, Rutherford County, Mountain Lake, Lake Lure and Mountain Lake, 5 places named in its Wikipedia article, in the United States. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as North Carolina. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
Places per Wikipedia's article
The article names 5 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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Towns & cities
Lake Lure
United States
town in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States
“Other movies that include scenes filmed in or near Lake Lure are: A Breed Apart (1984), Firestarter (1984), Dirty Dancing (1987), My Fellow Americans (1996), and Careful What You Wish For (2015).” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Rutherford County
United States
county in North Carolina, United States
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Towns & cities
Giles County
United States
county in Virginia, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Mountain Lake
United States
lake in the United States of America
“Mountain Lake Hotel was the site for much of the on-location filming of the 1987 hit movie Dirty Dancing which starred Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Mountain Lake
United States
city in Minnesota, United States
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in North Carolina, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable (a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote), so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Filming locations that are mapped there: United States
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Dirty Dancing have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 5 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.