Secrets of Dirty Dancing

Published on December 24, 2019 By Chloe Draws

The lake was freezing

By far the most iconic moment in Dirty Dancing is the lift in the lake. It looked incredible on camera but it wasn’t so pleasant for the actors. As it turned out, the water was around 40 degrees and Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze were absolutely freezing in the water, so much so that their lips turned blue.

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Recalling the moment, Swayze explained “It was horrifyingly, hypothermically cold in that lake, and we filmed that scene over and over.” This is one scene that needed to be executed perfectly and some cold water wasn’t going to stand in their way.