List of the best Emile Ardolino movies: Dirty Dancing(1987), Sister Act(1992), Three Men and a Little Lady(1990), George Balanchine's the Nutcracker(1993), Gypsy(1993) ... ...
Drama, Romance
USA
1987
100 Minutes
Director
Jennifer Grey Patrick Swayze Jerry Orbach Cynthia Rhodes Jack Weston Jane Brucker Kelly Bishop Lonny Price Charles Honi Coles "Cousin Brucie" Morrow
dance instructor girl father mother pregnant woman sister sultry emotional thrilling catskills resort house woods club summer love father/daughter relationship dance abortion tradition class conflict
Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1992
100 Minutes
Director
Whoopi Goldberg Maggie Smith Kathy Najimy Wendy Makkena Mary Wickes Harvey Keitel Bill Nunn Robert Miranda Richard Portnow
lounge singer police officer mobster nun amusing endearing rousing convent san francisco reno, nev. stage witness protection performance singing religious vows mob violence culture clash escape discovery transformation
When a nightclub singer is forced to take refuge from the mob in a convent, she ends up turning the convent choir into a soulful chorus complete with a Motown repertoire, until the sudden celebrity of the choir jeopardizes her identity.
Comedy
USA
1990
108 Minutes
Director
Tom Selleck Steve Guttenberg Ted Danson Nancy Travis Robin Weisman Christopher Cazenove Sheila Hancock Fiona Shaw
architect cartoonist actor young girl fiancé ex-girlfriend charming uplifting emotional church house office school relationships parenthood marriage proposal childcare family love discovery
Three ex-dads quickly discover how empty life is without their little lady, and go to outrageous lengths in their efforts to win their daughter back in this critically acclaimed and equally charming sequel.
Kids & Family, Other, Musical
1993
92 Minutes
Director
Macaulay Culkin Bart Robinson Cook Jessica Lynne Cohen Darci Kistler Damian Woetzel Kyra Nichols Wendy Whelan Margaret Tracey Gen Horiuchi Tom Gold Lourdes Lopez
nutcracker girl fairy mouse prince engaging melodramatic household forest fantasy world ballet magic christmas chivalry dreams adventure rescue rivalry 19th century
The New York City Ballet performs the Tchaikovsky-Petipa fairy tale of a girl (Jessica Lynne Cohen) and her doll-turned-prince (Macaulay Culkin). Kevin Kline narrates.
Musical
1993
150 Minutes
Director
Bette Midler Peter Riegert Cynthia Gibb Ed Asner Christine Ebersole Michael Jeter Andrea Martin Linda Hart Anna McNeely Jeffrey Broadhurst Tony Shalhoub
mother daughter sister agent vaudevillian burlesque dancer charming spirited backstage family home office stage gypsy rose lee mother/daughter relationship ambition show business burlesque sibling rivalry growing up rise
Stage-mother Mama Rose (Bette Midler) sees one daughter quit, while her other one (Cynthia Gibb) becomes stripper Gypsy Rose Lee.