Can You Believe “Dirty Dancing” Turns 37 Today? See a Glowing Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey at the 1987 Premiere

Though the costars were said to butt heads on set, it was all love on the film's starry press tour

On Aug. 21, 1987, summer vacations changed forever when Dirty Dancing premiered.

The film told the stories of resort dance director Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze, then 34) and young guest Frances "Baby" Houseman (Jennifer Grey, then 27), and how the two unlikely paramours ultimately fell in love.

"Jennifer really jumped into this stuff," Swayze told PEOPLE at the time. "She came out with a sensuality in her dancing that staggered everybody."

The film was a blockbuster, earning more than $210 million at the box office, gifting viewers with musical hits and iconic choreography plus some quotable lines ("Nobody puts Baby in a corner!").

As the movie marks its 37th anniversary, look back at these vintage pics of Swayze, Grey and more of the movie's stars at the film's various premieres.

Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi

The film's star Patrick Swayze got a loving gaze from his wife, Lisa Niemi, at Dirty Dancing's New York City premiere.

Jo Grey, Jennifer Grey and Joel Grey

At the N.Y.C. premiere, Jennifer Grey was flanked by her famous parents, actress mom Jo and dad, actor Joel Grey. Despite her family's roots, though (her grandfather was an entertainer, too), Grey was told she couldn't act 'til adulthood.

"My father wanted to make sure we had as normal a life as possible as children,'' she told PEOPLE in 1987. "He wanted me to know who I was before I got my sense of worth from perfect strangers who were casting things."

Patrick Swayze and Eric Roberts

Actor Eric Roberts was also among the guests that night.

Cynthia Rhodes and Richard Marx

Costar Cynthia Rhodes, who played dance instructor Penny Johnson, walked the New York City red carpet with musician boyfriend Richard Marx.

Sydney Biddle Barrows

Socialite Sydney Biddle Barrows and her date brought the summer vibes with their outfits.

Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze

Speaking to PEOPLE in 2022, Jennifer Grey addressed the rumors that she and Patrick Swayze didn't completely see eye to eye on set.

"The same way Baby and Johnny were not supposed to be together … a natural match, right? And we weren't a natural match. And the fact that we needed to be a natural match created a tension. Because normally when someone's not a natural, you … both people move on, but we were forced to be together. And our being forced to be together created a kind of a synergy, or like a friction. I actually just had a thought about Patrick. I feel like if I could say anything to him now I would say, 'I'm so sorry that I couldn't just appreciate and luxuriate in who you were, instead of me wishing you were more like what I wanted you to be.' "

Swayze died in 2009 after a pancreatic cancer diagnosis. He was 57.

Jennifer Grey

In her of-the-moment red dress, Jennifer Grey stood out on the red carpet. The film sent her star shooting even higher; the year prior she had starred in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

David Oliver and Loree Rodkin

Actor David Oliver and designer Loree Rodkin (with a friend) were among the attendees at an afterparty.

Rob Camilletti and Cher

Also stepping out for the bash: Cher and then-boyfriend Rob Camilletti, in matching leather looks.

Cher and Jennifer Grey

Jennifer Grey also got a moment with the pop superstar.

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