The July 1986 Script -- 5

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Neil's intention to go on a Freedom Ride receives much more attention in this script than in the final movie.

Robert Kennedy (not President John Kennedy) is pictured on the contribution box. At that time, Robert Kennedy was the US Attorney General. Also pictured is Manny Cosner (Max Kellerman). What was Eleanor Bergstein thinking?

Baby's parents have asked her where she was during the previous evening. Baby has said that she just went for a walk -- not mentioning the "dirty dancing" party.

Marjorie still is encouraging Baby to have a summer romance with Neil.

The script makes a much bigger deal about racial relations than the final movie does. Bergstein wanted the movie's setting to include a swimming pool, but the resorts that were available as filming locations did not have suitable swimming pools. Although there is no swimming pool in this script, a character still is called "a pool boy".

A Black hesitating -- because of segregated swimming pools of that time -- to enter a swimming pool might have made some sense. However, a Black hesitating to enter a lake does not make sense.

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The hotel's male employees ogle female guests wearing swim suits. Neil too is ogling.

In an earlier script there was (I think) a subplot about Neil taking a girl away from Jamie the lifeguard.

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Penny says to Baby: I'd like to push your face in.

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Marjorie and Vivian were classmates at Hunter College, located in Manhattan. (Hunter College was a women-only college until 1946.)

So, Vivian is about Marjorie's age -- "fortyish".

As a college student, Marjorie was politically active -- "carrying petitions".

Vivian's husband Moe works in a footwear business.

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Johnny says to Baby: You girls read a different Bible. The Jewish guests do not read the Christian Bible.

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Rico too is in the scene in which Penny's pregnancy is discussed. Rico is Johnny's colleague who mentioned that Entertainment Staff guys sometimes got oral sex from female guests in the woods.

Penny says that Johnny does not earn enough (to pay for an abortion). Johnny is embarrassed by that fact.

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Rico is pleased to see Baby. He is looking forward to getting a blow-job from her in the woods.

Baby knows that Robbie has money, because she had heard Robbie brag to Lisa that he had almost enough to buy a car.

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