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20 Facts That Made Girls Crazy Over Patrick Swayze

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20 Facts That Made Girls Crazy Over Patrick Swayze

5. His reached stardom as Johnny Castle in the movie “Dirty Dancing”.

The movie was a low-budget film that it was almost scrapped at one point. Thankfully, the producers pushed through the movie and it became a surprise hit that generated from $64 million at the US box office and $214 million worldwide. However, he turned down an offer to star in a sequel.

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6. “Dirty Dancing” was the movie that women reported having seen at an average of 15 times! — a British poll says.

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7. He almost didn’t get to play Sam Wheat in the movie blockbuster, “Ghost”. 

The movie’s director, Jerry Zucker, and screenwriter, Bruce Joel Rubin, originally wanted Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks to play the role. However, when they refused, the movie’s big men agreed to audition him.

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8. “Ghost” became a big hit with a domestic box office take of more than $217 million and $505 million around the world.

This pottery scene is the most remembered scene from the film and he said that “it was the sexiest thing he had ever done on film.”

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9. He was known as the ‘King of Sleepers.’

It was because both his movies, Dirty Dancing and Ghost, were not expected to be big movies but it ended up being two of the greatest movies of all time.

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