
A year later, he fought for and won the lead role in Jerry Zucker's romantic drama Ghost (1990). In 1989, Swayze starred in two action features, Road House and Next of Kin, which both enjoyed modest success at the box office. 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. The song resonated with music fans, and the single catapulted to No. "I just felt at that time that I'm very, very lucky to have a woman who thinks I hung the moon."

And for a long time I didn't feel like I deserved her," Swayze told People magazine. "I had been meeting girls with names like Mimi and Angel. Inspired by his relationship with his wife, Lisa, Swayze and co-writer Stacy Widelitz penned the song "She's Like the Wind" for the film's soundtrack. Swayze went on to appear in the 1984 features Red Dawn and Grandview, U.S.A., as well as the 1985 miniseries North and South and its 1986 sequel.ĭirty Dancing also allowed Swayze to pursue a singing career. He added television to his repertoire in 1981 with a notable portrayal of a leukemia patient on M*A*S*H, before enjoying a breakout screen role in Francis Ford Coppola's The Outsiders (1983), alongside Tom Cruise, Matt Dillon and Emilio Estevez.

Swayze's stage success brought him to Hollywood, where he made his film debut as a vigilante roller skater in Skatetown, U.S.A. Swayze's high-profile performance as Danny Zuko led to many television and movie offers. He later appeared in West Side Story, and in 1978, he won the leading role in the musical Grease. In 1976, Swayze redirected his efforts toward stage acting and made his Broadway debut in Goodtime Charley. Stage, TV & Film Career 'West Side Story,' 'Grease' The operation, coupled with the infection that followed, caused Swayze to leave the prestigious Feld Company. However, his success was cut short when an old football injury required that he undergo knee surgery. He began training with the Harkness and Joffrey Ballet companies, and was soon hired as a principal dancer with the Eliot Feld Ballet Company. Nobody is more shocked than Oda Mae to discover she has the genuine power to contact the dead.In 1972, Swayze traveled to New York City to pursue a dance career. As he cannot communicate directly with his wife, he turns to fake medium Oda Mae Brown for help. Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore & Whoopi GoldbergGHOST1990 VHS Video CassettePal FormatMinor surface wear to case, some bumping and slight damage to edges of insert and the cassette label is good, Otherwise.GOOD/ACCEPTABLE USED CONDITION Romantic thriller in which murdered yuppie banker Sam Wheat returns to Earth as a ghost to solve his own murder and protect his grief-stricken wife Molly.
