Patrick Swayze's Wife Lisa Niemi Shares Memories of Him Ahead of 'Dirty Dancing's 35th Anniversary (Exclusive)

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Patrick Swayze's widow ahead of the 35th anniversary of one of his most beloved roles — Johnny Castle in .«It's really incredible,» Niemi says of the continued love for the movie, which was released in August 1987. «When Patrick was still alive, he would always say, 'I’m on my second generation of fans'… He'd get approached by young ladies who weren't even born when the movie came out.»«Any artist,» she continues, «for their work to live on like that and make such an impact in such a positive way, what more could you ask for?»As for the film's most iconic scenes — where Swayze's Johnny lifts Jennifer Grey's Baby — Niemi reveals that her late husband «had that down forever.»«Patrick loves going off and he was strong enough to do all that stuff,» she says, «so when they want to pull off a great lift, he says, 'I got one for you.'»Back in 2020, ET confirmed that Grey is on board to star in and executive produce a sequel to the beloved '80s flick, which Swayze was approached about in the wake of the original movie's success.«He would not do it again,» Niemi says. "[The way they] left it was absolutely perfect.

There were several iterations of a script for that movie, but Patrick had a high standard and he wasn't gonna do it just for the money.«Though Swayze wasn't interested in being involved in a sequel, Niemi hopes only good things for the project.» was like lightning in a bottle," she says. «I don't think you can ever absolutely duplicate something.

I think you always have to start fresh, but if they're going to do it, I hope it's the absolute best and it has its own character, and personality, and source of inspiration.»And it's not , but Swayze's 1991 flick, Point Break, that features Niemi's favorite on-screen moment.