Emile Ardolino Filmography

Born:: Queens, New York City, NY
Occupation:: Director
Biography:: American filmmaker Emile Ardolino spent much of his distinguished career making television documentaries about classical dance and designing innovative multi-media presentations for theatrical productions, but he is still best known for his commercial feature film debut, the hit sleeper, Dirty Dancing....Read More

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George Balanchine's The Nutcracker

Crew: Director

Actors: Darci Kistler, Damian Woetzel, Kyra Nichols, Bart Robinson Cook, Macaulay Culkin

Synopsis: Director Emile Ardolino's final film brings to the screen George Balanchine's famed ballet of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. Balanchine's choreography has been restaged by the New York City Ballet under the direction of Peter Martins and features dancers Darci Kistler and Damian Woetzel as the Read More

1993
Gypsy

Crew: Director, Producer

Actors: Bette Midler, Cynthia Gibb, Peter Riegert

Synopsis: Based on a Broadway play and featuring the Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim score, this is a remake of the 1962 movie which was based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, a stripper, depicting her life growing up in "show biz." ~ Tana Hobart, All Movie Guide Read More

1993
Sister Act

Crew: Director

Actors: Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena, Mary Wickes

Synopsis: A sleeper hit that received a lukewarm reception from critics but was a success with audiences, Sister Act (1992) was star Whoopi Golberg's first bona fide smash after her Oscar victory for Ghost (1990). Goldberg stars as Deloris Van Cartier, a Reno lounge singer who accidentally witnesses a Read More

5/29/92
Three Men and a Little Lady

Crew: Director

Actors: Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson, Nancy Travis, Robin Weisman

Synopsis: Emile Ardolino directed this treacly sequel to Three Men and a Baby. The middle-aged trio of doting fathers -- Peter the architect (Tom Selleck), Michael the cartoonist (Steve Guttenberg) and Jack the actor (Ted Danson) -- have returned, sublimating their swinging bachelor instincts in order to Read More

11/21/90
Chances Are

Crew: Director

Actors: Cybill Shepherd, Robert Downey, Jr., Ryan O'Neal, Mary Stuart Masterson, Christopher McDonald

Synopsis: Handsome young Washington attorney Louie Jeffries (Chris McDonald) has it all: a promising career, a beautiful wife, and a baby on the way. But after discovering a local judge is in cahoots with the Mob, Louie bites it in a car crash and finds himself in Heaven. Unsatisfied with the customer Read More

3/10/89
Dirty Dancing

Crew: Director

Actors: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes, Jack Weston

Synopsis: A teenage girl learns about love, adult responsibility, and how to do The Dirty Boogie in this romantic drama. In 1963, "Baby" Houseman (Jennifer Grey) is a 17-year-old spending the summer with her family at a resort hotel in the Catskills; she plans on being in the Peace Corps next summer, so Read More

8/21/87
The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket

Crew: Director

Synopsis: In this light-hearted entry from the American Playhouse series, a remarkable young man really believes he can fly without the aid of machines. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1986
A Midsummer Night's Dream

Crew: Director

Actors: Christine Baranski, William Hurt

1982
He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'

Crew: Director

Synopsis: The career of dancer Jacques d'Amboise is profiled in this inspirational video as the New York City Ballet principle dancer instructs children in the art of dance. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre: Rumpelstiltskin

Crew: Director

Synopsis: This charming fantasy was originally part of Shelly Duvall's HBO series Faerie Tale Theatre and features actor Herve Villechaize as the irascible gnome who grants the wish of an impoverished but boastful miller who claims his lovely daughter can spin straw into gold. While Rumpelstiltskin is Read More

1982