Top 3 Best Patrick Swayze Movies of All Time

I was extremely sad to read on Fox News that Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. According to the Fox News report, the star has but a few weeks left to live. It seems that we will again be robbed of a favorite celebrity. Patrick Swayze is only 55 years old.

Hearing this awful news has caused me to reflect back on his movie career. While I have thoroughly enjoyed most of Patrick Swayze's movies, three stand out against the rest for various reasons. The top 3 best Patrick Swayze movie picks of all time in order of release are:

Dirty Dancing, 1987:

Set in the early 1960s, the story follows Patrick Swayze's character, Johnny Castle, as he teaches Baby, played by Jennifer Grey, how to dance. Rich girl Baby steps in to help poor Johnny when his dance partner is sidelined by a botched abortion. The problem is, Baby can't dance well. So, Johnny has to teach her all of the moves she needs to know. Over the course of the film, Baby's dancing improves greatly and due to the nature of the dances they are performing, there is plenty of sexual tension between them. The dancing is very erotic and leads up to the memorable scene where Johnny and Baby are practicing lifts in water. Also memorable is the scene where Johnny declares that "Nobody puts Baby into a corner."

Dirty Dancing showcases Patrick Swayze's voice talent, as the song "She's Like The Wind"appeared in the movie and is available on the Dirty Dancing Soundtrack. Dirty Dancing is one of the best Patrick Swayze movies because it showcased his entire talent package. Patrick Swayze showed the world he could dance, act and sing.

Ghost, 1990: