If you’re going to do that movie again, it has to be right,” the actor told "Good Morning America" of a planned follow-up to the 1987 classic.

Actress Jennifer Grey recently revealed she will only do the "Dirty Dancing" sequel if her co-star, Patrick Swayze, is honored. The actor died in 2009.

While a sequel to hit 80s movie ‘Dirty Dancing’ was announced in the spring of 2022, original star Jennifer Grey said it would only happen if it rightfully honored her late costar in the film, Patrick Swayze.

Jennifer Grey won't film the Dirty Dancing sequel unless all of its groovy parts are moving in harmony. The actress revealed Tuesday on Good Morning America that the planned continuation of her 1987 romantic hit — in which she starred as a young woman who falls in love with a dance instructor — won't involve her unless she feels it appropriately honors the legacy of her late costar,

It's something I refuse to do unless it's perfect, so I'm doing my very best to make sure we honor it." Jennifer Grey Is Bringing Us More 'Dirty Dancing' Grey also mentioned the film back in May 2022,

It's something I refuse to do unless it's perfect, so I'm doing my very best to make sure we honor it." While the film already earned the spiritual continuation with Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, that movie doesn't feature any direct connections to the 1987 movie.

Jennifer Grey says they aren't going to start production on the Dirty Dancing sequel until the story is perfect.