- Jennifer Grey as Frances "Baby" Houseman
- Patrick Swayze as Johnny Castle
- Jerry Orbach as Jake Houseman
- Cynthia Rhodes as Penny Johnson
- Jack Weston as Max Kellerman
- Jane Brucker as Lisa Houseman
- Kelly Bishop as Marjorie Houseman
- Lonny Price as Neil Kellerman
- Max Cantor as Robbie Gould
- Charles Honi Coles as Tito Suarez
- Neal Jones as Billy Kostecki
- Wayne Knight as Stan
- Paula Trueman as Sylvia Schumacher
- Alvin Myerovich as Sydney Schumacher
- Miranda Garrison as Vivian Pressman
- Garry Goodrow as Moe Pressman
"Cousin Brucie" Morrow appears in a cameo as a magician; Morrow himself could be heard as a DJ's voice in different parts of the film. Emile Ardolino and Matthew Broderick (who was dating Grey at the time and co-starred with her in Ferris Bueller's Day Off) have cameos.[7]
