Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

February 27th, 2004







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Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

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Still of Romola Garai in Dirty Dancing: Havana NightsStill of Sela Ward, Mika Boorem and Romola Garai in Dirty Dancing: Havana NightsStill of Mya in Dirty Dancing: Havana NightsStill of Jonathan Jackson in Dirty Dancing: Havana NightsRomola Garai and JoAnn Fregalette Jansen in Dirty Dancing: Havana NightsStill of January Jones in Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

Plot
In November 1958, the American teenager Katey Miller moves with her parents and her younger sister to Havana...

Release Year: 2004

Rating: 5.6/10 (11,397 voted)

Critic's Score: 39/100

Director: Guy Ferland

Stars: Diego Luna, Romola Garai, Sela Ward

Storyline
In November 1958, the American teenager Katey Miller moves with her parents and her younger sister to Havana. Her father is an executive of Ford expatriated to Cuba, and Katey is an excellent high school senior student that misses her friends. The family is lodged in a fancy hotel, where Katey accidentally meets the local teenage waiter Javier Suarez. Later she sees Javier dancing in a public square and they become friends, but he is fired from the hotel because her acquaintances have seen them together. Katey invites Javier to participate of a Latin Ballroom Contest in the local Palace club to help him to raise some money, and she secretly meets him in the La Rosa Negra nightclub for rehearsals. Later they fall in love for each other in times of revolution.

Writers: Kate Gunzinger, Peter Sagal

Cast:
Diego Luna - Javier Suarez
Romola Garai - Katey Miller
Sela Ward - Jeannie Miller
John Slattery - Bert Miller
Jonathan Jackson - James Phelps
January Jones - Eve
Mika Boorem - Susie Miller
René Lavan - Carlos Suarez
Mya - Lola Martinez (as Mya Harrison)
Polly Cole - Polly (as Polly Cusumano)
Chris Engen - Steph
Tommy Kavelin - Señor Alonso
Wilmer Cordero - Teacher
Charlie Rodriguez - Grandpa Suarez
Donato Poveda - Troubador (as Donato)

Taglines: Turn Up The Heat And Follow The Rhythm



Details

Official Website: Official Site | official site [South Korea] |

Release Date: 27 February 2004

Filming Locations: Puerto Rico

Box Office Details

Budget: $25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend: $5,811,325 (USA) (29 February 2004) (2042 Screens)

Gross: $14,140,215 (USA) (18 April 2004)



Technical Specs

Runtime:



Did You Know?

Trivia:
Diego Luna (Javier) is not a trained dancer, but learned the dances he needed for the movie in about six weeks. He has said that normally, he best dancing is done with a few beers in him.

Goofs:
Continuity: When Katey is in the club for the first time the same guy in a blue button up shirt dances by at least twice, in different directions each time.

Quotes:
Javier Suarez: Ok, I'll be the girl!



User Review

A Parallel

Rating: 10/10

I wasn't sure what to expect when I watched this movie. I was sure quite how it would fit with the Dirty Dancing title, but once I turned it on I was enraptured. I couldn't turn away and when it was over and watched it a second time.

I was uncertain at first what I would think because I'd heard it was a Sequel, I'd heard it was a Prequel and I'd heard it was a remake. But when I came out of watching it, I felt it was a movie in it's own right. If anything it was a Parallel. It present the same kind of feelings and emotions as the original Dirty Dancing. Other than that it was it's own movie.

Romola was fabulous and Diego was just so easy to watch. They had great chemistry that made the whole thing believable and realistic. I could watch them dance all day. And the music made me want to dance myself if I knew how.





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