Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)

Director:

Guy Ferland

Writers (WGA):

Kate Gunzinger (story) and
Peter Sagal (story) ...

Release Date:

27 February 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Drama

Tagline:

Turn Up The Heat And Follow The Rhythm

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Revolution | Love | Cuba | Nightclub | Dancing

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)

Also Known As:

Dirty Dancing 2 (Australia) (Singapore: English title)
Havana Nights: Dirty Dancing 2 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sensuality.

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #40488) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Finland:K-7 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Brazil:10 | Czech Republic:12 | Germany:o.Al. | Netherlands:12 | Norway:A | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | Spain:T

Filming Locations:

Puerto Rico

Company:

Lions Gate Films

Trivia:

The plot is loosely based on the life story of producer JoAnn Fregalette Jansen, who moved to Cuba with her family in 1958. Thus, the "Based on True Events" title.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: You can clearly see that Katey's dress strap is torn even before James tears it.

Quotes:

[about Javier]
Susie Miller: He's not like us.
Katey Miller: There is no "us", Susie.

Movie Connections:

Follows Dirty Dancing (1987)

Soundtrack:

Dance Like This

Romola Garai, Soundtrack & Dances!

Normally, I avoid these kind of films as romantic movies aren't my cup of tea or coffee. However, while i was working, the movie was playing and I was captured by the beauty of Romola Garai. So I decided to watch the film. There were some great foot-tapping songs and the dances were fairly good too. There's nothing like dancing with a beautiful woman (who can dance too). The film itself is quite okay, nothing outstanding. The lead pair Diego Luna and Romola Garai share a nice chemistry. Not only is Garai beautiful but she can act too as she delivers a sincere performance. Diego Luna does his part well although in a few scenes he does seem to have difficulty with some expressions. Sela Ward is alright in a minuscule part. Ditto for Patrick Swayze's cameo.To sum it up, what I liked about it was Romola Garai, the soundtrack and the dances.