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

Very good movie

I rented this movie the other day simply because I wanted to see how they could possibly do a sequel to the first Dirty Dancing. However, I don't think I would have otherwise. BUT I am really glad that I did. I loved this movie! I really liked the story line and it also gave me a brief glimpse of the history of Cuba. That in itself made it one of my new favorite movies. Combine this with the music and the awesome dancing and it becomes a fantastic movie. I am not going to compare it to the first DD movie. It deserves to be set out on it's own. It is definitely worthy. The young actors do an awesome job of portraying the characters in this movie. This is a movie that I would like to own and I don't feel that way about a lot of movies. Congratulations to the producers, directors and all of those involved, I will be recommending this one to friends and family.