Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

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Cast & Crew

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

Patrick Swayze
Dance Class Instructor

Polly Cusumano
Polly

Mýa
Lola Martinez

Lawrence Bender
Producer

Guy Ferland
Director

Anthony B. Richmond
Cinematographer

Mindy Marin
Casting

Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski
Production Designer

Alan Hicks
Set Decoration

Roger Mussenden
Costume Designer

Roy Prendergast
Sound

Boaz Yakin
Writer

Victoria Arch
Writer

Sarah Green
Producer

Trish Hofmann
Co-Producer

JoAnn Fregalette Jansen
Co-Producer

Julie Kirkham
Co-Producer

Anthony B. Richmond
Director of Photography

Scott Richter
Film Editor

Luis Colina
Film Editor

Heitor Pereira
Music

Budd Carr
Executive Music Producer

Isis Mussenden
Costume Designer

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Critic Reviews for Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

Audience Reviews for Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

• Dec 02, 2010

  they sure tried to live up to the legend that is dirty dancing, but failled miserably
  Andreia C Super Reviewer
• Jul 29, 2010

  Without any of the spark of the original this second Dirty Dancing film is a giant disappointment to every expectant woman looking forward to the same sex appeal of Swayze we were graced with in the original. Set in revolutionary Cuba, much of the film decided to saturate itself with this plot point, including spicy music, random acts of rebellion, and societal and family tensions within the lower classes of workers who cater to the American residents. As you can guess, this leads to a Romeo and Juliet-esque relationship between prim and proper Katey and working Joe, Javier. The reason the original worked so well was the immersion of the time period with a nostalgic soundtrack, and a love story of abandoning innocence for something much better, freedom finally being found through dance. This film seems to want to explore an entire country's journey towards freedom instead. Garai's character is less developed than the original Baby, and her relationship with her forbidden lover is random. If they hadn't set it where they had, in the time they had, and maybe hadn't even included a love story, it could have successfully worked. Even in the original there wasn't a lot of great choreography, but there were some profound scenes involving Patrick Swayze, who pops up to provide somewhat of a cameo as the dance teacher who teaches Katey about letting her partner get close to her. In this there is no exciting dance scenes, except for a brief peek into a Cuban club, and that's fast glanced over. Besides the fact that this is pure consumer cheese, the music does not set the mood, as it's all from the past ten years. I would have been more understanding if they hadn't tried to sell it as a Dirty Dancing film.
  Spencer S Super Reviewer
• Mar 28, 2010

  Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, while much better than I had expected, falls short of being anything truly memorable. Katie Miller is an American who moves to Cuba in her senior year at high school. She is fascinated by the way the locals feel the music while they dance. She meets Javier, a Cuban, who is a great dancer. The young couple learns to fuse their different forms of dance in the interests of entering a Latin ballroom dance competition while inevitably falling for each other. Patrick Swayze's appearance brought this film some bonus points, simply for nostalgia.
  Deb S Super Reviewer
• Sep 05, 2009

  It brings together a decent story, with hot music and a time/setting of Cuba is a brilliant setting, the colourful surroundings bring to life a surreal feeling that captures the summer buzz of the movie perfectly.
  John M Super Reviewer

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