Havana heights takes place before the first movie, in 1958 cuba, just before castros revolution. On the eve of cubas revolution, a young american woman. It is a 2004 american musical romance film directed by guy ferland that is a reimagining of the 1987 cult classic dirty dancing,that features romola garai and diego luna,is reusing the same. Havana nights 2004 american highschool student katey romola garai moves with her wealthy parents sela ward, john slattery to cuba in 1958. Havana nights follows the blossoming love affair of young couple katey romola garai and javier diego. In prerevolution cuba, katey miller is about to defy everyones expectations. An american family has been transferred to cuba, and their eldest daughter garai becomes interested in a local youth who works at the fancy hotel where they stay.
But in havana theres still as much dining and dancing going on as there is revolution. Conan obrien was the reason the movie was rereleased in 1997. Havana nights is more like a reimagining with new faces and a new setting. High school senior katey moves to havana in november 1958, when her dad gets a promotion at ford. Havana nights follows the blossoming love affair of young couple katey and javier against the backdrop of the cuban revolution in 1958. Katie miller is an american who moves to cuba in her senior year at high school. Dirty dancing 2, dirty dancing 2, dirty dancing havana night. Havana nights is the past of kateys parents, played by sela ward and john slattery, champion ballroom dancers who gave up competing for a settleddown, upper. Dirty movie nude scenes 43 images and videos including appearances from brandy moon jordanna james jeanine hill. But it helped to mainstream romola garai in american and will undoubtedly serve as a stepping stone toward larger and better projects.
The music and the routines are fantastic, the lead actors enchanting if you look at the extras, neither of them is a professional dancer. Katey is an american girl living in cuba with her parents who meets javier, a local. It is a shame that american tend not to view british film making on the whole. Havana nights, patrick swayze makes an appearance as a hotel dance instructor. Like many, i also thought this film would be a lame attempt at a sequel. With diego luna, romola garai, sela ward, john slattery. Her father is an executive of ford expatriated to cuba, and katey is an excellent high school senior student that misses her friends. The film is a prequel reimagining of the 1987 blockbuster dirty dancing, reusing the same basic plot, but transplanting it from upstate new york to cuba on the cusp of. So i was pleasantly surprised at how great dirty dancing 2 havana nights was. Dirty dancing havana nights full movie video dailymotion. Havana nights reimagines the 1987 film phenomenon from an. Kate romola garai and her family have just arrived. Things you didnt know about dirty dancing dirty dancing.
Havana nights is a great movie to look at, with its period havana actually san juan, puerto rico, with lots of 1950s cars. Its 1958 and cuba is on the edge of a fidel castroled rebellion. Havana nights is a 2004 american dance musical romantic drama film directed by guy ferland. Havana nights, a film that was obviously anticipated for box office weakness. Havana nights in november 1958, the american teenager katey miller moves with her parents and her younger sister to havana. You remember him from y tu mama tambien, and here again he has that quirky, winning charm. Havana nights star romola garai reveals that she was weighed every day on set and a dietitian made sure she stayed underweight during filming. The story takes place in havana at the onset of castros revolution. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. Havana nights 2004 starring diego luna and romola garai on dvd and bluray. A young girl coming of age in a difficult time where her parents want one thing for her while she wants something entirely different for herself.
Havana nights is a 2004 american dance musical romantic drama film directed by guy ferland and starring diego luna, romola garai, sela ward, john slattery, jonathan jackson, january jones, and mika boorem. Havana nights 2004 publicity stills and other photos. Dirty dancing fans shouldnt count on having the time of their lives at this reimagining not a sequel, not a remake. Havana nights starring diego luna in this drama on directv. Live your life this sequel to dirty dancing stars a hot young cast and has a sizzling style and rhythm all of its own. Her parents james slattery and sela ward were once dancers, but gave it up to provide a conventional and comfortable home for their family.
Featuring diego luna, romola garai, sela ward, mika boorem and others. Instead of a parentapproved suitor, katey is drawn to the sexy waiter, javier, who spends his nights dancing in havanas nightclubs. At first, i laughed like mad over this kitschy connection. It tells the story of a sheltered american teenager learning about life through dance, when her family relocates to havana, cuba just before the 1959 cuban revolution. It uses many of the same elements as the first movie. The music and the routines are fantastic, the lead actors enchanting if you look at the extras, neither of them is a professional dancer, so they obviously worked really hard. Dirty dancing was a pretty lowbudget film that didnt really have any huge names in starring roles. Not a sequel, not really a prequel, sort of a remake, more of a reimagining, dirty dancing. However, he did end up making a cameo in the 2004 prequel dirty dancing. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. More a remake than a sequel, havana nights takes the dirty dancing formula which is.
Havana nights online for free on solarmovie, stream dirty dancing. American highschool student katey romola garai moves with her wealthy parents sela ward, john slattery to cuba in 1958. In 2004, a prequel of the film was released, entitled dirty dancing. Havana nights also known as dirty dancing 2 or dirty dancing 2. Represent cuba dirty dancing havana nights youtube. Dirty dancing 1987, footloose 2011, save the last dance 2001, crazybeautiful 2001, step up revolution 2012. Havana nights is the past of kateys parents, played by sela ward and john slattery, champion ballroom dancers who. Instead of a parentapproved suitor, katey is drawn to the sexy waiter, javier, who spends his nights dancing in havana s nightclubs. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing dirty dancing. Havana nights, while much better than i had expected, falls short of being anything truly memorable. Diego luna, romola garai, sela ward, john slattery, jonathan jackson countries. Set against the decadent glamour and escalating danger of revolutioneve cuba, dirty dancing.