Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Movie Review 2004

Folks, it's not a sequel, it's not a prequel--it's a "re-imagining." This time around the dirty dancers are in Cuba (although filmed in Puerto Rico) and the year is 1958 on the eve of the Communist Revolution. Young Katey's (Garai) dad transplants the family and, bored, she meets Javier (Luna), the poor yet sexy busboy, and...well...really you know the rest. It's great eye candy and the couple is very appealing but they lack that certain something that Swayze (who makes a cameo) and Grey exuded.

Distribution

CinemaNow, 4553 Glencoe Ave., Ste. 200, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292, URL: http://www.cinemanow.com, Remarks: Formerly known as Lions Gate Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 86 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Dance Fever, Cuba, Brothers & Sisters, Period Piece: 1950s, New Year's Eve

Screenplay

Boaz Yakin, Peter Sagal, Victoria Arch

Cast

Diego Luna, Romola Garai, Sela Ward, John Slattery, Jonathan Jackson, January Jones, Mika Boorem, Rene Lavan, Patrick Swayze, Mya

Cinematography

Anthony B. Richmond

Director

Guy Ferland

Music

Heitor Pereira

Other

William Sarokin, Budd Carr, Luis Colina, Scott Richter, Teresa Carriker-Thayer, Isis Mussenden, Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski

Producer

Lawrence Bender, Sarah Green, Miramax Films, Lions Gate Films