They enter a big dance contest for the prize when he gets fired. Katie miller is an american who moves to cuba in her senior year at high school. Havana nights you might like similar movies the lost valentine, the sleeping dictionary, p. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Havana nights, while much better than i had expected, falls short of being anything truly memorable. At a nightclub, javier teaches katey the nuances of cuban dance, which becomes her passion. Havana nights you might be trying to find other drama or romance movies or even those featuring diego luna.
Havana nights weve taken into account various possible influences such as film type, plotline and headlining actors. Not really a sequel to the original dirty dancing definitely holds. But in havana theres still as much dining and dancing going on as there is revolution. Havana nights also known as dirty dancing 2 or dirty dancing 2. Diego luna dirty dancing havana nights do you only wanna dance duration. Like i said i rented the movie first and then ended up buying a copy. The movie was filmed in puerto rico, and made to look like cuba. Her father is an executive of ford expatriated to cuba, and katey is an excellent high school senior student that misses her friends. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing dirty dancing. 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 2004 american highschool student katey romola garai moves with her wealthy parents sela ward, john slattery to cuba in 1958.
It uses many of the same elements as the first movie. 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. Represent cuba dirty dancing havana nights youtube. Very rhythmic, the type of music you want to dance to. Its 1958 when the miller family moves to havana, where 18yearold katys romola garai parents expect her to be the belle of the highsociety ball. Havana nights is a great movie to look at, with its period havana actually san juan, puerto rico, with lots of 1950s cars.
Havana nights 2004 starring diego luna and romola garai on dvd and bluray. Havana nights 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Obviously some of the songs are in interspersed with spanish words, however, the songs are so. Havana nights is more like a reimagining with new faces and a new setting. If you like dirty dancing you might like similar movies grease, footloose, pretty woman, flashdance, mamma mia log in more to explore. 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. Like i said i rented the movie first and then ended up buying a copy because i liked it so much. She meets a local waiter, who introduces her to sensual cuban musicdance.
Like many, i also thought this film would be a lame attempt at a sequel. Havana nights, patrick swayze makes an appearance as a hotel dance instructor. I like the first one the best but i like them both now if i had seen this one first it may be the. Havana nights is a new chapter in the dirty dancing franchise. Havana nights 2004 in november 1958, the american teenager katey miller moves with her parents and her younger sister to havana. American highschool student katey romola garai moves with her wealthy parents sela ward, john slattery to cuba in 1958. Havana nights also known as dirty dancing 2 or dirty. As the young lovers grow closer, fidel castro suddenly rises. The music and the routines are fantastic, the lead actors enchanting if you look at the extras, neither of them is a professional dancer. With diego luna, romola garai, sela ward, john slattery. More a remake than a sequel, havana nights takes the dirty dancing formula which is. I just thought, why didnt they get someone like kate bosworth, if thats what they wanted. The actions of the characters especially her parents were so foreordained, they played like closing night of a run that had gone on way too long. Dirty dancing 1987, footloose 2011, save the last dance 2001, crazybeautiful 2001, step up revolution 2012.
Its 1958 and cuba is on the edge of a fidel castroled rebellion. Havana nights 510 movie clip move through your fear. You remember him from y tu mama tambien, and here again he has that quirky, winning charm. We understand that when trying to find other movies like dirty dancing. 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. She encounters javier diego luna, a poor local who works as a waiter, and soon a relationship blossoms between them. Havana nights is a 2004 american dance musical romantic drama film directed by guy ferland and starring diego luna, romola garai, sela ward, j. The film is a prequelreimagining of the 1987 blockbuster dirty dancing, reusing the same basic plot, but.
Havana nights 2004 romola garai and joann fregalette. Havana nights follows the blossoming love affair of. Most of it was done in the colonial part of san juan, old san juan, a very popular hangout for puerto ricans, and a very touristy area. Its been 17 years since dirty dancing took the world by storm, and all these years later, havana nights is here to remind everyone just how to strike when the iron is ice cold. Havana nights you might like similar movies coyote ugly, save the last dance, step up, center stage, footloose. Havana nights 2004, no reservations 2007, christmas under the stars 2019. Trailer dirty dancing havana nights video dailymotion. High school senior katey moves to havana in november 1958, when her dad gets a promotion at ford. Katey miller is going to defy everyones expectations.
Movies below you can see an array of the best films that we think are similar to dirty dancing. Havana nights follows the blossoming love affair of young couple katey romola garai and javier diego luna against the backdrop of the cuban revolution in 1958. Not a sequel, not really a prequel, sort of a remake, more of a reimagining, dirty dancing. Dirty dancing 1987, footloose 2011, save the last dance 2001, crazybeautiful 2001, step up. The scenes in the movie when the song dance like this was played. She learns the significance of independence, sensuality and love as she secretly learns to dance with javier. Havana nights follows the blossoming love affair of young couple katey and javier against the backdrop of the cuban revolution in 1958. The dancing is well done, the music will sell a lot of soundtracks, and.
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