DIRTY DANCING: HAVANA NIGHTS at HOLLYWOOD TEEN MOVIES

"Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights" is set in Cuba during the late 1950's, in a time when Fidel Castro was forcing Americans to leave his country. Enter an American girl who arrives in Cuba with her parents. There she meets & falls in love with a local boy who dances and romances her at a Havana nightclub. As the two lovers prepare to compete in a national dance competition "Revolution" is about to break out. Will the two lovers remain together? Or will the nations troubles tear them apart? All this and more in this hi-octane dance musical that is sure to please fans of the original "Dirty Dancing". Also back for this one is Patrick Swayze, in a small role, reprising his most famous character, that of dancer Johnny Castle. "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights" is set to hit cinemas February 2004.

It’s been 17 years since movie audiences had the time of their life in Dirty Dancing and now the story has been re-located and “re-imagined” for Dirty Dancing 2.

Set in Cuba in 1958 on the eve of revolution, the film sees bookish American teenager, Katey Miller (Romola Garai) move with her family to Havana where her father, Bert (John Slattery) has been promoted to an executive position with Ford. Bert and his wife, Jeannie (Sela Ward) like the idea of their daughter dating James Phelps (Jonathan Jackson), because his father is Bert’s boss and mixing with your own “kind” in the Latin locale is the accepted thing. But in the steamy Cuban capital, other diversions are about to take Katey’s head out of her books.

The most exciting of these is Javier Suarez (Diego Luna), a hotel waiter whose sexy movements on the dance floor fascinate the young American. Soon Javier is teaching her the hot and sensual dance steps and the relationship between them also begins to steam up. This is not well received by the stuck-up Eve (January Jones) who is disdainful of the hired help and who frowns upon mixing with them. With Katey’s younger sister, Susie (Mika Boorem) she reports Javier and gets him fired. Opposition to Javier’s relationship with Katey also comes from his revolutionary brother, Carlos (Rene Lavan).

Distressed because of what has happened to Javier, Katey convinces him to take part in a dance contest with a $5,000 first prize but while they practise, they have to keep their growing feelings for each other a secret from their families and friends. In the meantime, the political unrest in the country deepens and the night of the competition could soon be overshadowed by more far-reaching and explosive events

Despite a story told against revolution and romance, it’s the dynamic dance sequences that are the true highlights of the movie, so if you’re ready to rumba, this is for you.

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Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights [VHS](2004) VHS
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights [DVD](2004) DVD
Sizzling, in-name-only prequel to the 1987 smash centers on an upper-crust American teen (Romola Garai) who arrives in Cuba just as Castro is about to seize control. Defying her family's wishes, she enters a respected national dance contest with a charming local waiter (Diego Luna). But with revolution on the horizon, will the forbidden lovers be torn apart forever? Sela Ward, Jonathan Jackson, and Mya co-star. 105 min. Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX; audio commentary; interviews; music videos; more.
Dirty Dancing (Ultimate Edition) [DVD](1987) DVD
A teenage girl on vacation with her parents in a Catskills resort in 1963 learns about love in the hands of a handsome dance instructor in this sensual, music-filled drama. Jennifer Grey is the sheltered teen, Patrick Swayze the stud with the moves; with Cynthia Rhodes, Jerry Orbach. 104 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, 6.1 DTS-ES; audio commentary; interviews; featurette; screen test; trivia, live in concert. Two-disc set.
Dirty Dancing [VHS](1987) VHS