Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)

Director:

Guy Ferland

Writers (WGA):

Kate Gunzinger (story) and
Peter Sagal (story) ...
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Release Date:

27 February 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Drama

Tagline:

Turn up the heat and follow the rhythm

Plot:

In November 1958, the American teenager Katey Miller moves with her parents and her younger sister to Havana...

Plot Keywords:

Dancing | Revolution | Cuba | Nightclub | Love

Cast

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
Mya	...	Lola Martinez (as Mya Harrison)
Polly Cole	...	Polly (as Polly Cusumano)
Chris Engen	...	Steph
Tommy Kavelin	...	Señor Alonso
Wilmer Cordero	...	Teacher
Charlie Rodriguez	...	Grandpa Suarez
Donato Poveda	...	Troubador (as Donato)
Marisol Padilla Sánchez	...	Yolanda
Shawn Kane	...	Country Club Singer
Richard E. Lange	...	Chaperone
David Rittenhouse	...	Country Club M.C.
Heather Headley	...	Rosa Negra Singer
Debbie Casteneda	...	Girl in Club
Luis Gonzaga	...	Arturo
Ricardo Alvarez	...	Miguel
Cesar Detres	...	Raoul (as César Detrés)
Yessenia Benavides	...	Esmerelda
Patrick Swayze	...	Dance Class Instructor
JoAnn Fregalette Jansen	...	Dance Instructor's Partner (as JoAnn Jansen)
Modesto Lacen	...	Ramon
Alia Maria Alvarez	...	Chabe Suarez
Angélica Aragón	...	Alma Suarez
Diego Alvarez	...	Rafael Suarez
Mary Portser	...	Mrs. Phelps
Lawrence Duffy	...	Mr. Phelps
Jerry D. Medina	...	Palace Singer
Ángel 'Cucco' Peña	...	Julio Daviel
Guillermo de Cun	...	Palace M.C.
Freddi de Arcé	...	General Ramirez
Yvonne Caro Caro	...	Check-In Lady
Matt Birman	...	Officer in Kitchen
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ashley L. Anderson	...	Dancer (as Ashley Anderson)
Miranda Garrison	...	Dancer
Robert Hoffman	...	Dancer
Luis Jose Lopez	...	Waiter (Luis Lopez)
Sorely Muentes	...	Semi - final Dancer
Oskar Rodriguez	...	Dancer
Luis Salgado	...	Dancer: Javier Dance Double
Claudia Salinas	...	Dancer
Allen Walls	...	Dancer
Rudy Zalez	...	Tito Mortel
Javier Bellido Cintron	...	Revolucionario (uncredited)
Tiffany Díaz	...	Wendy (uncredited)
Melissa Rivera	...	Palace Guest (uncredited)

Directed by
Guy Ferland

Writing credits (WGA)
Kate Gunzinger		(story) and
Peter Sagal		(story)
Boaz Yakin		(screenplay) and
Victoria Arch		(screenplay)

Produced by
Lawrence Bender	....	producer
Jennifer Berman	....	executive producer
Rachel Cohen	....	executive producer
Sarah Green	....	producer
Trish Hofmann	....	co-producer
Trish Hofmann	....	line producer
JoAnn Fregalette Jansen	....	co-producer (as JoAnn Jansen)
Julie Kirkham	....	co-producer
Amir Jacob Malin	....	executive producer (as Amir Malin)
Bob Osher	....	executive producer
Meryl Poster	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Heitor Pereira

Cinematography by
Anthony B. Richmond

Film Editing by
Luis Colina
Scott Richter

Casting by
Mindy Marin

Production Design by
Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski

Art Direction by
Teresa Carriker-Thayer

Set Decoration by
Alan Hicks

Costume Design by
Isis Mussenden

Makeup Department
Dominique Borrel	....	key makeup artist
Martha Callender	....	makeup artist
Ybelka Hurtado	....	assistant hair stylist
Lizzie Ibarra	....	hair stylist
Patricia Regan	....	makeup designer

Production Management
Lori Keith Douglas	....	production supervisor: additional photography
Sean Garrett Fogel	....	production supervisor
Tricia Miles	....	post-production supervisor
Ines Mongil-Echandi	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert C. Albertell	....	second assistant director
Matt Birman	....	second unit director
Joan G. Bostwick	....	second second assistant director
Myron Hoffert	....	first assistant director
Michelle L. Keiser	....	second assistant director: additional photography
Francisco Ortiz	....	second assistant director: second unit
Jonathan Starch	....	first assistant director: additional photography

Art Department
Daniel Boxer	....	property master
Roland Brooks	....	charge scenic artist
Gladys Bustos	....	assistant property master
Giovanni Cotto	....	buyer
Giovanni Cotto	....	construction assistant
Oscar A. Colom Cruz	....	set dresser
Daniel Dietrich	....	construction foreman
Kenneth Hammer	....	construction coordinator
Michael D. Harrell	....	props
Juan Guallini Indij	....	set dresser
Francisco 'Panchi' López-Franco	....	set dresser
Stephanie Macomber	....	scenic (as Stephanie Macomber Kern)
Mayna Magruder	....	painter
Luis E. Maldonado	....	assistant greens
Alejandra Martinez	....	scenic
Barbra Matis	....	assistant art director
Dave McAllister	....	key construction grip
Georgie Miranda	....	prop maker/welder
Monica Monserrate	....	painter
Mariella Navarro	....	art department coordinator
William Scot Noonan	....	propmaker
John Nyomarkay	....	art director: additional photography
Bozydar Orszula	....	construction foreman
Juliet Primo	....	property assistant
Guifre Tort Ortiz	....	scenic painter
Scott D. Warner	....	foreman
Brick Mason	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Ricardo Naveira	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Giovanni Rodriguez	....	scenic foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Steve Bartkowicz	....	re-recording engineer
Bob Beher	....	sound editor
Odin Benitez	....	sound editor
Jim Brookshire	....	supervising sound editor
Michael J. Broomberg	....	foley artist
Tim Chau	....	sound designer
Matt Colleran	....	sound re-recordist
Linda Di Franco	....	sound editor
Albert Gasser	....	sound effects editor
Randall Guth	....	first assistant sound editor
Nils C. Jensen	....	sound effects editor
Luis Antonio Landrau	....	second boom operator
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist
William Sarokin	....	production sound mixer
Brad Sherman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lucy Sustar	....	foley mixer
Jon Taylor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
Glen Trew	....	sound mixer: reshoots, San Juan

Special Effects by
Charlie Bonilla	....	special effects: Puerto Rico

Visual Effects by
Derek Bird	....	digital compositor
Joshua D. Comen	....	visual effects line producer: THDX
Erik Dehkhoda	....	digital artist
Christopher Dusendschon	....	digital imaging supervisor: iO FILM (as Christopher Dusendschön)
Saeed Faridzadeh	....	digital compositor
Aaron Fritz	....	digital artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Raymond Gieringer	....	visual effects supervisor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Todd Groves	....	digital effects artist
Michael Hatton	....	compositing supervisor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Adam Hawkey	....	lead compositor: iOFilm
Wendy Lanning	....	visual effects producer: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Mai-Ling Lee	....	digital artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Jim Maxwell	....	digital matte artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Lon Molnar	....	animation supervisor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Glenn Morris	....	visual effects producer
Ian Noe	....	visual effects producer
Mike Ocoboc	....	digital compositor
Burke Roane	....	compositor: Luma Pictures
Trey Roane	....	compositor: Luma Pictures
David Schoneveld	....	lead digital compositor
Payam Shohadai	....	visual effects supervisor: Luma Pictures

Stunts
Roy T. Anderson	....	utility stunts
Matt Birman	....	stunt coordinator
Chris Colombo	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Edgar Colón	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera
Javier Cruzado	....	additional grip
Doug Dalisera	....	best boy electric
Alfonso Diaz	....	second assistant camera
Jerry Encarnacion	....	rigging electrician
Russell Engels	....	gaffer
Richard Guinness Jr.	....	key grip
Jose 'Flecha' Hernandez	....	electrician
Scott W. Leftridge	....	additional key grip
Angel D. Lopez Jr.	....	electrician
Zoraida Luna	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Zoraida Luna Luna)
Raul J. Marin	....	electrician
Abner Medina	....	assistant camera
Raphy Molinary	....	camera operator
Gabriel Padilla	....	electric
Angel Pastrana	....	best boy grip
Geronimo Perez	....	additional electric
George Richmond	....	Steadicam operator
George Richmond	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Jonathan 'Chunky' Richmond	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Marcos Rodríguez-Quijano	....	camera trainee
Francisco Román	....	grip
Paul Varrieur	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Barry Wetcher	....	still photographer
Carlos Zayas	....	camera loader
Gene Page	....	still photographer: re-shoots (uncredited)

Casting Department
Zoraida Sanjurjo López	....	casting director: Puerto Rico

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandi Figueroa	....	set costumer: Puerto Rico
Carola Gonzalez	....	costumer
Barbara Presar	....	assistant costume designer
Gladyris Silva	....	costume supervisor
Thao T. Vu	....	costume assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Ryan Chavez	....	assistant editor
Marisa Clayton	....	post-production coordinator: Modern VideoFilm
Glenn Cocco	....	first assistant editor
Eric Putz	....	telecine colorist
Ron Stanik	....	assistant editor
Bob Wenokur	....	post-production executive

Music Department
Michael Aarvold	....	music recordist
Budd Carr	....	executive music producer
Budd Carr	....	music supervisor
Emir Isilay	....	assistant composer
Christina Kline	....	music coordinator
Craig Pilo	....	musician
Roy Prendergast	....	music editor: temp music
Jeremy Raub	....	music editor
Robert Schaper	....	supervising music editor
Robert Schaper	....	supervising music engineer
Randy Spendlove	....	executive in charge of music
Joshua Winget	....	music editor
Elliott Goldkind	....	assistant music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Charlie Bonilla	....	driver: Heavy Equipment
Angel L. Lopez Garcia	....	driver: cast
Luis A. Jurado	....	transportation captain
Josiuan Rojas	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Sheila Allen	....	production accountant: additional photography
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Alejandro Berríos	....	dance assistant
Ivan Bess	....	assistant to producer
Danielle Butler	....	assistant to director and producer
Jana Camacho	....	production assistant
Kelly Chambers	....	production assistant
Tony Cypres	....	second assistant accountant
Carmen Del Toro	....	set production assistant: Puerto Rico
Joy Ellison	....	dialect coach
Luis R. Estrella-Rivera	....	location manager
Alan Feshold	....	assistant location manager
Rey Figueroa	....	location assistant
Mariano Fonseca	....	production assistant
Danielle Franco	....	assistant to producer
Dan Furst	....	projectionist: Arri
Shawn Gillespie	....	first assistant accountant
Joel Goldes	....	dialect coach: Romola Garai, additional photography
Miguel Hernández	....	location assistant
Enrique Huertas	....	production assistant
Jason Ivey	....	production assistant
JoAnn Fregalette Jansen	....	choreographer (as JoAnn Jansen)
Jay Kennedy	....	assistant to producer
Ivan Kraljevic	....	on-set coordinator: Los Angeles
Sandra Lee	....	product placement & marketing (as Sandra Gabrych)
Amy Leigh Johnson	....	unit publicist
Rita Medina	....	location assistant
Neyda Johana Mercado	....	production assistant
Pili Montilla	....	stand-in
Doug Moreno	....	production accountant
Mariella Navarro	....	assistant location manager
Heather Neeld	....	production coordinator
Timothy Scott Ralston	....	studio projectionist
Vivian Rebella	....	production assistant
Scott Richter	....	title designer: main titles
Ramón Rodríguez	....	second assistant accountant
Coraly Santaliz	....	production secretary
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Ada Shen	....	production secretary
Trish 'The Dish' Stanard	....	set production assistant: Puerto Rico
José R. Varona	....	set medic
Allen Walls	....	assistant choreographer
C.J. Whelton	....	accounting clerk
Andrew Golov	....	production executive (uncredited)
Andrew Golov	....	studio executive (uncredited)
Cathy Ziehl	....	studio coordinator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Lions Gate Films
• Miramax Films (present)
• Lawrence Bender Productions (as A Lawrence Bender Production)
• A Band Apart
• Havana Nights LLC
• Artisan Entertainment (present)

Distributors

• Lions Gate Films (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Miramax Films (2004) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Cascade Film (2004) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Compagnia Distribuzione Internazionale (CDI) (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• GAGA (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• SPI International (2004) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Artisan Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Buena Vista International (2005) (Argentina) (all media)
• FS Film Oy (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Nelonen (2007) (Finland) (TV)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Talpa (2006) (Netherlands) (TV)

Special Effects

• Intelligent Creatures (visual effects)
• Pacific Title and Art Studio (visual effects)

Other Companies

• ARRI  cameras and lenses
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Corbis  stock footage
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Falco Ink.  unit publicity
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• J Records  soundtrack published by
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Skylark Sound Studios  sound recording and editing (foreign dub: Japanese)
• Title House Digital  digital titles and opticals
• Todd-AO Radford  re-recorded at (as Todd-AO Studios Radford)
• Viv Kim Negative Cutting Service  negative cutting (as Viv Kim Negative Cutting)

Also Known As:

"Dirty Dancing 2" - Australia, Singapore (English title)
"Dancing Havana" - Japan (English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sensuality

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Brazil:10 | Czech Republic:12 | Germany:o.Al. | Netherlands:12 | Norway:A | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | Spain:T | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40488) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Finland:K-7 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Puerto Rico

Company:

Lions Gate Films

Trivia:

Diego Luna (Javier) is not a trained dancer, but learned the dances he needed for the movie in about six weeks. He has said that normally, he best dancing is done with a few beers in him.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: You can clearly see that Katey's dress strap is torn even before James tears it.

Quotes:

Jeannie Miller:[the dance contest is starting] Where's Katey?
Susie Miller:Just wait.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Bob's Burgers: Family Fracas (#3.19)" (2013)

Soundtrack:

Satellite

Feel the rhythm of the beat!

This movie is now without a doubt on my top 10 list now! The mix of drama, romance, history, and dance is perfect! The acting, dancing, and music in the movie was great! You want to just stand up and dance (even if you have no idea how to) Havana nights really takes you into the lives of these two people and makes you really care about them. It has an ending that is very true to real life. That things don't always go as they should. It had a Romeo and Juliet vibe without being cheesy what so ever. Diego and Romola give a heart warming performance that makes you always want to come back for more. I recommend this movie to anyone that has ever wanted to follow their dreams, but was too afraid to try.