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In the Heights is a 2021 American musical drama film directed by Jon M. Chu from a screenplay by Quiara Alegría Hudes based on the stage musical of the same name by Hudes and Lin-Manuel Miranda. The film stars Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace in her film debut, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gregory Diaz IV and Jimmy Smits. The film follows a similar plot to the musical, telling the story of a corner in the predominantly Dominican Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City, where every member of the community pursues their dreams of a better life.
In the Heights was originally set to be adapted by Universal Pictures in 2008, with Kenny Ortega hired to direct. After that version fell through, the project was eventually started back up in 2016, with Chu set to direct and Ramos being cast in October 2018. The rest of the cast joined in April 2019, and filming took place around New York City that summer.
Originally intended to be released in 2020, In the Heights was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival on June 4, 2021, and was released in the United States on June 10 in theaters and streaming on HBO Max under a 30-day simultaneous exhibition window. It received critical acclaim, with praise for Chu's direction, the performances, and musical numbers. However, it was a box office bomb, grossing just $43 million against its $55 million budget and $200 million break-even point, though it was successful on HBO Max.
Usnavi de la Vega tells four children a story of Washington Heights. 10 years earlier, Usnavi is the owner of a bodega in the neighborhood. After chasing off "Graffiti Pete", a street artist who was attempting to spray paint the bodega's security shutters, he introduces: Abuela Claudia, the neighborhood matriarch and woman who raised him after the death of his parents; Kevin Rosario, who runs a taxi company; Kevin's employee and Usnavi’s best friend Benny; the beauty salon ladies Daniela, Carla, and Cuca; his cousin Sonny, a teenager who works in the bodega; and Vanessa, on whom Usnavi has an unrequited crush ("In The Heights").
Alejandro, an attorney and family friend, informs Usnavi his late father's business in the Dominican Republic, which he dreams of reviving, is for sale. Meanwhile, Kevin's daughter Nina returns from Stanford University. After seeing Benny ("Benny's Dispatch"), she finds her father, telling him she cannot pay tuition, but he brushes her off, telling her not to worry ("Breathe").
Daniela's salon is moving to the Bronx due to rising rents in Manhattan. Nina arrives for a treatment and reconnects with the ladies, but eventually reveals she has dropped out of Stanford, and leaves ("No Me Diga"). Vanessa submits a rental application downtown, where she dreams of becoming a fashion designer, but her application is rejected ("It Won't Be Long Now"). She heads to Usnavi's bodega, where Sonny asks her out for him.
Sonny learns a lottery ticket the bodega sold won $96,000. At the public pool, everybody in the neighborhood fantasizes about what they would do with the money ("96,000"), while the neighborhood piragüero laments how he has lost business to a Mister Softee truck ("Piragua"). That weekend, Benny and Nina reminisce about their childhoods. She expresses her doubts and fears, but he reassures her she is destined for greatness ("When You're Home"). Meanwhile, Usnavi talks to Sonny's father about letting Sonny come with him to the Dominican Republic, but Sonny's father implies he and Sonny are undocumented immigrants and cannot leave.
That evening, Kevin reveals he sold his business to pay for Nina's tuition. Outraged, she refuses the money, revealing the real reason she dropped out was the racism she experienced, and storms out. Usnavi and Vanessa head to the salsa club for their date. At the club, Usnavi is nervous and aloof, and he declines to dance with Vanessa. A man steals her away for a dance, allowing multiple men to dance with her. In return, Usnavi tries to make Vanessa jealous by dancing with another woman ("The Club"). The power goes out, and Sonny and Graffiti Pete light up fireworks, illuminating the neighborhood. Vanessa and Usnavi argue, and she rejects him ("Blackout").
Lying in bed, Abuela reminisces about her childhood in Cuba, and how she came to Nueva York, enduring hardships to be where she is today ("Paciencia y Fe"). She dies peacefully, and the neighborhood comes together to mourn and sing her praises ("Alabanza"). At a protest for DACA, Sonny learns that he cannot go to college, as he is an undocumented immigrant. Learning this, Nina resolves to go back to Stanford to find a way for undocumented immigrant children to find a pathway in life.
Usnavi finds Vanessa's rental application in the trash. He visits Daniela, asking her to co-sign on Vanessa's application. Disappointed with the block's negativity over the blackout and Abuela's death, Daniela rouses the neighborhood into a celebration ("Carnaval del Barrio"), as the blackout ends. Vanessa and Usnavi reconcile.
A month later, Nina is about to return to Stanford. Benny promises to find a way to join her in Palo Alto, and they kiss ("When the Sun Goes Down"). As Usnavi prepares to leave for the Dominican Republic, he discovers that Abuela held the winning lottery ticket, and has left it to him. Vanessa arrives with champagne, having found out that Usnavi got Daniela to co-sign on her lease. She suggests Usnavi stay, but he refuses. She kisses him, lamenting that she was too late in realizing her feelings before leaving ("Champagne").
Usnavi gives Alejandro the lottery ticket, telling him to use it for Sonny's DACA fees. The next morning, Vanessa takes Usnavi to the bodega and shows him a fashion line she created the previous night inspired by Graffiti Pete's work. Seeing Pete's murals celebrating Abuela, Usnavi decides to stay. The story returns to the present day, where it is revealed that Usnavi is telling his story in the remodeled bodega, and that one of the children is Usnavi and Vanessa's daughter, Iris. Everyone sings and dances in the street, while Usnavi expresses his elation at being in Washington Heights, where he has always belonged (“Finale”).
In a post-credits scene, the Mister Softee truck breaks down and the piragüero celebrates his victory by raising prices by a dollar, then gifts the ice cream man a free cup of shaved ice ("Piragua (Reprise)").[! identifier_exists:FALSE!]
In the Heights was originally set to be adapted by Universal Pictures in 2008, with Kenny Ortega hired to direct. After that version fell through, the project was eventually started back up in 2016, with Chu set to direct and Ramos being cast in October 2018. The rest of the cast joined in April 2019, and filming took place around New York City that summer.
Originally intended to be released in 2020, In the Heights was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival on June 4, 2021, and was released in the United States on June 10 in theaters and streaming on HBO Max under a 30-day simultaneous exhibition window. It received critical acclaim, with praise for Chu's direction, the performances, and musical numbers. However, it was a box office bomb, grossing just $43 million against its $55 million budget and $200 million break-even point, though it was successful on HBO Max.
Usnavi de la Vega tells four children a story of Washington Heights. 10 years earlier, Usnavi is the owner of a bodega in the neighborhood. After chasing off "Graffiti Pete", a street artist who was attempting to spray paint the bodega's security shutters, he introduces: Abuela Claudia, the neighborhood matriarch and woman who raised him after the death of his parents; Kevin Rosario, who runs a taxi company; Kevin's employee and Usnavi’s best friend Benny; the beauty salon ladies Daniela, Carla, and Cuca; his cousin Sonny, a teenager who works in the bodega; and Vanessa, on whom Usnavi has an unrequited crush ("In The Heights").
Alejandro, an attorney and family friend, informs Usnavi his late father's business in the Dominican Republic, which he dreams of reviving, is for sale. Meanwhile, Kevin's daughter Nina returns from Stanford University. After seeing Benny ("Benny's Dispatch"), she finds her father, telling him she cannot pay tuition, but he brushes her off, telling her not to worry ("Breathe").
Daniela's salon is moving to the Bronx due to rising rents in Manhattan. Nina arrives for a treatment and reconnects with the ladies, but eventually reveals she has dropped out of Stanford, and leaves ("No Me Diga"). Vanessa submits a rental application downtown, where she dreams of becoming a fashion designer, but her application is rejected ("It Won't Be Long Now"). She heads to Usnavi's bodega, where Sonny asks her out for him.
Sonny learns a lottery ticket the bodega sold won $96,000. At the public pool, everybody in the neighborhood fantasizes about what they would do with the money ("96,000"), while the neighborhood piragüero laments how he has lost business to a Mister Softee truck ("Piragua"). That weekend, Benny and Nina reminisce about their childhoods. She expresses her doubts and fears, but he reassures her she is destined for greatness ("When You're Home"). Meanwhile, Usnavi talks to Sonny's father about letting Sonny come with him to the Dominican Republic, but Sonny's father implies he and Sonny are undocumented immigrants and cannot leave.
That evening, Kevin reveals he sold his business to pay for Nina's tuition. Outraged, she refuses the money, revealing the real reason she dropped out was the racism she experienced, and storms out. Usnavi and Vanessa head to the salsa club for their date. At the club, Usnavi is nervous and aloof, and he declines to dance with Vanessa. A man steals her away for a dance, allowing multiple men to dance with her. In return, Usnavi tries to make Vanessa jealous by dancing with another woman ("The Club"). The power goes out, and Sonny and Graffiti Pete light up fireworks, illuminating the neighborhood. Vanessa and Usnavi argue, and she rejects him ("Blackout").
Lying in bed, Abuela reminisces about her childhood in Cuba, and how she came to Nueva York, enduring hardships to be where she is today ("Paciencia y Fe"). She dies peacefully, and the neighborhood comes together to mourn and sing her praises ("Alabanza"). At a protest for DACA, Sonny learns that he cannot go to college, as he is an undocumented immigrant. Learning this, Nina resolves to go back to Stanford to find a way for undocumented immigrant children to find a pathway in life.
Usnavi finds Vanessa's rental application in the trash. He visits Daniela, asking her to co-sign on Vanessa's application. Disappointed with the block's negativity over the blackout and Abuela's death, Daniela rouses the neighborhood into a celebration ("Carnaval del Barrio"), as the blackout ends. Vanessa and Usnavi reconcile.
A month later, Nina is about to return to Stanford. Benny promises to find a way to join her in Palo Alto, and they kiss ("When the Sun Goes Down"). As Usnavi prepares to leave for the Dominican Republic, he discovers that Abuela held the winning lottery ticket, and has left it to him. Vanessa arrives with champagne, having found out that Usnavi got Daniela to co-sign on her lease. She suggests Usnavi stay, but he refuses. She kisses him, lamenting that she was too late in realizing her feelings before leaving ("Champagne").
Usnavi gives Alejandro the lottery ticket, telling him to use it for Sonny's DACA fees. The next morning, Vanessa takes Usnavi to the bodega and shows him a fashion line she created the previous night inspired by Graffiti Pete's work. Seeing Pete's murals celebrating Abuela, Usnavi decides to stay. The story returns to the present day, where it is revealed that Usnavi is telling his story in the remodeled bodega, and that one of the children is Usnavi and Vanessa's daughter, Iris. Everyone sings and dances in the street, while Usnavi expresses his elation at being in Washington Heights, where he has always belonged (“Finale”).
In a post-credits scene, the Mister Softee truck breaks down and the piragüero celebrates his victory by raising prices by a dollar, then gifts the ice cream man a free cup of shaved ice ("Piragua (Reprise)").[! identifier_exists:FALSE!]
