The Cotton Club (1984)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1108 movies items)

" The film, featured earlier performances Giancarlo Esposito, Jennifer Grey, and Laurence Fishbourne, The Cotton Club is a 1984 American crime drama film co-written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and based on James Haskins' 1977 book of the same name. The story centers on the Cotton Club, a Harlem jazz club in the 1930s. The film stars Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane and Lonette McKee, with Bob Hoskins, James Remar, Nicolas Cage, Allen Garfield, Gwen Verdon, Fred Gwynne and Lau"

The Evolution of Nicolas Cage (115 movies items)

"Vincent Dwyer"

1984 Awardie Awards (41 movies items)

"Also nominated Best Costume Best Production Design "

Watched in 2021 (631 movies items)

"5.1. 35 mm"

Phoenix Feather's Movie Diary 2020 (537 movies items)

"(WATCHED: 21 May 2020)"

Favorite Drama Films: 1984-1985 (82 movies items)

" Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola Produced by: Fred Roos, Sylvio Tabet, Dyson Lovell, Barrie M. Osborne, and Robert Evans Written by: William Kennedy, Francis Ford Coppola, and Mario Puzo Cinematography: Stephen Goldbatt Edited by: Barry Malkin and Robert O. Lovett Music by: John Barry Distributed by: Orion Pictures"

Hit Or Miss? Good Or Bad? 2019 Movies Watched (461 movies items)

"The lives of various characters intersect at Harlem's renowned Cotton Club. Handsome horn player Dix Dwyer falls for Vera Cicero, the stunning girlfriend of famous gangster Dutch Schultz. Meanwhile Dix's brother, Vincent, falls in with Schultz's crew, while Owney Madden, the jazz venue's proprietor, has his own mob ties. Although Dix goes on to become a Hollywood actor, his life doesn't get any less complicated or dangerous. This is a shallow uninvolving story about the famous club in Harlem, N"

Movies with 5 or more big stars in cast (110 movies items)

"Cast: Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane, Lonette McKee, Bob Hoskins, James Remar, Nicolas Cage, Allen Garfield, Laurence Fishburne, Gwen Verdon, Jennifer Grey, and Fred Gwynne. "

Best movie ever (20 movies items)

"Points: 5 Chosen by: kathy (5)"

Academy Award for Best Production Design: 1980s (50 movies items)

"Richard Sylbert (Art Director), George Gaines (Set Decorator) "

America's Got Talent... Jennifer Grey (40 movies items)

"Patsy Dwyer"

An average movie

“To be honest, it has been a while since I have seen this flick and I should probably re-watch it at some point. The tricky thing with Francis Ford Coppola is that even though his movies from the 80’s were not really so bad, they never reached the level of the masterpieces he made in th 70’s ('Apocalypse Now', 'The Godfather: Part II', 'The Conversation', 'The Godfather') and he nowadays, the guy is pretty much considered a has-been. This movie is a perfect example as it turned out to be another box-office bomb for Coppola. I  mean, it have seen worse, the whole thing was well made but I just had a hard time to really care about the damned thing. That’s something that occur right often when Richard Gere is playing the lead. Indeed, in some (very) few movies, the guy was fairly inter” read more

Super Epic Lengthy Films (150 movies items)

"Running time: 127 mins"