The Cotton Club
"Audacious, buoyant and breathtaking!" -Los Angeles Times
Oscar® winners Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo rejoin forces to create a "mesmerizing" (L.A. Weekly) homage to 1930s gangster films and musicals. Nominated for three Oscars®, The Cotton Club is a "genuine vision" (Newsweek) of the golden age of jazz you won't soon forget!
1928, New York. Spirits are high and sultry jazz, lively dancing and ruthless gangsters rule supreme. In the center of it all is Harlem's Cotton Club. Playing on stage is cornet player Dixie Dwyer (Gere), who dreams of the big time, but he's too mixed up with the club's owner (Hoskins) -- and his sexy moll (Lane) -- to get anywhere fast. Add the frustration of tap sensation Sandman Williams (Hines), who can't touch his girl, the lovely lounge singer Lea Rose Oliver (Lonette McKee), and you've got a short fuse ready to go. As tensions rise, so do tempers, and the legendary nightclub becomes a pressure cooker of jilted loves and mob jobs that blows the lid off one of the most shocking showdowns ever staged.
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More entertainment in a movie than one could hope for - Porkchop
The Cotton Club (1984) from Francis Ford Coppola, delivers more
entertainment than anyone could ever hope for, in a movie. In fact,
the historical relevance and meaning to today's America, the history
lesson, the varied aspects of gangs, organized rackets in the underground,
great music, stunning filmatography, the talent and natural texture to the
actors and actresses, and dynamism from the dancing therein is simply
wonderful to watch. In fact, Gregory Hines meets his match with the other
dancers, of course, but can hold his own. Richard Gere and Diane Lane
have a thing going on for each other, in between the watchful eye of the
gang leader Dutch Schulz, and his informants on every corner, which is fascinating.
The class of the club, namely of the people attending and those at work is
impressive.
The historical accuracy is also there ... Schultz indeed did keep the heart
of an adversary he rubbed out, for the latter's tenacity and strength and
pride in getting the upper hand.
Overall, worth every penny... a DVD with replay value.Great movie!! - Cricri7
This movie is incredible for many things...the music, acting, dancing...Seeing Gregory Hines tapdance with his brother is simply incredible! He is sorely missed, he went away way too early.
This music was greatly overlooked and I think politics was a big part of it. Coppola and Evans made it hard for people to concentrate on the movie only. This movie depicts one incredible period of musical history, the Cotton club. It is a story with many bad sides to it that could have ade up 3 movies! Zip it if you've never seen it and also to see it again.one not to miss - poulters
Diane Lane's character, the tough adolescent who looks like a grown woman and whose face is her fortune. Her wardrobe and hair style, as well as how she starts out as a brunet in the movie and turns blond by the end. People talk a lot about Richard Gere's trumpet playing and not enough about what a nice singing voice she has.
The musical scenes are unforgettable. I loved the late great Gregory Hines, both as a dancer and as an actor, and he really excelled in this picture.
It's a master piece and no one should miss it.
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More entertainment in a movie than one could hope for - Porkchop
The Cotton Club (1984) from Francis Ford Coppola, delivers more
entertainment than anyone could ever hope for, in a movie. In fact,
the historical relevance and meaning to today's America, the history
lesson, the varied aspects of gangs, organized ...Great movie!! - Cricri7
This movie is incredible for many things...the music, acting, dancing...Seeing Gregory Hines tapdance with his brother is simply incredible! He is sorely missed, he went away way too early.
This music was greatly overlooked and I think politics was ...one not to miss - poulters
Diane Lane's character, the tough adolescent who looks like a grown woman and whose face is her fortune. Her wardrobe and hair style, as well as how she starts out as a brunet in the movie and turns blond by the end. People talk a lot about Richard Gere's ...