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Copacabana (1985)

Copacabana (1985)

Comedy Romance Music TV Movie

Watch out Meryl! Here comes Barry Manilow: actor.

Release Date: 1985, December 3
Directors: Waris Hussein
Countries: United States of America
Production: Stiletto Entertainment, Dick Clark Productions
Cast: Ernie Sabella, Joseph Bologna, Hugo Stanger, Hamilton Camp, Robert Broyles, Clarence Felder, Dwier Brown, Annette O'Toole, Whitney Rydbeck, Estelle Getty, James Martinez, Lonnie Burr

Overview:

In 1948, aspiring songwriter Tony works as a bar pianist; he meets aspiring star Lola, and is immediately smitten. At Manhattan's Copacabana lounge, they both start finding fame. However, fate steps in and she is swept to Havana to work in a splashy nightclub act where she is convinced she will find her stardom. Instead, she finds Rico, a suave gangster and the club owner.

Keywords:

musical gangster 1940s manhattan, new york city pianist based on song, poem or rhyme songwriter copacabana bar singer dancehall girl