The lives of various characters intersect at Harlem’s renowned Cotton Club. Handsome horn player Dix Dwyer (Richard Gere) falls for Vera Cicero (Diane Lane), the stunning girlfriend of famous gangster Dutch Schultz (James Remar). Meanwhile Dix’s brother, Vincent (Nicolas Cage), falls in with Schultz’s crew, while Owney Madden (Bob Hoskins), 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.
Set in New York City in the 1920s and 30s.
“Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Cotton Club” is, quite simply, a wonderful movie. There’s not an uninteresting face or a boring performance in this movie… a somewhat cynical movie about a very cynical time, and along with the music and the romance there is racism, cruelty, betrayal, and stunning violence. Romance with a cutting edge.”- Roger Ebert
Starring Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane, Lonette McKee, Bob Hoskins.
Rated R