The Cotton Club 40 years old
It was the jazz age. It was an era of elegance and violence. The action was gambling. The stakes were life and death.
Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.
Credits
The Cotton Club Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Laurence Fishburne He was 23, now 63 years old | as Bumpy Rhodes |
| Richard Gere He was 35, now 75 years old | as Dixie Dwyer |
| James Russo He was 31, now 71 years old | |
| Nicolas Cage He was 20, now 60 years old | as Vincent Dwyer |
| Diane Lane She was 19, now 59 years old | as Vera Cicero |
| Tom Waits He was 35, now 75 years old | as Irving Stark |
| James Remar He was 30, now 70 years old | as Dutch Schulz |
| Brian Tarantina He was 25, 60 years old when he died | |
| Giancarlo Esposito He was 26, now 66 years old | |
| Giancarlo Esposito He was 26, now 66 years old | as Bumpy Hood |
| Bob Hoskins He was 42, 71 years old when he died | as Owney Madden |
| Ed O'Ross He was 35, now 75 years old | as Monk |
| Mario Van Peebles He was 27, now 67 years old | as Dancer |
| John P. Ryan He was 48, 70 years old when he died | as Joe Flynn |
| Diane Venora She was 32, now 72 years old | as Gloria Swanson |
| Mark Margolis He was 45, now 85 years old | |
| Allen Garfield He was 45, now 85 years old | as Abbadabba Berman |
| Rony Clanton | as Caspar Holstein |
| Kim Chan He was 66, 90 years old when he died | as Ling |
| Bill Cobbs He was 50, now 90 years old | as Big Joe Ison |
| Paul Herman He was 38, now 78 years old | |
| Jennifer Grey She was 24, now 64 years old | as Patsy Dwyer |
| Sofia Coppola She was 13, now 53 years old | as Child in Street |
| Bruce MacVittie He was 28, now 68 years old | |
| Fred Gwynne He was 58, 66 years old when he died | as Frenchy Demange |
| Robert Earl Jones He was 74, 96 years old when he died | as Stage Door Joe |
| Tucker Smallwood He was 40, now 80 years old | as Kid Griffin |
| Woody Strode He was 70, 80 years old when he died | as Holmes |
| Gregory Hines He was 38, 57 years old when he died | as Sandman Williams |
| Lisa Jane Persky She was 29, now 69 years old | as Frances Flegenheimer |
| Jackée Harry She was 28, now 68 years old | |
| Kirk Taylor | |
| Gwen Verdon She was 59, 75 years old when she died | as Tish Dwyer |
| Rick Washburn He was 38, now 78 years old | |
| Damien Leake He was 32, now 72 years old | as Bub Jewett |
| Lonette McKee She was 30, now 70 years old | as Lila Rose Oliver |
| Novella Nelson She was 44, 77 years old when she died | as Madame St. Clair |
| Glenn Withrow He was 31, now 71 years old | as Ed Popke |
| Valarie Pettiford She was 24, now 64 years old | |
| Suzanne Kaaren She was 72, 92 years old when she died | |
| Bill Graham He was 53, 60 years old when he died | as J.W. |
| Leonard Termo He was 49, 77 years old when he died | as Danny |
| Nicholas J. Giangiulio | |
| Ed Rowan | as Messiah |
| Larry Marshall He was 42, 75 years old when he died | as Cab Calloway |
| Charles 'Honi' Coles | as Suger Coates |
| Thelma Carpenter She was 62, 75 years old when she died | as Norma Williams |
| Julian Beck He was 59, 60 years old when he died | as Sol Weinstein |
| Joe Lynn He was 59, now 99 years old | as Marcial Flores |
| Dayton Allen He was 65, 85 years old when he died | as Solly |
| Ed Zang | as Hotel Clerk |
| Sonya Hensley | |
| Joe Dallesandro He was 35, now 75 years old | as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano |
| Marc Coppola He was 26, now 66 years old | as Ted Husing |
| Rosalind Harris She was 34, now 74 years old |
The Cotton Club Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Barry Malkin as Editor. He was 46 (80) years old when He died | Editing |
| Nathan Boxer as Boom Operator. | Sound |
| David Chapman as Art Direction. He was 184 (83) years old when He died | Art |
| Leslie Bloom as Set Decoration. She was 15 (now 24) years old | Art |
| Gretchen Rennell as Casting. | Production |
| Gregory Bolton as Art Direction. | Art |
| George Gaines as Set Decoration. He was 51 (52) years old when He died | Art |
| Robert Q. Lovett as Editor. He was 15 (now 24) years old | Editing |
| William Kennedy as Screenplay. He was 56 (now 96) years old | Writing |
| William Kennedy as Story. He was 56 (now 96) years old | Writing |
| Jim Haskins as Writer. | Writing |
| Lois Planco as Casting. | Production |
| Norman Hollyn as Music Editor. He was 32 (66) years old when He died | Sound |
| Kerry Orent as Post Production Supervisor. She was 34 (now 74) years old | Crew |
| Michael Stone as Camera Operator. He was 35 (56) years old when He died | Camera |
| Donald Sweeney as Second Unit Director of Photography. | Camera |
| Francis Ford Coppola as Director. He was 45 (now 85) years old | Directing |
| Francis Ford Coppola as Screenplay. He was 45 (now 85) years old | Writing |
| Francis Ford Coppola as Story. He was 45 (now 85) years old | Writing |
| John Barry as Original Music Composer. He was 51 (77) years old when He died | Sound |
| Mario Puzo as Story. He was 64 (78) years old when He died | Writing |
| Louis D'Esposito as Second Assistant Director. | Directing |
The Cotton Club (40 years)
It was the jazz age. It was an era of elegance and violence. The action was gambling. The stakes were life and death.
- Release day: Friday, December 14, 1984
- Runtime: 127 minutes
- Budget: 58000000.00
- Revenue: 25928721.00