The Cotton Club (1984)
| Release Date | 10 December 1984 |
| Budget | $58,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $26,000,000 |
| Tagline | It was the jazz age. It was an era of elegance and violence. The action was gambling. The stakes were life and death. |
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Music |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | 5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | 70 mm 6-Track, Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Gangster Film, Period Film, Musical Drama |
| Themes | Musician's Life, Love Triangles |
| Tones | Slick, Lavish, Nostalgic, Stylized, Atmospheric |
| Tags | Gangster, Hollywood, Love Triangle, Mafia, Musician, Nightclub, Race Relations, Singer |
The Cotton Club is a 1984 crime-drama, centered on a famed Harlem jazz club of the 1930s, the Cotton Club.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Lisa Jane Persky
Frances Flegenheimer
Maurice Hines
Clay Williams
Ron Karabatsos
Mike Best
Glenn Withrow
Ed Popke
Wynonna Smith
Winnie Williams
Charles 'Honi' Coles
Suger Coates
Ed O'Ross
Monk
Frederick Downs Jr.
Sullen Man
Tucker Smallwood
Kid Griffin
Dayton Allen
Solly
Ed Rowan
Messiah
Leonard Termo
Danny
George Cantero
Vince Hood
Brian Tarantina
Vince Hood
Bruce Hubbard
Bumpy Hood
Rony Clanton
Caspar Holstein
Damien Leake
Bub Jewett
Joe Lynn
Marcial Flores
Oscar Barnes
Spanish Henry
Ed Zang
Hotel Clerk
Sandra Beall
Myrtle Fay
Zane Mark
Duke Ellington
Tom Signorelli
Butch Murdock
Randle Mell
Policeman #2
Steve Vignari
Trigger Mike Coppola
Susan Mechsner
Gypsie
Gregory Rozakis
Charlie Chaplin
Norma Jean Darden
Elda Webb
Vincent Jerosa
James Cagney
Steve Cafiso
Child in Street
John Cafiso
Child in Street
Ninon Digiorgio
Child in Street
Daria Hines
Child in Street
Patricia LeTang
Child in Street
Christopher Lewis
Child in Street
Danielle Osborne
Child in Street
Jason Papalardo
Child in Street
Demetrius Pena
Child in Street
Priscilla Baskerville
'Creole Love Call' sung by
Ethel Beatty
Dancer, Bandana Babies Lead Vocal
Sydney Goldsmith
Barbecue Bess sung by
James 'Buster' Brown
Hoofer
Ralph Brown
Hoofer
Harold Cromer
Hoofer
Bubba Gaines
Hoofer
George Hillman
Hoofer
Henry Phace Roberts
Hoofer
Howard 'Sandman' Sims
Hoofer
Jimmy Slyde
Hoofer
Henry LeTang
Hoofer
Charles Young
Hoofer
Skip Cunningham
Tip, Tap & Toe
Luther Fontaine
Tip, Tap & Toe
Jan Mickens
Tip, Tap & Toe
Lydia Abarca
Dancer
Sarita Allen
Dancer
Tracey Bass
Dancer
Jacquelyn Bird
Dancer
Shirley Black-Brown
Dancer
Jhoe Breedlove
Dancer
Leslie Caldwell
Dancer
Melanie Caldwell
Dancer
Benny Clorey
Dancer
Sheri Cowart
Dancer
Karen DiBianco
Dancer
Cisco Drayton
Dancer
Ann Duquesnay
Dancer
Carla Earle
Dancer
Wendy Edmead
Dancer
Debbie Fitts
Dancer
Ruddy L. Garner
Dancer
Ruthanna Graves
Dancer
Terri Griffin
Dancer
Robin Harmon
Dancer
Sonya Hensley
Dancer
Dave Jackson
Dancer
Gail Kendricks
Dancer
Christina Kumi Kimball
Dancer
Mary Beth Kurdock
Dancer
Alde Lewis
Dancer
Paula Lynn
Dancer
Bernard Manners
Dancer
Bernard Marsh
Dancer
David McHarris
Dancer
Delores McHarris
Dancer
Vody Najac
Dancer
Vya Negromonte
Dancer
Alice Anne Oates
Dancer
Anne Palmer
Dancer
Julie Pars
Dancer
Antonia Pettiford
Dancer
Janet Powell
Dancer
Renee Rodriguez
Dancer
Kiki Shepard
Dancer
Gary Thomas
Dancer
Rima Vetter
Dancer
Karen Wadkins
Dancer
Ivery Wheeler
Dancer
Donald Williams
Dancer
Alexis Wilson
Dancer
Linda Gillen
George Coutoupis
Gangster
Kimberly Dorsey
Joan Blondell
Naylon Mitchell
Busboy
Kirk Taylor
Cotton Club Waiter
Stan Tracy
Legs Diamond's Bodyguard
Rick Washburn
Hitman
Director
Writer
William Kennedy
,
Jim Haskins
novel
Producer
Joseph Cusumano
line producer
Dyson Lovell
executive producer
Barrie M. Osborne
line producer
Melissa Prophet
associate producer
Fred Roos
co-producer
Sylvio Tabet
co-producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Stephen Goldblatt
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Editor
Robert Q. Lovett
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Barry Malkin
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Casting Director
Lois Planco
-
Gretchen Rennell
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Production Designer
Richard Sylbert
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Art Director
Gregory Bolton
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David Chapman
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Set Decorator
Leslie Bloom
George Gaines
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Costume Designer
Milena Canonero
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Makeup Department
John Caglione Jr.
key prosthetics makeup
Verne Caruso
hair stylist
Alan D'Angerio
hair stylist
Richard Dean
makeup artist
C. Romania Ford
makeup artist
Frances A. Kolar
makeup artist
Craig Lyman
key makeup artist
Tony Marrero
hair stylist
Lyndell Quiyou
key hair stylist
Bert Reo Anderson
assistant hair stylist
Jay Cannistraci
additional makeup artist
Production Manager
Grace Blake
executive production supervisor
Christopher Cronyn
unit production manager
David Golden
unit production manager
Margaret B. Hunnewell
unit production manager
Kerry Orent
post-production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paula Brody
dga trainee
Henry Bronchtein
second assistant director
Louis D'Esposito
second assistant director
Robert V. Girolami
first assistant director
Joseph P. Reidy
first assistant director: montage and second unit
Amy Sayers
additional second assistant director
Art Department
Billy Bishop
assistant property master
James Halligan
key construction grip
Herbert F. Mulligan
head set dresser
Jimmy Raitt
property master
Bruno Robotti
scenic supervisor
Edward Swanson
key carpenter
Linda Conaway-Parsloe
assistant art director
Carl Landi
carpenter
John Peter Melendez
set dresser
Harold Michelson
illustrator
Sound Department
James Austin
sound re-recording mixer
Richard Beggs
supervising re-recording mixer
Tom Bellfort
adr editor
Louis Bertini
assistant sound editor
Edward Beyer
supervising sound editor
Nathan Boxer
boom operator
David Carroll
supervising mix engineer
Laura Civiello
assistant sound editor
Lee Dichter
sound re-recording mixer
Harriet Fidlow
adr editor
Jack C. Jacobsen
sound mixer
Michael Kirchberger
sound editor
Kevin Lee
sound editor
Michael Minkler
sound re-recording mixer
Barbara Minor
assistant sound editor
Laurie Mullen
assistant sound editor
Mark Rathaus
sound editor
Louise Rubacky
assistant sound editor
Maurice Schell
sound editor, adr crowd, foley artist
Paul Trejo
sound editor
Steven Visscher
assistant sound editor
John Clavin
sound engineer
Richard Friedlander
apprentice sound editor
James Perdue
sound
Mel Zelniker
adr recordist
Special Effects
Connie Brink
special effects
James 'Packy' Dolan
gaffer: special effects unit
Lewis Gould
special effects unit second assistant director
Michael Haley
special effects unit first assistant director
William Kane
special effects property master
Stan Parks
special effects coordinator
Michael Rauch
special effects unit production manager
Stunts
William H. Burton
stunt coordinator: special effects
Victor Magnotta
stunt coordinator
Scott Leva
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Joseph F. Coffey
camera operator: "b" camera
Adger W. Cowans
still photographer
Angelo Di Giacomo
second assistant camera
Peter Girolami
electrician
Vincent Guarriello
dolly grip, best boy
Tim Guinness
best boy
George Patsos
key grip: special effects unit
Steve Scanlon
playback operator
Frank Schulz
gaffer
Donald Sweeney
director of photography: second unit
David Wagreich
first assistant camera
Andrew D. Schwartz
still photographer: re-shoots
Casting Department
Aleta Chappelle
extras casting assistant
Nina Fineman
casting assistant
Janet Hirshenson
casting: Los Angeles
Julie Hughes
music & dance casting
Jane Jenkins
casting: Los Angeles
Barry Moss
music & dance casting
Pippo Pisciotto
extras casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mark Burchard
wardrobe
Al Craine
key wardrobe
Beverly Cycon
key wardrobe
Margarita Delgado
assistant costume designer
John Helgerson
assistant costume designer
Judianna Makovsky
assistant costume designer
Elizabeth Shelton
assistant costume designer
Richard Shissler
assistant costume designer
Rosamary Panzo
wardrobe supervisor
Barnaby Smith
set costumer
Editorial Department
Debra Bard
assistant film editor
John David Coles
assistant film editor
Dorian Harris
assistant film editor
Donald Sweeney
montage
Michael Berenbaum
apprentice editor
Music Department
Emile Charlap
musician contractor
Clarence Gaskill
composer: song "Minnie the Moocher"
Norman Hollyn
music editor
Jack Jeffers
sideline musician contractor
Sy Johnson
associate music supervisor, orchestrator, music arranger
Tom Jung
music recording engineer
Jeff Kliment
music editor
Patrick Mullins
assistant music editor
Zane Weiner
musical production coordinator
Jerry Wexler
music consultant
Bob Wilber
music re-creation
Albert Woodbury
additional orchestrator
Other Crew
Claudia Asbury
choreographer
Jane Bartelme
assistant to producer
B.J. Bjorkman
additional script supervisor
Dominique Bruballa
production accountant
Lisa Burnett
assistant production coordinator
Cathleen Clarke
assistant: Robert Evans
Antony Clavet
visual consultant
Ralph Cooper
special consultant
Ralph Cooper
associate consultant
Celia D. Costas
location manager: special effects unit
Norma Jean Darden
research consultant
Loolee DeLeon
office coordinator: San Francisco
Ed Dessisso
location manager
Michael Dick
production assistant
Tony Dingman
liaison: New York and San Francisco
George Faison
choreographer
Patrick J. Feerick
teamster
Milton Forman
producer consultant
Robert Gach
assistant: Richard Gere
Maurice Hines Sr.
research consultant
Howard Johnson
research consultant
Murdo Laird
chief engineer: Electronic Cinema
Michael Lavin
engineer: Electronic Cinema
Henry LeTang
tap choreographer
Gaetano Lisi
location manager
Lynn Lewis Lovett
continuity
Michael Meacham
choreographer
Tom Miller
unit publicist
Arthur Mitchell
choreographer
Anahid Nazarian
systems librarian: Electronic Cinema
Edward V. Padula
production consultant
Janet Pett Davies
assistant: Robert Evans
Lillian Pyles
assistant production coordinator
Grant Reid
production assistant
Thomas Reilly
teamster captain
James W. Skotchdopole
production assistant
Michael Smuin
principal choreographer
Sara Ström
secretary: Francis Coppola
Daniel R. Suhart
dialogue coach
Victoria Turnwell
assistant: Robert Evans
Kurt Woolner
film finances representative
Tommy Burns
production assistant
Ellie LeTang
assistant choreographer
Charles Miller
assistant location manager
Jane Paul
set production assistant
Maurice Schell
adr loop group
Tony Trimarco
assistant accountant
Rick Washburn
weapons coordinator
Production Company
Zoetrope Studios
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PSO International
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Totally Independent
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Distributor
Orion Pictures Corporation
Filmways Australasian Distributors
Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont
Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
Nelson Entertainment
Arcade Movie Company
Video Film Express
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
,
TF1 Vidéo
Momentum Pictures
Embassy Home Entertainment
Filmpac Home Video
Filmways Home Video
Universal Pictures
Miscellaneous
Albert G. Ruben and Company
thanks
Colossal Pictures
title design and photography
DeLuxe Laboratories
prints by
Film Finance
thanks
Navarro-Bertoni Casting
extra casting
New York Film Commission, The
thanks
Technicolor
color by
Zarem
publicity
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