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User Rating:
5.9/10   135 votes
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Director:
Waris Hussein
Writer:
James Lipton (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
3 December 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Musical more
Plot:
Singer Tony loves dancer Lola in 1940s New York, but sinister Rico brings her to his nightclub in Havana. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Kylie Plans Manilow Tribute
 (From WENN. 3 April 2008, 5:25 AM, PDT)
Barry Manilow Breaks His Nose
 (From WENN. 5 June 2003)
User Comments:
A true gem! more (11 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Barry Manilow ... Tony Starr
Annette O'Toole ... Lola Lamar
Estelle Getty ... Bella Stern
James T. Callahan ... Dennis Reilly
Andra Akers ... Pamela Devereaux
Silvana Gallardo ... Conchita Rivera

Joseph Bologna ... Rico Castelli
Ernie Sabella ... Sam Gropper

Cliff Osmond ... Angelo
Dwier Brown ... Bibi Sutton
Stanley Brock ... 2nd Publisher

Clarence Felder ... Nick Panotis
Hamilton Camp ... Nicky Richards
Hartley Silver ... Husband
Ralph Clift ... Customer (as Ralph M. Clift)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Barry Manilow's Copacabana (USA) (video title)
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Runtime:
96 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:L
Company:
Dick Clark Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
During a late 1985 appearance on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson”, shortly before the movie aired on TV, Manilow actually revealed the ending to the movie, leading much of the audience to groan. However, he mistakenly thought they groaned not because he revealed the ending, but because of what actually happened to his character at the end, leading Manilow to comment, "It's only a movie." more
Quotes:
Tony Starr: [Improving a musical arrangement for Lola] We'll change the keys! That always works. more
Soundtrack:
Copacabana (at the Copa) more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
A true gem!, 4 November 2005
8/10
Author: classicsbuff from United States

OK, I have been looking for this movie for years, I can't believe it's FINALLY on DVD. ( I too had a worn out VHS copy that I lost). My sis & I can practically sing every song from this movie....We've loved the song copacabana since it came out (I was a little kid at the time) so when they made a movie about it we were stoked to watch it, and watch we did, over & over. This is campy fun, with great costumes & one of the few musicals with cuban characters (albeit not very authentic) so if you like Latin music & choreography and enjoy great original songs...you'll love this movie. All of Manilow's songs here are well-written & are woven into the story in a pretty ingenious way. So do the merengue & the cha cha, you're at the COPA!

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