Cafe Society (1995)

A society playboy with a taste for the lowlife is set up for exploitation by an unscrupulous undercover cop and his shadowy political masters.

Director:

Raymond De Felitta

Writer:

Raymond De Felitta

Stars:

Frank Whaley, Peter Gallagher, Lara Flynn Boyle

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Frank Whaley	...	Mickey Jelke
Peter Gallagher	...	Jack Kale
Lara Flynn Boyle	...	Pat Ward
John Spencer	...	Ray Davioni
Anna Levine	...	Erica Steele (as Anna Thomson)
Christopher Murney	...	Frank Frustinsky
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Anthony Liebler
Richard B. Shull	...	Samuel Segal
David Patrick Kelly	...	J. Roland Sala
Cynthia Watros	...	Dianne Harris
Alan Manson	...	Judge Valente
Alan North	...	Frank Hogan
Kelly Bishop	...	Mrs. Jelke
Zach Grenier	...	Milton Macka
Ivy DeFelitta	...	Dorothy Kilgallen (as Ivy De Felitta)

Storyline

New York 1952. Mickey Jelke inherits a big sum of money and spends his nights in Manhattan, painting the city red. Night after night, he can be found in one Broadway bar or the other, in the company of disreputable persons like pimps and prostitutes. One day,a shady cop, aided by Mickey's own girlfriend, Patricia, decides to accuse him of running a prostitution network. A scandal breaks out.

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Plot Keywords:

scandal | prostitution | prostitute | bar | money | 

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Taglines:

The Shocking True Story Of The Fall Of High Society.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality and some language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 July 1996 (France)

Also Known As:

Café Society

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$6,325 (USA) (18 July 1997)

Gross:

$6,325 (USA) (18 July 1997)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cineville, Skyline Entertainment, Daylight Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Mickey Jelke: Sorry you were late.
Patricia Ward: I forgive you.

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Soundtracks

"Remind Me"
(1940)
Music by Jerome Kern
Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
Courtesy of Polygram International Publishing
Performed by Frank Whaley, Adam Pincus, Mark McCarson, Bryan Carrott

User Reviews

Needs to be on DVD

"Cafe Society" is a really good movie about the 50's that shows an underside to the squeaky-clean image that we normally associate with the Eisenhower era. It's sort of like "L.A. Confidential" and if you liked that movie you will definitely like this one. The movie captures a time and place where people were sexually liberated and, yes, there was some excessive behavior. Perhaps it was a foreshadowing of what was to come in the 60's. All the performances were good but Lara Flynn Boyle is a total standout. Hard to believe she went from this through "The Practice" and ended up in "Men In Black II" in less than a decade. For those of you who care about such things, there is an oral sex scene featuring her that pushes the boundaries for an R rated movie. Like I said I hope this gets a DVD release at some point because it clearly deserves one.