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Director:
Raymond De Felitta
Writer (WGA):
Raymond De Felitta (written by)
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Release Date:
10 July 1996 (France) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
The Shocking True Story Of The Fall Of High Society.
Plot:
A society playboy with a taste for the lowlife is set up for exploitation by an unscrupulous undercover cop and his shadowy political masters. | add synopsis
User Comments:
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Cast

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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)
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality and some language.
Runtime:
107 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Spain:18 | USA:R (PCA #33846)
Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USA
Company:
Cineville more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Mickey Jelke: Sorry you were late.
Patricia Ward: I forgive you.
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Soundtrack:
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Needs to be on DVD, 21 February 2006
10/10
Author: Richard Smith from Palos Verdes, CA

"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.

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