Always the worst.

Description: Meet the jazz musicians, dancers, owner and guests (e.g. gangster Dutch Schultz) of The Cotton Club in 1928-30s Harlem. Cast: Dixie Dwyer: Richard Gere Sandman Williams: Gregory Hines Vera Cicero: Diane Lane Lila Rose Oliver: Lonette McKee Owney Madden: Bob Hoskins Dutch Schultz: James Remar Vincent Dwyer: Nicolas Cage Abbadabba Berman: Allen Garfield Frenchy Demange: Fred Gwynne Tish Dwyer: Gwen Verdon Frances Flegenheimer: Lisa Jane Persky Clay Williams: Maurice Hines Sol Weinstein: Julian Beck Madame St. Clair: Novella Nelson Bumpy Rhodes: Laurence Fishburne Joe Flynn: John P. Ryan Irving Stark: Tom Waits Mike Best: Ron Karabatsos Ed Popke: Glenn Withrow Patsy Dwyer: Jennifer Grey Winnie Williams: Wynonna Smith Norma Williams: Thelma Carpenter Suger Coates: Charles 'Honi' Coles Cab Calloway: Larry Marshall Charles 'Lucky' Luciano: Joe Dallesandro Monk: Ed O'Ross Sullen Man: Frederick Downs Jr. Gloria Swanson: Diane Venora Kid Griffin: Tucker Smallwood Holmes: Woody Strode J.W.: Bill Graham Solly: Dayton Allen Ling: Kim Chan Messiah: Ed Rowan Danny: Leonard Termo Vince Hood: James Russo Bumpy Hood: Bruce Hubbard Caspar Holstein: Rony Clanton Bub Jewett: Damien Leake Big Joe Ison: Bill Cobbs Marcial Flores: Joe Lynn Spanish Henry: Oscar Barnes Hotel Clerk (as Edward Zang): Ed Zang Myrtle Fay: Sandra Beall Duke Ellington: Zane Mark Butch Murdock: Tom Signorelli Policeman 1: Paul Herman Policeman 2: Randle Mell Trigger Mike Coppola: Steve Vignari Gypsie: Susan Mechsner Charlie Chaplin: Gregory Rozakis Ted Husing: Marc Coppola Elda Webb: Norma Jean Darden Stage Door Joe: Robert Earl Jones James Cagney (as Vincent Jerosa): Vincent Jerman-Jerosa Fanny Brice: Rosalind Harris Child in Street: Demetrius Pena Child in Street (as Domino): Sofia Coppola 'Creole Love Call' sung by: Priscilla Baskerville Bandana Babies Lead Vocal / Dancer: Ethel Beatty Barbecue Bess sung by: Sydney Goldsmith Hoofer: Charles Young Hoofer (as Henry 'Phace' Roberts): Henry Phace Roberts Hoofer (as Jimmy Slide): Jimmy Slyde Tip, Tap & Toe: Jan Mickens Dancer: Sandra Gray Dancer (as Benny Clory): Benny Clorey Dancer (as Sherri Cowart): Sheri Cowart Dancer (as Ruddy Garner): Ruddy L. Garner Dancer (as Viewma Negromonte): Vya Negromonte Dancer (as Alice Anne Oakes): Alice Anne Oates Gangster: Scott Crawford Joan Blondell: Kimberly Dorsey Ownie Hood: Anton Evangelista Screen Test Thug: Nicholas J. Giangiulio (voice): Linda Gillen The Duchess of Park Avenue: Suzanne Kaaren Vera's Side Kick / Banville Club: Robin Karfo Charlie Workman: Mark Margolis Busboy: Naylon Mitchell Waiter: Ray Negron Doorman: D.J. Sharp Singer: Larry Stewart Cotton Club Waiter: Kirk Taylor Legs Diamond's Bodyguard: Stan Tracy Guitar player: Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks Hitman: Rick Washburn Written by: William Kennedy, Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo Director: Francis Ford Coppola Production: Totally Independent, PSO, American Zoetrope, Robert Evans Company Release date: 14 Dec 1984 Box Office: $25,928,721