Copacabana (1985)

6.8 | Dec 03, 1985 (US) | Comedy, Music, Romance, TV Movie | 01:35

gangster musical pianist songwriter based on song, poem or rhyme dancehall girl manhattan, new york city copacabana bar singer 1940s

Watch out Meryl! Here comes Barry Manilow: actor.

In 1948, aspiring songwriter Tony works as a bar pianist; he meets aspiring star Lola, and is immediately smitten. At Manhattan's Copacabana lounge, they both start finding fame. However, fate steps in and she is swept to Havana to work in a splashy nightclub act where she is convinced she will find her stardom. Instead, she finds Rico, a suave gangster and the club owner.