“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.
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Barry Manilow
Tony Starr
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Waris Hussein Director · James Lipton Writer Barry Manilow Composer
United States release December 3, 1985 · Produced in United States · Production Dick Clark Productions
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Stiletto Entertainment
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Dick Clark Productions
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United States
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
United States · December 3, 1985
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