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"The Cotton Club" quotes

The Cotton Club poster
Meet the jazz musicians, dancers, owner and guests (e.g. gangster Dutch Schultz) of The Cotton Club in 1928-30s Harlem.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writer: William Kennedy, Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo
Production: N/A
Genre: crime, drama, music
Year: 1984
MetaScore: 68/100
ImdbRating: 6.5
BoxOffice: $25,928,721
Released: 14 Dec 1984
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 1 win & 8 nominations total

20 Clips

Lila Rose OliverFlynnCab CallowayVincent DwyerTish DwyerFrenchy DemangeOwneyFrenchyDutch SchultzVeraDixieBoy in StreetSol WeinsteinBumpy RhodesSandman Williams
I'm not black I'm not white - The Cotton Club 00:20 I'm not black I'm not white Jews is nothing but a jig turned inside out And - The Cotton Club 00:11 Jews is nothing but a jig turned inside out And You don't handle the merchandise - The Cotton Club 00:05 You don't handle the merchandise Good thing niggers ain't allowed - The Cotton Club 00:12 Good thing niggers ain't allowed I don't trust no one with a nickname - The Cotton Club 00:16 I don't trust no one with a nickname Anything you need - The Cotton Club 00:14 Anything you need Flynn was a bootlegger - The Cotton Club 00:10 Flynn was a bootlegger I'm surprised at you - The Cotton Club 00:04 I'm surprised at you Someone oughta take out your brain and pickle it - The Cotton Club 00:06 Someone oughta take out your brain and pickle it Shit Look what you've done to my fucking watch - The Cotton Club 00:08 Shit Look what you've done to my fucking watch Well you better watch your act around here nigger - The Cotton Club 00:10 Well you better watch your act around here nigger What do they call you - The Cotton Club 00:12 What do they call you I was born looking 18 - The Cotton Club 00:06 I was born looking 18 If he came in here right now - The Cotton Club 00:13 If he came in here right now This uppity nigger is buying you a drink - The Cotton Club 00:07 This uppity nigger is buying you a drink You cheap son of a bitch - The Cotton Club 00:59 You cheap son of a bitch You may be passing for white baby but you ain't invisible - The Cotton Club 00:09 You may be passing for white baby but you ain't invisible In the next room - The Cotton Club 00:09 In the next room You've got about as much style as a bowl of turnips - The Cotton Club 00:12 You've got about as much style as a bowl of turnips Tell a few jokes - The Cotton Club 00:10 Tell a few jokes

Cast

Dixie Dwyer - Richard Gere
Sandman Williams - Gregory Hines
Vera Cicero - Diane Lane
Lila Rose Oliver - Lonette McKee
Owney Madden - Bob Hoskins
All Cast