Cafe Society | |
Director: | Raymond De Felitta |
Producer: | Steve Alexander Elan Sassoon Carl Colpaert |
Starring: | Frank Whaley Peter Gallagher Lara Flynn Boyle John Spencer |
Music: | Christopher Guardino |
Cinematography: | Michael Mayers |
Editing: | Suzy Elmiger |
Studio: | Cineville |
Distributor: | Cineville |
Runtime: | 107 minutes |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Cafe Society is a 1995 American mystery film directed and written by Raymond De Felitta and starring Frank Whaley, Peter Gallagher, Lara Flynn Boyle, and John Spencer.[1] This movie is based on a true story covered in the national press.
In 1952, New York society playboy Mickey Jelke inherits a large sum of money. He spends his nights out in Manhattan, indulging Broadway bars and in the company of prostitutes and pimps. Unwittingly, Mickey is accused of running a prostitution ring by an unscrupulous undercover cop, aided by Mickey's girlfriend Patricia. He soon becomes embroiled in shadowy web of political exploitation and scandal.