Copacabana

Based On “Copacabana”

Copacabana is a 1985 American made-for-television musical film based on the 1978 song of the same title by Barry Manilow, and starred Manilow himself, in his acting debut, as Tony, an aspiring songwriter, and Annette O'Toole as Lola, an aspiring singer who falls in with the wrong crowd. The film premiered on CBS on December 3, 1985. At the 38th Primetime Emmy Awards, the film was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography (Grover Dale) and Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program (Hussein), and won for the latter. A soundtrack album, Copacabana: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Album, was released.

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Release date:

1985

Director:

Waris Hussein

Cast:

Barry Manilow

Genre:

Musical

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1985 in adaptations