Chinese Coffee poster

Chinese Coffee( 2000)

TV-MADrama
67%
User
Score

There's a fine line between friendship and betrayal.

Overview

When Harry Levine, an aging, unsuccessful Greenwich Village writer, is fired from his job as restaurant doorman, he calls on friend and mentor Jake, ostensibly to collect a long-standing debt.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Al Pacino

      Harry Levine

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      Jerry Orbach

      Jake Manheim

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      Susan Floyd

      Joanna

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      Ellen McElduff

      Mavis

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      Michel Moinot

      Maurice

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      Judette Jones

      Supermarket cashier

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      Paul J.Q. Lee

      Counterman

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      Joel Eidelsberg

      Harry's Brother

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      Maria Gentile

      Sarah / Bellydancer

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      Christopher Evan Welch

      Hamlet Actor

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      Neal Jones

      Etecoles / Actor in Play

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      Laura Esterman

      Actor in Play/Messenger

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      Hazelle Goodman

      Cafe Dante Waitress

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      James Bulleit

      Sgt. Boyle - Undercover Cop #1

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      Mark Scarola

      Undercover Cop #2

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    A review by tmdb28039023

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    Written by tmdb28039023 on Sat Sep 10 2022
    In Carlito's Way, Al Pacino warns us that “a favor’s gonna kill you faster than a bullet.” In Chinese Coffee (2000) we see what he meant by that. Harry Levine (Pacino) and Jake Manheim (Jerry Orbach), whose friendship seems to illustrate that misery loves company, have exchanged favors; Harry loaned Jake $500 to buy photographic equipment, and Jake said he would read Harry's manuscript. Jake, however, has no money to pay the strapped-for-cash Harry back (both are starving artists at an age when this lifestyle has long since ceased to be a voluntary choice and has become "nothing but a long h...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • new york city
    • friendship
    • jealousy
    • photographer
    • writing
    • chinatown
    • based on play or musical
    • author