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Cocktail

"When he pours, he reigns."

1988-07-29 Romance 1hr 44m

After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style, and Brian adopts his mentor's cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money.

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Storyline

After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style, and Brian adopts his mentor's cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money.

  • Released
    1988-07-29
  • Revenue
    $171,504,781
  • Budget
    $20,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 44m
  • Genre
    Romance, Drama, Comedy
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    Português, Español, English
  • imdb-logo
    5.9
  • Production
    Interscope Communications, Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners III

Crew

Roger Donaldson
Director
Heywood Gould
Screenplay
Robert W. Cort
Producer
Keywords:
new york city jamaica night life bartender ambition rags to riches cocktail

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Cast

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise
Brian Flanagan
Bryan Brown

Bryan Brown
Douglas "Doug" Coughlin
Elisabeth Shue

Elisabeth Shue
Jordan Mooney
Lisa Banes

Lisa Banes
Bonnie
Kelly Lynch

Kelly Lynch
Kerry Coughlin
Gina Gershon

Gina Gershon
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Ron Dean

Ron Dean
Uncle Pat
Ellen Foley

Ellen Foley
Eleanor
Chris Owens

Chris Owens
Soldier
Louis Ferreira

Louis Ferreira
Soldier
James Eckhouse

James Eckhouse
Tourist
Laurence Luckinbill

Laurence Luckinbill
Richard Mooney
Paul Benedict

Paul Benedict
Finance Teacher
Robert Donley

Robert Donley
Eddie
Andrea Doven

Andrea Doven
Dulcey
John Graham

John Graham
Soldier
Richard Thorn

Richard Thorn
Soldier
Robert Greenberg

Robert Greenberg
Job Interviewer
Harvey J. Alperin

Harvey J. Alperin
Job Interviewer
Sandra Will

Sandra Will
Job Interviewer
Allan Wasserman

Allan Wasserman
Job Interviewer
E. Hampton Beagle

E. Hampton Beagle
Job Interviewer
Parker Whitman

Parker Whitman
Job Interviewer
Richard Livingston

Richard Livingston
Job Interviewer
Bill Bateman

Bill Bateman
Job Interviewer
Jean St. James

Jean St. James
Job Interviewer
Rosalyn Marshall

Rosalyn Marshall
Job Interviewer
Jeff Silverman

Jeff Silverman
Job Interviewer
Rich Crater

Rich Crater
Job Interviewer
Marykate Harris

Marykate Harris
Job Interviewer
Lew Saunders

Lew Saunders
Job Interviewer
Jack Newman

Jack Newman
Economics Teacher
Diane Douglass

Diane Douglass
Mrs. Rivkin
George Sperdakos

George Sperdakos
English Teacher
David Chant

David Chant
Chinese Porter
Dianne Heatherington

Dianne Heatherington
First Waitress
Arlene Mazerolle

Arlene Mazerolle
Second Waitress
Paul Abbott

Paul Abbott
Snotty Customer
Ellen Maguire

Ellen Maguire
Bar Patron
Larry Block

Larry Block
Bar Owner
Kelly Connell

Kelly Connell
Yuppie Poet
Gerry Bamman

Gerry Bamman
Tourist
Reathel Bean

Reathel Bean
Tourist
Peter Boyden

Peter Boyden
Tourist
Luther Hansraj

Luther Hansraj
Ambulance Attendant
Kenneth McGregor

Kenneth McGregor
Robert Powell the Sculptor
Liisa Repo-Martell

Liisa Repo-Martell
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Adam Furfaro

Adam Furfaro
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Kim Nelles

Kim Nelles
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David L. Crowley

David L. Crowley
Doorman
James Mainprize

James Mainprize
Butler
Gregg Baker

Gregg Baker
Bouncer
Jaap Broeker

Jaap Broeker
Doorman (uncredited)
Vivian Palermo

Vivian Palermo
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Garry Pastore

Garry Pastore
Well Dressed Man (uncredited)
Andrew Shue

Andrew Shue
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Karen Starr

Karen Starr
Bar Patron (uncredited)

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Reviews for Cocktail
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A Review by Geronimo1967 5

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-09

There was something about Tom Cruise in this film that shows him at his most engaging and fun. His character "Brian" wants to get on in life... read more

There was something about Tom Cruise in this film that shows him at his most engaging and fun. His character "Brian" wants to get on in life - but at every turn his limited of education gets in the way. Despondent, he heads to a bar where he encounters "Doug" (Bryan Brown) and next thing we know, he is a cocktail barman. A bit slow to start off with, but soon he has the clientele eating out of his hand as his charm and cheekiness soon show he has a real skill for this job. The first half hour or so are actually quite lively and entertaining. We also get a sense of just how hard - manic, even - it is to be behind the bar in a busy venue - maybe I will show a little more patience next time I have to wait for my Sauvignon Blanc (though probably not!). The bulk of the film, though, is really weak and feeble. He falls in love, cheats, falls out of love, drops the bottle, does he or doesn't he get the girl (Elisabeth Shue)? Then the film is tinged with a little bit of tragedy just in case the fluffiness of it all was making us light-headed. The ending is sort of imposed upon us, and after 100 minutes it took it's time to deliver the obvious. If you don't drink, you'll almost certainly hate it. If you do drink, then you will probably still not rate it much, but at least you will learn how to put fruit juice in a martini!

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A Review by Wuchak 7

Written by Wuchak on 2023-09-10

**_Fun 80’s flick starts shallow, gets deeper_** Bent on financial success, a young ex-soldier (Tom Cruise) becomes an expert bartender i... read more

**_Fun 80’s flick starts shallow, gets deeper_** Bent on financial success, a young ex-soldier (Tom Cruise) becomes an expert bartender in Manhattan while attending college in order to make it on Wall Street. Then a dream surfaces to establish a nightclub in Jamaica. Bryan Brown plays his cynical mentor while Elisabeth Shue and Lisa Banes are on hand as romantic interests. “Cocktail” (1988) is an entertaining Cruise-led 80’s flick that starts energetic, amusing and shallow but, thankfully, fleshes out the characters for something deeper. It’s fun in a snappy way, yet hindered by a feeling of unreality in the first half, which is resolved in the second. Brown is reminiscent of Michael Caine while Shue is in her prime, although her beauty isn’t fully captured as it was in “The Karate Kid” and the later “Leaving Las Vegas” (the fools). Laurence Luckinbill shows up in the last act; he would go on to superbly play Sybok in “Star Trek V: The Final Frontier” the next year. The ending is fine, but a bar is a bar, a place where people get soused. You can make a good living from it, sure, but does that benefit or deter humanity in the grand scheme of things? The film runs 1 hour, 43 minutes, and was shot in Toronto and Ocho Rios, Jamaica. GRADE: B

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A Review by CinemaSerf

There was something about Tom Cruise in this film that shows him at his most engaging and fun. His character "Brian" wants to get on in life - but at every turn his limited of education gets in the way. Despondent, he heads to a bar where h...

reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 5

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-09

There was something about Tom Cruise in this film that shows him at his most engaging and fun. His character "Brian" wants to get on in life - but at every turn his limited of education gets in the wa...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Wuchak 7

Written by Wuchak on 2023-09-10

**_Fun 80’s flick starts shallow, gets deeper_** Bent on financial success, a young ex-soldier (Tom Cruise) becomes an expert bartender in Manhattan while attending college in order to make it on W...

read more