Cocktail (1988)

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Plot

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.

Cast

Tom CruiseBrian Flanagan

Tom CruiseBrian Flanagan

Bryan BrownDouglas "Doug" Coughlin

Elisabeth ShueJordan Mooney

Lisa BanesBonnie

Kelly LynchKerry Coughlin

Gina GershonCoral

Ron DeanUncle Pat

Ellen FoleyEleanor

Chris OwensSoldier

James EckhouseTourist

Justin Louis

Laurence LuckinbillRichard Mooney

Andrea Morse

Robert DonleyEddie

John GrahamSoldier

Richard ThornSoldier

Robert GreenbergJob Interviewer

Rosalyn MarshallJob Interviewer

Writers and directors

Roger DonaldsonDirectorf. 1943

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Zachary BennettWriter

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CinemaSerf ★ 5.0/10

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…9. Jun 2022

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Wuchak ★ 7.0/10

**_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…10. Sep 2023

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