Cocktail
1501 reviews
Romance/Drama
1h 44m
1988
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...
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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.
- DirectorRoger Donaldson
- Release29 July 1988
- Genre
- Duration1h 44m
- Budget$20,000,000
- Revenue$171,504,781
- Rate1501 reviews
- Productions
Interscope Communications, Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners III
Cast

Tom Cruise
Brian Flanagan

Bryan Brown
Douglas "Doug" Coughlin

Elisabeth Shue
Jordan Mooney

Lisa Banes
Bonnie

Kelly Lynch
Kerry Coughlin

Gina Gershon
Coral

Ron Dean
Uncle Pat

Ellen Foley
Eleanor

Chris Owens
Soldier

Louis Ferreira
Soldier

James Eckhouse
Tourist

Laurence Luckinbill
Richard Mooney

Paul Benedict
Finance Teacher

Robert Donley
Eddie

Harvey J. Alperin
Job Interviewer

Allan Wasserman
Job Interviewer

Richard Livingston
Job Interviewer

Jean St. James
Job Interviewer

Lew Saunders
Job Interviewer

Larry Block
Bar Owner

Kelly Connell
Yuppie Poet

Gerry Bamman
Tourist

Reathel Bean
Tourist

Peter Boyden
Tourist

Kenneth McGregor
Robert Powell the Sculptor

Liisa Repo-Martell
Young Couple in Deli

David L. Crowley
Doorman

James Mainprize
Butler

Jaap Broeker
Doorman (uncredited)

Garry Pastore
Well Dressed Man (uncredited)

Andrew Shue
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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