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RomanceDramaComedy

Cocktail

- When he pours, he reigns.

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.

Release Date : 1988-07-29

Language :PortugueseSpanishEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Interscope CommunicationsTouchstone PicturesSilver Screen Partners III

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Tom Cruise

Character Name : Brian Flanagan

Original Name : Tom Cruise

Gender : Male

Bryan Brown

Character Name : Douglas "Doug" Coughlin

Original Name : Bryan Brown

Gender : Male

Elisabeth Shue

Character Name : Jordan Mooney

Original Name : Elisabeth Shue

Gender : Female

Lisa Banes

Character Name : Bonnie

Original Name : Lisa Banes

Gender : Female

Kelly Lynch

Character Name : Kerry Coughlin

Original Name : Kelly Lynch

Gender : Female

Gina Gershon

Character Name : Coral

Original Name : Gina Gershon

Gender : Female

Ron Dean

Character Name : Uncle Pat

Original Name : Ron Dean

Gender : Male

Ellen Foley

Character Name : Eleanor

Original Name : Ellen Foley

Gender : Female

Chris Owens

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Chris Owens

Gender : Male

Louis Ferreira

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Louis Ferreira

Gender : Male

James Eckhouse

Character Name : Tourist

Original Name : James Eckhouse

Gender : Male

Laurence Luckinbill

Character Name : Richard Mooney

Original Name : Laurence Luckinbill

Gender : Male

Paul Benedict

Character Name : Finance Teacher

Original Name : Paul Benedict

Gender : Male

Robert Donley

Character Name : Eddie

Original Name : Robert Donley

Gender : Male

Andrea Doven

Character Name : Dulcey

Original Name : Andrea Doven

Gender : Female

John Graham

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : John Graham

Gender : Male

Richard Thorn

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Richard Thorn

Gender : Male

Robert Greenberg

Character Name : Job Interviewer

Original Name : Robert Greenberg

Gender : Male

Harvey J. Alperin

Character Name : Job Interviewer

Original Name : Harvey J. Alperin

Gender : Male

Sandra Will

Character Name : Job Interviewer

Original Name : Sandra Will

Gender : Female

Allan Wasserman

Character Name : Job Interviewer

Original Name : Allan Wasserman

Gender : Male

E. Hampton Beagle

Character Name : Job Interviewer

Original Name : E. Hampton Beagle

Gender : Male

Parker Whitman

Character Name : Job Interviewer

Original Name : Parker Whitman

Gender : Male

Richard Livingston

Character Name : Job Interviewer

Original Name : Richard Livingston

Gender : Male

Bill Bateman

Character Name : Job Interviewer

Original Name : Bill Bateman

Gender : Male

Jean St. James

Character Name : Job Interviewer

Original Name : Jean St. James

Gender : Female

Rosalyn Marshall

Character Name : Job Interviewer

Original Name : Rosalyn Marshall

Gender : Female

Jeff Silverman

Character Name : Job Interviewer

Original Name : Jeff Silverman

Gender : Male

Rich Crater

Character Name : Job Interviewer

Original Name : Rich Crater

Gender : Male

Marykate Harris

Character Name : Job Interviewer

Original Name : Marykate Harris

Gender : Female

Lew Saunders

Character Name : Job Interviewer

Original Name : Lew Saunders

Gender : Male

Jack Newman

Character Name : Economics Teacher

Original Name : Jack Newman

Gender : Male

Diane Douglass

Character Name : Mrs. Rivkin

Original Name : Diane Douglass

Gender : Female

George Sperdakos

Character Name : English Teacher

Original Name : George Sperdakos

Gender : Male

David Chant

Character Name : Chinese Porter

Original Name : David Chant

Gender : Male

Dianne Heatherington

Character Name : First Waitress

Original Name : Dianne Heatherington

Gender : Female

Arlene Mazerolle

Character Name : Second Waitress

Original Name : Arlene Mazerolle

Gender : Female

Paul Abbott

Character Name : Snotty Customer

Original Name : Paul Abbott

Gender : Male

Ellen Maguire

Character Name : Bar Patron

Original Name : Ellen Maguire

Gender : Female

Larry Block

Character Name : Bar Owner

Original Name : Larry Block

Gender : Male

Kelly Connell

Character Name : Yuppie Poet

Original Name : Kelly Connell

Gender : Male

Gerry Bamman

Character Name : Tourist

Original Name : Gerry Bamman

Gender : Male

Reathel Bean

Character Name : Tourist

Original Name : Reathel Bean

Gender : Male

Peter Boyden

Character Name : Tourist

Original Name : Peter Boyden

Gender : Male

Luther Hansraj

Character Name : Ambulance Attendant

Original Name : Luther Hansraj

Gender : Male

Kenneth McGregor

Character Name : Robert Powell the Sculptor

Original Name : Kenneth McGregor

Gender : Male

Liisa Repo-Martell

Character Name : Young Couple in Deli

Original Name : Liisa Repo-Martell

Gender : Female

Adam Furfaro

Character Name : Young Couple in Deli

Original Name : Adam Furfaro

Gender : Male

Kim Nelles

Character Name : Female Artist

Original Name : Kim Nelles

Gender : Female

David L. Crowley

Character Name : Doorman

Original Name : David L. Crowley

Gender : Male

James Mainprize

Character Name : Butler

Original Name : James Mainprize

Gender : Male

Gregg Baker

Character Name : Bouncer

Original Name : Gregg Baker

Gender : Male

Jaap Broeker

Character Name : Doorman (uncredited)

Original Name : Jaap Broeker

Gender : Male

Vivian Palermo

Character Name : Bar Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Vivian Palermo

Gender : Female

Garry Pastore

Character Name : Well Dressed Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Garry Pastore

Gender : Male

Andrew Shue

Character Name : Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Andrew Shue

Gender : Male

Karen Starr

Character Name : Bar Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Karen Starr

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

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 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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Wuchak

@Wuchak

2023-09-10

**_Fun 80โ€™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. โ€œCocktailโ€ (1988) is an entertaining Cruise-led 80โ€™s flick that starts energetic, amusing and shallow but, thankfully, fleshes out the characters for something deeper. Itโ€™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 isnโ€™t fully captured as it was in โ€œThe Karate Kidโ€ and the later โ€œLeaving Las Vegasโ€ (the fools). Laurence Luckinbill shows up in the last act; he would go on to superbly play Sybok in โ€œStar Trek V: The Final Frontierโ€ 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