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Cocktail (1988)

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Starring (View all)
Tom Cruise Tom Cruise
Brian Flanagan
Bryan Brown Bryan Brown
Doug Coughlin
Elisabeth Shue Elisabeth Shue
Jordan Mooney
Lisa Banes Lisa Banes
Bonnie
Laurence Luckinbill Laurence Luckinbill
Mr. Mooney
Kelly Lynch Kelly Lynch
Kerry Coughlin
Gina Gershon Gina Gershon
Coral
Ron Dean Ron Dean
Uncle Pat


Written by
Heywood Gould Heywood Gould
(screenplay)


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13 years, 2 months ago at Feb 25 20:17
This is a pretty decent flick, if you don't go into it expecting it to be something it's not. This is not high art. But it doesn't pretend to be. It's like a lot of films, where the premise is better than the story. A film about showoff bartenders in Manhattan. OK, but then you've got to build a movie around that. Their antics are photogenic, but it takes them about four minutes to make two drinks... read more

An average movie

13 years, 2 months ago at Mar 13 16:46
I already saw this movie but since it was such a long time ago, I was quite eager to check it out again. Well, I have to admit that it was actually not as bad as I remembered but, even so, it was still rather weak though. Above all, the whole concept was rather flimsy. Even worse, it seems that the makers had no real clue what it was supposed to be about. Basically, it seemed to be about a young m... read more

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3 years, 11 months ago at Jun 12 17:39
Brian Flannigan (Tom Cruise) is a highly successful bartender who wants to establish his own business with the help of his mentor Doug (Bryan Brown) and the Coughlin Laws. During which, Brian forms a relationship with a beautiful diner waitress Jordan (Elizabeth Shue), the daughter of a rich family in Park Avenue. The first third of Cocktail, where Brian and Doug team together to run the business,... read more
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A talented New York bartender takes a job at a bar in Jamaica and falls in love.
UPC: 786936124965
Tags: Drama (16), Romance (13), 1988 (7), 1980s (5), Money (5), Suicide (5), Nightclub (4), New York (4), Bankrupt (4), Alcohol (4), World Trade Center (4), Jamaica (4), Subway (4), One Night Stand (3), Drinks (3), Love Story (3), 80s (3), G String (3), Yacht (3), Bartender (2)
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