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Cocktail
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Overview

User Rating:
5.3/10   22,207 votes
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Director:
Roger Donaldson
Writer (WGA):
Heywood Gould (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
29 July 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
When he pours, he reigns. more
Plot:
A talented New York bartender takes a job at a bar in Jamaica and falls in love. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(14 articles)
Top 7 Drinking (Beer/Wine/Alcohol) Movies
 (From Scorecard Review. 2 June 2009, 12:30 AM, PDT)

Frankie Delgado Parties With Diddy In Los Angeles
 (From MTV Movies Blog. 30 May 2009, 8:35 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
I watch this movie every year... more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tom Cruise ... Brian Flanagan

Bryan Brown ... Doug Coughlin

Elisabeth Shue ... Jordan Mooney
Lisa Banes ... Bonnie
Laurence Luckinbill ... Mr. Mooney

Kelly Lynch ... Kerry Coughlin

Gina Gershon ... Coral
Ron Dean ... Uncle Pat
Robert Donley ... Eddie
Ellen Foley ... Eleanor
Andrea Morse ... Dulcy

Chris Owens ... Soldier

Justin Louis ... Soldier
John Graham ... Soldier
Richard Thorn ... Soldier
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Additional Details

Runtime:
104 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The boxing fight shown on the TV, upon which Doug has a $50 bet, is a heavyweight bout between George Foreman and Ken Norton. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The first time Brian goes to visit Jordan at her parents' condo, her father's shirt switches from a solid pinkish red dress shirt to a striped pink and white shirt, then back again. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Brian: Come on, put it to the floor! Come on! Let's go!
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "How I Met Your Mother: Three Days of Snow (#4.13)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Since When more

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9 out of 15 people found the following comment useful:-
I watch this movie every year..., 18 June 2002
10/10
Author: scaron-2 from Sherbrooke, Canada

I don't know what it is with this movie but I watch it every years and it just feels good! I think the movie magic happens with the incredible casting. You see and feel the emotions of every character. It's an ordinary story that is believable and that is the reflection of an era.

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