References
Casablanca (1942)
Star Wars (1977)
Barfly (1987)
Referenced in
F/X2 (1991)
Jerry Maguire (1996)
Twin Town (1997)
"Charmed: Feats of Clay (#1.11)" (1999)
- I thought your charm was to give him confidence, not turn him into Tom Cruise. Making a comparison to the 1988 movie "Cocktail" that starred Tom Cruise as a bartender..
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Beer Bad (#4.5)" (1999)
- Xander (on knowing how to mix drinks): "Oh, I've seen Cocktail. I can do the hippy-hippy shake."
Coyote Ugly (2000)
"Gilmore Girls: Teach Me Tonight (#2.19)" (2002)
- Lorelai compares the bag boy at the market to the bartenders in the film.
"The King of Queens: Pour Judgment (#7.11)" (2005)
- Doug references the film.
Grandma's Boy (2006)
- Peter Dante's character Dante after pouring drinks at a party quotes " I feel like Tom Cruise in Cocktail "
Bottoms Up (2006) (V)
- nickname of bartender contest winner is Cocktail
"Family Guy: Movin' Out (Brian's Song) (#6.2)" (2007)
- Name is mentioned
Hamlet 2 (2008)
- Mentioned as one of Elisabeth Shue's movie credits.
JCVD (2008)
- Poster can bee seen in a corner of the video store when Bruges puts his earphones on to talk to JVCD
"Saturday Night Live: Tim McGraw/Ludacris/T-Pain (#34.9)" (2008)
- Referenced by Mark Payne
"The Bachelorette: (#5.2)" (2009)
- Mentioned when Robby was making drinks
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#4.9)" (2009/I)
- incorrect answer to a $16,000 question
"90210: The Porn King (#2.4)" (2009)
- Mentioned by Jasper
Featured in
"I Love the 80's 3-D" (2005)
- It's discussed in the 1988 episode.
"20 to 1: Crazy Customs (#6.5)" (2008)
- Clips shown in a segment on flair bartending.
"Cinemania: Ypalliloi en drasei!" (2009)
- Clips are shown
Spoofed in
"The Ben Stiller Show: With Bobcat Goldthwait (#1.2)" (1992)
- Spoofed as part of the comedy routine in "Tom Cruise: Dress Casual"
Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)
Mission: Improbable (2000) (TV)
Coyote Ugly (2000)
Employee of the Month (2006)
- cashier Vince imitates Tom Cruise's fancy moves the way he juggles items while scanning them as a crowd watches him
"How I Met Your Mother: Three Days of Snow (#4.13)" (2009)
- Scenes with Ted and Barney running their local bar continually mimic scenes from the film.
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