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 | |
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Robert Donley | ... | Eddie |
Ellen Foley | ... | Eleanor | |
Andrea Doven | ... | Dulcy (as Andrea Morse) | |
Chris Owens | ... | Soldier | |
Louis Ferreira | ... | Soldier (as Justin Louis) | |
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John Graham | ... | Soldier |
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Richard Thorn | ... | Soldier |
Intent on becoming a successful businessman, and even a millionaire, the ex-military man, Brian Flanagan, waits for his big break while serving drinks at a New York City tavern, and studying for his degree. However, when the charismatic cynic and veteran bartender, Doug Coughlin, becomes the ambitious Brian's sage mentor, their chemistry, combined with the flamboyant tricks behind the bar, will soon yield fame and money until they decide to split ways. Now, as Flanagan struggles to raise money in Jamaica to open his dream bar someday, he falls hard for the striving waitress, Jordan Mooney, while a wealthy fashion executive wants to take him back to Manhattan to live with her. Is there a future between Brian and Jordan? Written by Nick Riganas
I saw this movie when I was 9 yrs.old. I am not sure why my mother let me watch "Cocktail" that young. But, being a young girl I was absolutely in loved with Tom Cruise. Now that I am 20 and in college, I still watch "Cocktail" over and over and over again. It is my favorite movie in the whole wide world. Maybe the acting wasn't the greatest since Tom was waiting on the Rainman script, but being a 9 yr old the movie captured my heart. I watch it now and I still put it back in the box with a smile on my face. "Cocktail" is a movie that has unique parts in it with the bar scenes and the poems. The waterfall was cool, and especially the where Tom said that he would never be spooked again. I was a twin and it just touchs me when Shue said that she was having twins. It has many events that every person would want in a relationship but reality is so much different than fantasy. It is a great movie if someone is into a night of fun, fantasy and romance.