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Cocktail (1988)

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Average Rating: 3.7/10
Reviews Counted: 21
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Movie Info

Tom Cruise juggles Martini shakers and ice cubes as the materialistic Brian Flanagan, a bartender who drops out of school to search for the perfect "rich chick" who will bankroll him into luxury. Brian meets up with bar veteran Doug Couglin (Bryan Brown) and they put together a dance-duo bar-tending act, taking five minutes to a mix a drink as they dance and toss gin bottles behind the bar to cutting-edge rock music circa 1988. The patrons, instead of demanding the booze, are dazzled by their

R, 1 hr. 43 min.

Drama, Romance

Directed By: Roger Donaldson

In Theaters: Jul 29, 1988 Wide

On DVD: Aug 13, 2002

Touchstone Pictures

Cast

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
Ellen Foley
Eleanor
Gerry Bamman
Tourist
E. Hampton Beagle
Job Interviewer
Reathel Bean
Tourist
Paul Benedict
Finance Teacher
Larry Block
Bar Owner
Peter Boyden
Tourist
Kelly Connell
Yuppie Poet
Rich Crater
Job Interviewer
Robert Donley
Eddie
James Eckhouse
Tourist
Dianne Heatherington
First Waitress
Justin Louis
Soldier
Rosalyn Marshall
Job Interviewer
Ken McGregor
Sculptor
Andrea Morse
Dulcy
Jack Newman
Economics Teacher
Chris Owens
Soldier
Jean Pflieger
Job Interviewer
Liisa Repo-Martell
Young Couple in Deli
George Sperdakos
English Teacher
Allan Wasserman
Job Interviewer
Parker Whitman
Job Interviewer
Bill Bateman
Job Interviewer
Jeff Silverman
Job Interviewer
Lew Saunders
Job Interviewer
Paul Abbott
Snotty Customer
Harvey J. Alperin
Job Interviewer
Gregg Baker
Bouncer
David Chant
Chinese Porter
Diane Douglass
Mrs. Rivkin
Adam Furfaro
Young Couple in Deli
Leroy Gibbons
Singer
Robert Greenberg
Job Interviewer
Luther Hansraj
Ambulance Attendant
Dan MacDonald
Priest
Ellen Maguire
Bar Patron
James Mainprize
Butler
Arlene Mazerolle
Waitress
Kim Nelles
Female Artist
Joseph Zaccone
Bar Patron
John Lyons
Donna Isaacson
John Graham
Soldier
David Crowley
Doorman
Richard B. Livingston
Job Interviewer

Critic Reviews for Cocktail

All Critics (25) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (18) | DVD (4)

The more you think about what really happens in Cocktail, the more you realize how empty and fabricated it really is.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Top Critic

Cocktail is mud in your eye.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Rita Kempley

Washington Post

Top Critic

Stupid vanity film for Cruise at his worst.

September 11, 2003 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Shaky, not stirring.

April 6, 2003 Comment

Kevin A. Ranson

MovieCrypt.com

Puddle-deep and coated in neon.

July 25, 2002 Comment

Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

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It's always an eye opening experience when you enjoy a film that you know you should hate. Such is the self hatred roller coaster of Cocktail, a very basic and uninspiring premise, also poorly executed, but way too much fun with its camp and cast of characters to incite the usual villagers with torches effect. Yes, the

July 29, 2010

Spencer S.

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One of the best romantic films ever made. I'm in love with this film and Tom Cruise was exceptional.

June 23, 2011

Bethany Murphy

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