FILMCCocktail1988

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Name: Cocktail
Genre: Romance, comedy-drama, drama
Released: 1988-01-01
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown, Elisabeth Shue, Lisa Banes, Laurence Luckinbill

1h 40m runtime

19881h 40mRomance • comedy-drama • drama

Romance film with a runtime of 100 minutes, released in 1988. Presented in English.

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Runtime1h 40m

Minutes100

One SittingYes

With Break1h 52m

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After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan (Tom Cruise) moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin (Bryan Brown), who teaches Brian the fine art of bartending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style. Brian adopts his mentor's cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money. He leaves his artist girlfriend Jordan Mooney (Elisabeth Shue) for Bonnie (Lisa Banes), a wealthy, high-powered executive. Brian soon must chose between the two, as he evaluates his options. Scriptwriter Heywood Gould displayed his sense of humor when assigning the character name "Mr. Mooney" to Lucille Ball's real-life son-in-law, actor Laurence Luckenbill. Television fans of The Lucy Show will recall Mr. Mooney, played by Gale Gordon, as Lucy's fussy financial boss. The film is more memorable for the 17-song soundtrack and plays like a series of MTV videos. Cocktail was a big draw at the box office in 1988.

Runtime Card

Runtime1h 40m

Can Finish TonightYes

One SittingYes

With Break1h 52m

Movie Facts

Release DateJanuary 1, 1988

Runtime1h 40m

LanguageEnglish

GenresRomance, comedy-drama, drama

DirectorRoger Donaldson

ProducerRobert W. Cort, Ted Field

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