After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style, and Brian adopts his mentor's cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money.

Editor's Verdict

❌NO

"The movie 'Cocktail' focuses entirely on themes of ambition, bartending, romance, and rivalry throughout the 1980s. There are no discernible elements of Christmas setting, plot centrality, thematic resonance, iconography, or resolution."

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Cast & Crew

Tom Cruise

Brian Flanagan

Bryan Brown

Douglas "Doug" Coughlin

Elisabeth Shue

Jordan Mooney

Lisa Banes

Bonnie

Kelly Lynch

Kerry Coughlin

Gina Gershon

Coral

Ron Dean

Uncle Pat

Ellen Foley

Eleanor

Chris Owens

Soldier

Louis Ferreira

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