Cocktail
“When he pours, he reigns.”
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.
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Cast
56 people
Tom Cruise
Brian Flanagan
Known for
Edge of Tomorrow
Oblivion
Bryan Brown
Douglas "Doug" Coughlin
Known for
F/X
Australia
Elisabeth Shue
Jordan Mooney
Known for
The Boys
Back to the Future Part II
Lisa Banes
Bonnie
Known for
Gone Girl
A Cure for Wellness
Kelly Lynch
Kerry Coughlin
Known for
Road House
Charlie's Angels
Gina Gershon
Coral
Known for
Bound
Face/Off
Ron Dean
Uncle Pat
Known for
The Dark Knight
The Breakfast Club
Ellen Foley
Eleanor
Known for
Fatal Attraction
Tootsie
Chris Owens
Soldier
Known for
The Incredible Hulk
Reacher
Louis Ferreira
Soldier
Known for
Stargate Universe
Shōgun
James Eckhouse
Tourist
Known for
Beverly Hills, 90210
Junior
Laurence Luckinbill
Richard Mooney
Known for
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Messenger of Death
Roger Donaldson Director · Heywood Gould Screenplay J. Peter Robinson Composer
Worldwide gross $172M · Budget $20M · United States release July 29, 1988
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$171,504,781
Gross vs. budget
8.6×
Production
Interscope Communications
Production
Touchstone Pictures
Production · Studio
Silver Screen Partners III
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Portuguese · Spanish
Release dates
United States · July 29, 1988
Theatrical
Australia
December 1, 1988 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 2, 1989 · Theatrical
France
February 8, 1989 · Theatrical
December 12, 1990 · Physical · VHS
January 22, 2003 · Physical · DVD
May 15, 2013 · Physical · Blu-Ray
February 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
March 2, 2026 · TV · TF1 Séries Films
Germany
January 12, 1989 · Theatrical
Greece
January 20, 1989 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 10, 1989 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 3, 1989 · Theatrical
Italy
January 8, 1989 · Theatrical
Japan
March 11, 1989 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 2, 1989 · Theatrical
January 30, 2002 · TV · V8
South Korea
April 21, 1990 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 20, 1989 · Theatrical
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