Cocktail
Director: Roger Donaldson
Writer: Heywood Gould
From novel: Cocktail by Heywood Gould
Music by: J. Peter Robinson
Producers: Ted Field; Robert W. Cort
Keywords: Romantic Drama
Fresh out of the Army, a struggling young man embarks on a wild journey after taking a job as a bartender in New York City.
ABSTRACT
Brian Flanagan, a clean-cut, handsome young man with dreams of prestige, moves to New York City upon leaving the Army and attempts to get an office job, ultimately taking a part-time job as a bartender when potential employers' desires for a college degree lands him in business school. Taken under the wing of mentor and boss Douglas Coughlin, Brian learns to live and love through the art of bartending, dealing with personal troubles and an attempted courtship of love interest Jordan Mooney as he plots a shot to stardom.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Benedict | Actor | 17-Dec-1938 | 1-Dec-2008 | Harry Bentley on The Jeffersons |
| Bryan Brown | Actor | 23-Jun-1947 | Cocktail | |
| Tom Cruise | Actor | 3-Jul-1962 | Flamboyant Scientologist | |
| James Eckhouse | Actor | 14-Feb-1955 | Jim Walsh on Beverly Hills, 90210 | |
| Louis Ferreira | Actor | 20-Feb-1967 | Everett Young on Stargate Universe | |
| Gina Gershon | Actor | 10-Jun-1962 | Showgirls | |
| Laurence Luckinbill | Actor | 21-Nov-1934 | The Boys in the Band | |
| Kelly Lynch | Actor | 31-Jan-1959 | Drugstore Cowboy | |
| Elisabeth Shue | Actor | 6-Oct-1963 | Leaving Las Vegas |
CAST
| Tom Cruise | ... Brian Flanagan |
| Bryan Brown | ... Doug Coughlin |
| Elisabeth Shue | ... Jordan Mooney |
| Lisa Banes | ... Bonnie |
| Kelly Lynch | ... Kerry Coughlin |
| Laurence Luckinbill | ... Mr. Mooney |
| Gina Gershon | ... Coral |
| Ron Dean | ... Uncle Pat |
| Robert Donley | ... Eddie |
| Ellen Foley | ... Eleanor |
| Andrea Morse | ... Dulcy |
| In order of appearance | |
| Chris Owens | ... Soldier |
| Justin Louis | ... Soldier |
| John Graham | ... Soldier |
| Richard Thorn | ... Soldier |
| Robert Greenberg | ... Job Interviewer |
| Harvey Alperin | ... Job Interviewer |
| Sandra Will Carradine | ... Job Interviewer |
| Allan Wasserman | ... Job Interviewer |
| E. Hampton Beagle | ... Job Interviewer |
| Parker Whitman | ... Job Interviewer |
| Rick Livingston | ... Job Interviewer |
| Bill Bateman | ... Job Interviewer |
| Jean Pflieger | ... Job Interviewer |
| Rosalyn Marshall | ... Job Interviewer |
| Jeff Silverman | ... Job Interviewer |
| Rich Crater | ... Job Interviewer |
| Marykate Harris | ... Job Interviewer |
| Lew Saunders | ... Job Interviewer |
| Jack Newman | ... Economics Teacher |
| Paul Benedict | ... Finance Teacher |
| Diane Douglass | ... Mrs. Rivkin |
| George Sperdakos | ... English Teacher |
| David Chant | ... Chinese Porter |
| Dianne Heatherington | ... First Waitress |
| Arlene Mazerole | ... Second Waitress |
| Paul Abbott | ... Snotty Customer |
| Ellen Maguire | ... Bar Patron |
| Joseph Zaccone | ... Bar Patron |
| Larry Block | ... Bar Owner |
| Kelly Connell | ... Yuppie Poet |
| Gerry Bamman | ... Tourist |
| James Eckhouse | ... Tourist |
| Reathel Bean | ... Tourist |
| Peter Boyden | ... Tourist |
| Luther Hansraj | ... Ambulance Attendant |
| Leroy Gibbons | ... Singer |
| Messenjah Band Members | |
| Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey | ... Band Member |
| Eric "Babyface" Walsh | ... Band Member |
| Hal "Saint" Duggan | ... Band Member |
| Walter "Crash" Morgan | ... Band Member |
| Charles "Tower" Sinclair | ... Band Member |
| Haile Yeates | ... Band Member |
| Ken McGregor | ... Sculptor |
| Liisa Repo-Martell | ... Young Couple in Deli |
| Adam Furfaro | ... Young Couple in Deli |
| Kim Nelles | ... Female Artist |
| David L. Crowley | ... Doorman |
| James Mainprize | ... Butler |
| Gregg Baker | ... Bouncer |
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