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Jul 29, 1988 · A young man (Tom Cruise) pursues his dream of becoming a millionaire and a famous bartender in New York and Jamaica. He falls in love with a waitress (Elisabeth Shue) but faces challenges and conflicts along the way.
- (90K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Roger Donaldson
- 1988-07-29
Budget. $20 million [2] Box office. $171.5 million [3] Cocktail is a 1988 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Roger Donaldson from a screenplay by Heywood Gould, and based on Gould's book of the same name. It stars Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown and Elisabeth Shue.
- $20 million
- J. Peter Robinson
- July 29, 1988 (United States)
Find out who starred in the 1988 romantic comedy film Cocktail, directed by Roger Donaldson and based on the book by Heywood Gould. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
A comedy film about a bartender who falls in love with a tourist in Jamaica and faces a dilemma between her and his business partner. Read the summaries, synopsis and reviews of this 1988 blockbuster starring Tom Cruise and Bryan Brown.
Cocktail is a movie about a bartender who falls in love with an artist in Jamaica and faces a rivalry with his mentor. Critics panned the film for its shallow plot, poor writing and clichéd ending, while audiences enjoyed its charm and humor.
- (2.4K)
- Roger Donaldson
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- Tom Cruise
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A movie about two bartenders and their adventures in six bars and several bedrooms, starring Tom Cruise and Bryan Brown. Ebert criticizes the glossy phoniness, the lack of realism and the message of the film, which rewards Cruise's materialism and cynicism.
