Cocktail (DVD)

...a bit disappointing. Yes the cocktail juggling is hugely entertaining, but in a packed bar where people come because they are thirsty, I am sure they wouldn't be clapping these alcoholic theatrics. This lack of reality sadly continues into the second half and whilst provides for some amusing moments which include a drunk Flanagan destroying a piece of artwork at an exhibition, again spoils the film a little. Add to this some amazingly cheesy but ...
...especially those which feature the cocktail juggling. ►►► Film Summary So whilst I completely enjoy "Cocktail" I have to admit that it really is one of the cheesiest films to have come out of the 80s. Yes it has its flaws but it is still amazingly entertaining and even though the second half of the film is less than memorable it is still reasonably engaging. You definitely don't watch "Cocktail" for Oscar winning acting but again ...

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...that the glamorous world of cocktail bartending has endless possibilities. The film came shortly after Cruise starred in the blockbuster Top Gun, and marked his presence firmly in the Hollywood core of top billing actors. The Plot Brian Flanagan leaves the army to work in New York in marketing. Finding a job is hard, and he sets about a business degree to make it easier. He gets a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin in order to fund his studies, ...
...the pair become the best cocktail barmen in the city. Doug dreams of opening his own cocktail bar, and when Brian leaves for Jamaica and meets the gorgeous Jordan, Doug follows and the pair are reunited. However, the bar trade doesn't come without its pitfalls, and these are many as Brian and Doug find out. The Cast and Performances Tom Cruise stars as Brian Flanagan. His performance is nothing short of cheesy, but is hailed as spot on. The character ...

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Film only Cocktail is another great film with Tom Cruise playing the main part. This film was directed by Roger Donaldson in 1988. He also directed films like Cadillac man, The Recruit, Sleeping Dogs and Species. The screen play was written by Heywood Gould. He also wrote The TV series the Equalizer and the films Trial by Jury, One Good Cop and Streets of Gold. Cocktail is based around Brian Flanagan and Doug Coughlin. Brian has come out of the ...
...he wants to call " Cocktail and Dreams". Here he falls in love with Jordon, who works in a restaurant as a waitress and is an artist in her spare time, however, as usual Doug has to place a bet that Brian can not get someone with money as he has now married someone with "millions". He accepts with challenge with terrible consequences. Jordon decides to go home early from her holiday after finding out what has happened. Brian founds out and decides ...

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...film was not just the cocktail that kept you entertained; it also had a good storyline to go with it. I will say Tom cruise made this film what it is with good actors behind him. The soundtrack was great, and the songs went very well with how they were doing the cocktail shaking. There were quite a few oldie songs including all shook up, Tutti-Frutti and hippy hippy shake. I would recommend seeing this film to anyone, I loved it and still do, there ...

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Review of Cocktail available at play.com for £4.99 delivered much cheaper than the £16.99 price at zavvi.com. Stars: Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown, Elizibeth Shue, Gina Gershon Director: Roger Donaldson (other films by this director inc: sleeping dogs, no way out, cadillac man, thirteen days, the recruit and the bank job) Screenplay: Heywood Gould Run time: 100 mins ******************************************** ******** Cocktail is one of those films ...
...learns the trade of professional cocktail bartender( the throwing of bottles and catching them......not sure what it is called), and his friendship with Doug is now a close one. So the ambitious Brian is back, as he dreams of him and Doug opening their own bar 'Cocktails and Dreams', and say's they can earn the start up capital by working the bars in jamaica ,a dream that is not shared by the ever sceptical Doug. The duo's talents are spotted by ...

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Roger Donaldson's COCKTAIL was released in 1988 and quickly became one of the most successful films of the decade, with a legion of devotees still clinging on to its bandwagon today, but why is that? Brian is an ex-soldier on his way to New York to get rich quick. His plan of world domination, however, is put on hold when he realises that he has nothing to offer. So, coming to the enlightening conclusion that even hot shots have to study, he enrols ...
...a half-decent job in synopsising COCKTAIL because it almost nearly reads like a half-decent film, with a beginning, a middle and an end, and that, if I do say so myself, is as much as anyone could possibly do to achieve such an effect. My strategy was simple; my strategy, then, was to leave-out half of the plot, for which I can only beg your pardon but the sorry fact of the matter is that what you have read here is the total sum of the film, inexplicably ...

Charles_Strickland 07.10.2006 (24.10.2006) · Read full review
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Whilst studying for a buisness degree Brian Flanagan(Tom Cruise) gets a job as a bartender at T.G.I Fridays. To start with there are more drinks on the floor than in the glasses but he soon learns the tricks of the trade from his boss Doug Coughlin (Bryan Brown). Their relationship turns from not only boss and employee but to very good freinds. The twosome soon come up with a amazing bartender act and start working at a trendy nightclub pouring drinks ...
...sexual relationship with, Coral (Gina Gershon) one night after Brain fills the yuppie crowd with his poetry Doug bets Brain that Coral will leave him in a week, after all Doug thinks a loser like Brain will never keep a girl like Coran. With the bet in hand Doug uses his powers to make sure he wins the bet. This results in Doug's and Brian's freindship to break. With the relationship between boss and employee in tatters Flanagon goes to work in a ...

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...part time job as a cocktail bar assistant. Himself and his compnaion work there way up to bigger and better bars, until they work for nightclubs. Tom's freind betrayed him by making out with his new girlfreind, so he moves to jamaca and forgets the college. This is where he meets Elizabeth Shue who he falls in love with. The rest of the film is about their relationship going up and down for some reason or another. I won't spoil the film for you though. ...

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This movie is a must for your video collection, it's one of my all time favourite movies. Tom Cruise gets back to New York and tried to find a job, this is when he juggles his business degree course with working behind a bar in a pub. Everyone knows that socialising and having fun in a pub is better than studying and putting up with an arrogant lecturer, Tom soon figures this out. After getting heartbroken over a bet to bed a woman, he heads for ...

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