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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