His advice takes a familiar structure, as he usually begins most of them with "Coughlin's Law". While Brian has high personal aspirations, Doug is leery of the notion of starting their own bar together. Eventually, Brian and Doug's bar-tending act becomes popular and they end up working at a trendy nightclub catering to New York's wealthy and elite.
As their popularity rises, Brian becomes the focus of attention from a sultry brunette named Coral Gina Gershon. Quickly, their friendship becomes sexual.
Doug bets him Coral will leave him by week's end, essentially doubting there is anything special about the seemingly perfect relationship shared between the two. Unknown to Brian, Doug lies to Coral about secrets being shared by Brian about her, and secures his bet having sex with Coral. Brian is very upset and fights with Doug at work, essentially ending his informal partnership with Doug.
Brian, taking advice from his former girlfriend, takes a job in Jamaica as a bartender to raise money for his own place. He finds a romantic partner in Jordan Mooney Elisabeth Shue. Jordan is an aspiring artist and waitress in New York. She and Brian spend romantic times together, playing in the water, before making passionate love on the beach by a campfire. Prior to this, however, Doug has shown up in Jamaica, now married to Kerry Kelly Lynch , a wealthy woman who openly flirts with other men and wears Tarzan-like bikinis.
Doug quickly asserts himself and bets Brian to be the first to sleep with a barfly named Bonnie Lisa Banes , a wealthy older woman. Jordan catches Brian without being seen and, devastated, takes an overnight plane back home.
With Jordan flying back to New York, Brian decides to upstage Doug and return to New York with the cougar-esque Bonnie under the auspices that he will be placed high up in her company due to their romantic attachment. Brian becomes impatient, as the pay-off is too slow. They have a blow-up during an art exhibition where Brian gets into a fight with the artist.
As they cut ties, Brian, displaying wisdom one can only assume has been gleaned from his former mentor, states: "All things end badly. Trailer Clip Photos Top cast Edit. Lisa Banes Bonnie as Bonnie. Laurence Luckinbill Mr. Mooney as Mr. Gina Gershon Coral as Coral. Robert Donley Eddie as Eddie. Ellen Foley Eleanor as Eleanor. Chris Owens Soldier as Soldier. John Graham Soldier as Soldier. Richard Thorn Soldier as Soldier.
Harvey J. Roger Donaldson. Heywood Gould screenplay by based upon the book by. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Intent on becoming a successful businessman, and even a millionaire, the ex-military man, Brian Flanagan, waits for his big break while serving drinks at a New York City tavern, and studying for his degree. However, when the charismatic cynic and veteran bartender, Doug Coughlin, becomes the ambitious Brian's sage mentor, their chemistry, combined with the flamboyant tricks behind the bar, will soon yield fame and money until they decide to split ways.
Now, as Flanagan struggles to raise money in Jamaica to open his dream bar someday, he falls hard for the striving waitress, Jordan Mooney, while a wealthy fashion executive wants to take him back to Manhattan to live with her.
Is there a future between Brian and Jordan? When he pours, he reigns. Did you know Edit. Cocktail is a romantic drama film released by Touchstone Pictures. Directed by Roger Donaldson, the film is based on the book of the same name by Heywood Gould, who also wrote the screenplay.
It stars Tom Cruise as a talented and ambitious bartender who aspires to working in business and finds love with Elisabeth Shue while working at a bar in Jamaica. The original music score was composed by Maurice Jarre.
After leaving the United States Army and moving to New York City , Brian Flanagan Tom Cruise gets a part-time job as a bartender at night while studying for a business degree which he needs to get a job in marketing. At first, Brian is a terrible bartender, revealed in a montage of his screw ups.
Brian and Doug soon become very close; Doug readily assumes a mentor role over the young and naive Brian, and rains advice and opinions down upon him. His advice takes a familiar structure as he usually begins most of them with "Coughlin's Law". An example of his expert advice, which actually turns out to be quite poignant, is "Coughlin's Law: Drink or be gone! While Brian has high personal aspirations, Doug is leery of the notion of starting their own bar together. Eventually, Brian and Doug's bar-tending act becomes popular and they end up working at a trendy nightclub catering to New York City's wealthy and elite, the type of establishment where yuppies spout poetry from the top of the rafters for all patrons to hear.
As their popularity rises, Brian becomes the focus of attention from a sultry brunette named Coral Gina Gershon. Quickly, they elevate their friendship into a wild sexual relationship. During a free throw shooting competition where Brian hits five free throws in a row, Doug bets him Coral will leave him by week's end, essentially doubting there is anything special about the seemingly perfect relationship shared between the two. Unbeknownst to Brian, Doug lies to Coral about secrets being shared by Brian about her, and secures his bet having sex with Coral.
Brian is very upset and fights with Doug at work, essentially ending his informal partnership with Doug. Brian, taking advice from his former girlfriend, takes a job in Jamaica as a bartender to raise money for his own place.
He finds a romantic partner in Jordan Mooney Elisabeth Shue. Jordan is an aspiring artist and waitress in New York City. She and Brian spend romantic times together, playing in the water, before making passionate love on the beach by a campfire. Prior to this however, Doug has shown up in Jamaica, now married to Kerry Kelly Lynch , a wealthy woman who openly flirts with other men and wears Tarzan -like bikinis. Doug quickly asserts himself and bets Brian to be the first to sleep with a barfly named Bonnie Lisa Banes , a wealthy older woman.
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