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Cocktail

Cocktail

Jul 29, 1988
104 min
RomanceDramaComedy
6.1/ 10
1,547 votes

Overview

After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style, and Brian adopts his mentor's cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money.

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TMDB
6.1/10
1,547 votes
IMDB
5.9/10
94,846 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
9%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
12/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$20,000,000Production cost
Box Office$171,504,781Worldwide gross
Profit$151,504,781Profitable
ROI
+757.5%Return on investment
US Box Office$78,222,753Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

5 wins & 6 nominations total

Details

Production information

"When he pours, he reigns."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$20,000,000

Revenue

$171,504,781

Production Companies

Interscope CommunicationsTouchstone PicturesSilver Screen Partners III

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