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.
Directed by Roger Donaldson
new york city
jamaica
night life
bartender
ambition
rags to riches
cocktail
Rank
#66 in 1988·#6898 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
2.9 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Tom Cruise
Brian Flanagan
Bryan Brown
Douglas "Doug" Coughlin
Elisabeth Shue
Jordan Mooney
Lisa Banes
Bonnie
Kelly Lynch
Kerry Coughlin
Gina Gershon
Coral
Ron Dean
Uncle Pat
Ellen Foley
Eleanor
Chris Owens
Soldier
Louis Ferreira
Soldier
James Eckhouse
Tourist
Laurence Luckinbill
Richard Mooney
Crew
Roger Donaldson
Director
Heywood Gould
Screenplay
J. Peter Robinson
Original Music Composer
Dean Semler
Director of Photography
Ted Field
Producer
Rob Cowan
First Assistant Director
Penelope Gottlieb
Title Designer
Branko Racki
Stunt Coordinator
Donna Isaacson
Casting
Ellen Mirojnick
Costume Design
Richard L. Anderson
Supervising Sound Editor
Robbie Nevil
Musician
Popular Reviews
424 reviews
Beetle BugPRO
10.0★ · 05/03/26
if Tom cruise ever said to me “my type of girl” I’d melt
if Tom cruise ever said to me “my type of girl” I’d melt
Muiréad O RourkePRO
10.0★ · 05/02/26
well a red eye looks like the most disgusting drink EVER
only that spooks me... this movie would be so so perfect if he didn't cheat this would be my favourite cruise !
well a red eye looks like the most disgusting drink EVER
only that spooks me... this movie would be so so perfect if he didn't cheat this would be my favourite cruise !
natalka
3.0★ · 05/02/26
he so fine
he so fine
Sasha
7.0★ · 04/29/26
the hair in this movie is phenomenal
the hair in this movie is phenomenal
mica
7.0★ · 04/18/26
profe te juro que quería ver una peli importante para la materia pasa que tom cruise me puso un gualicho estoy tan embobada que solo puedo ver pelis de el sepa entender
profe te juro que quería ver una peli importante para la materia pasa que tom cruise me puso un gualicho estoy tan embobada que solo puedo ver pelis de el sepa entender
