The original: 

Cocktail (1988) 

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Directed by: 

Roger Donaldson (No Way Out, Thirteen Days, Species) 

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Starring: 

Tom Cruise, Elizabeth Shue, Bryan Brown, Kelly Lynch, Laurence Luckinbill

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Fresh-faced Brian Flannagan (Cruise) comes to New York City following the ultimate dream -To become the best businessman in the world and open a chain of bars inside every shopping mall in America. 

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Along the way he meets mentor and barman extraordinaire, Doug Coughlin (Brown). Together the pair reach the sparkling highs and hit the bitter lows, discovering a life making cocktails produces mixed results. 

 

Can friendships be trusted, honour maintained and love be reached? A story of unchecked ambition, self-pity and greed.  And that’s just the heroes. 

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“Should we let it breathe?” 

“It hasn’t breathed for fifty years, it’s dead. Let’s just drink it.” 

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“Alright! Now what was it that you ordered?” 

“A Martini!” 

“.…What’s in that?”