Cocktail (1988 film)
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| Directed by | Roger Donaldson |
| Screenplay by | Heywood Gould |
| Based on | Cocktail by Heywood Gould |
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| Cinematography | Dean Semler |
| Edited by | Neil Travis |
| Music by | J. Peter Robinson |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Box office | $171.5 million |
Cocktail is a 1988 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Roger Donaldson from a screenplay by Heywood Gould, and based on Gould's book of the same name. It stars Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown and Elisabeth Shue. It tells the story of a business student, who takes up bartending in order to make ends meet.
Released on July 29, 1988, by Buena Vista Pictures (under its adult film label Touchstone Pictures), Cocktail features an original music score composed by J. Peter Robinson. Despite earning overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics, and winning the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture, the film was a huge box office success, grossing more than $170 million worldwide against a budget of $20 million, becoming the eighth highest-grossing film of 1988.