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1988 • 1h 44min • R • Comedy, Drama, Romance

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"When he pours, he reigns."

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.

IMDb 5.9

RT 9%

MC 12

Director

Roger Donaldson

Writer

Heywood Gould

Composer

J. Peter Robinson

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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

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Kelly Lynch Kerry Coughlin

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Ron Dean Uncle Pat

Ellen Foley Eleanor

Chris Owens Soldier

Louis Ferreira Soldier

James Eckhouse Tourist

Laurence Luckinbill Richard Mooney

Paul Benedict Finance Teacher

Robert Donley Eddie

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