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Cocktail

1988 film by Roger Donaldson
Movie film Q1105359
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Summary

Cocktail is a film[1]. Cocktail ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,327 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture[3], Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay[4]
  • Director: Roger Donaldson[5]
  • Screenwriter: Heywood Gould[6]
  • Composer: J. Peter Robinson[7], Maurice Jarre[8]
  • Genre: romance film[9], buddy film[10], drama film[11], romantic comedy film[12]
  • Cast member: Tom Cruise[13], Bryan Brown[14], Elisabeth Shue[15], Gina Gershon[16], Kelly Lynch[17], Lisa Banes[18], Laurence Luckinbill[19], James Eckhouse[20], Dianne Heatherington[21], Andrew Shue[22], Chris Owens[23], Garry Pastore[24], Ellen Foley[25], Gerry Bamman[26]
  • Producer: Ted Field[27], Robert W. Cort[28]
  • Production company: Touchstone Pictures[29], Silver Screen Partners[30], Interscope Films[31]
  • Director of photography: Dean Semler[32]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
  • Soundtrack release: Cocktail – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[34], Don't Worry, Be Happy[35]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[36]
  • Review score: 4.2/10[37], 9%[38], 12/100[39], 5.9/10[40]
  • Color: color[41]
  • Country of origin: United States[42]
  • Publication date: July 29, 1988[43], January 12, 1989[44]
  • Characters: Soldier[45]
  • Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[46], Netflix[47], Disney+[48]
  • Significant event: principal photography[49]
  • Narrative location: New York City[50], Jamaica[51]
  • Filming location: New York City[52], New Jersey[53]
  • Film editor: Neil Travis[54]
  • Nominated for: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture[55], Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor[56], Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director[57], Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay[58]
  • Title: Cocktail[59]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[60]

Why It Matters

Cocktail has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Cocktail is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]

FAQs

What awards did Cocktail receive?

Honors received include Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture[3] and Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay[4].

Related Entities

Bryan Brown Elisabeth Shue film Gina Gershon Jamaica Kelly Lynch Maurice Jarre Netflix New Jersey New York City Tom Cruise United States Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  42. [44] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . catalog.afi.com. Retrieved . catalog.afi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Kwayst · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 7675364
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 94889
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 7536
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  4. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1988-07-29T00:00:00Z, +1989-01-12T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Heywood Gould
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+99'}
    Significant event → principal photography
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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