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.
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Classical in form, effortless, unpretentious and warm.
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- effortlessdemanding
- unpretentiousprestige
- warmbleak
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Cast
- Tom CruiseBrian Flanagan
- Bryan BrownDouglas "Doug" Coughlin
- Elisabeth ShueJordan Mooney
- Lisa BanesBonnie
- Kelly LynchKerry Coughlin
- Gina GershonCoral
- Ron DeanUncle Pat
- Ellen FoleyEleanor
- Chris OwensSoldier
- Louis FerreiraSoldier
Crew
- Roger DonaldsonDirector
- Heywood GouldScreenplay
- Dean SemlerDirector of Photography
- J. Peter RobinsonOriginal Music Composer
- Neil TravisEditor
- Robert W. CortProducer
- Ted FieldProducer
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