History and Lessons behind Norma Rae aka Crystal Lee
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Cocktail (1988)
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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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.
Rating:R
Genre:Romance, Drama, Comedy
Written By:Heywood Gould
In Theaters:7/29/1988
Box Office:$171,504,781
Runtime:104 minutes
Studio:Interscope Communications, Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners III
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