Cocktail (1988)
Directed by Roger Donaldson
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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Tom Holland reminds us of his versatility and inherent likability as he slips into the role of Nathan, a gymnastically inclined (hey!), street-smart hustler and bartender who’s pulling off some Tom Cruise-in-“Cocktail” level tricks behind the bar while working his pickpocket game on the upscale clientele.
Nathan turns into Tom Holland, working as a bartender in a trendy NYC joint (Holland swipes some of Tom Cruise’s “Cocktail” moves) but engaging in pickpocketing on the side.
They would be perfect in a remake of 1988’s Tom Cruise/Bryan Brown drama “Cocktail.”
We first saw him working as a bartender and knows a thing or two about flair bartending as if he’s pulling Tom Cruise’s Brian Flanagan in Cocktail (1988).
At any rate that may explain the images of his character, Nate Drake, a thief who moonlights as a bartender (or vice versa), pulling some smooth moves on the job, a bit of juggling tomfoolery that instantly triggers images of Cruise in “Cocktail.”
There’s even a touch of the Tom Cruise classic "Cocktail" in there too.
Jay initially seems to be rather callous about these meetings, even bragging to his coworker at the bar about the exploits, setting up an incorrect audience expectation that we�re watching a grittier version of the Tom Cruise vehicle Cocktail, but with more cock and tail.
Dr. M’Benga (Babs Olusanmokun) does his best Cocktail impression…
Tom Cruise gets lampooned not only via "Top Gun," but also with quick glances at "Cocktail" and "The Color of Money."