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* EightiesHair: Obviously. Jordan, for example, has a big, curly, fluffy hairstyle which is typical for the decade. Also, take a look at the three girls prominent in Brian's "part-time job" scenes.
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* EightiesHair: Obviously. Jordan, for example, Jordan has a big, curly, fluffy hairstyle which that is typical for the decade. Also, take a look at the three girls prominent in Brian's "part-time job" scenes. On the male side, Brian's hair is aggressively 80s when he dresses up for his interviews.
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* EightiesHair: Obviously. Jordan, for example, has a big, curly, fluffy hairstyle which is typical for the decade. Also, take a look at the three girls prominent in Brian's "part-time job" scenes.
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A [[TheEighties 1988 film]] from Creator/TouchstonePictures starring Creator/TomCruise, Creator/ElisabethShue, and Bryan Brown.Creator/BryanBrown. Cruise plays Brian Flanagan, a former soldier returning home to New York City. Brian hopes to make it big on Wall Street, only to be told by every investment firm in town not to waste his time. He has no college education, no job prospects, and no future. His part-time bartending job becomes his only option. But even becoming one of New York's top bartenders won't make him a millionaire. What might? Marrying a rich woman...
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A [[TheEighties 1988 film]] from Creator/TouchstonePictures starring Creator/TomCruise, Elisabeth Shue, Creator/ElisabethShue, and Bryan Brown. Cruise plays Brian Flanagan, a former soldier returning home to New York City. Brian hopes to make it big on Wall Street, only to be told by every investment firm in town not to waste his time. He has no college education, no job prospects, and no future. His part-time bartending job becomes his only option. But even becoming one of New York's top bartenders won't make him a millionaire. What might? Marrying a rich woman...
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A [[TheEighties 1988 film]] from TouchstonePictures Creator/TouchstonePictures starring Creator/TomCruise, Elisabeth Shue, and Bryan Brown. Cruise plays Brian Flanagan, a former soldier returning home to New York City. Brian hopes to make it big on Wall Street, only to be told by every investment firm in town not to waste his time. He has no college education, no job prospects, and no future. His part-time bartending job becomes his only option. But even becoming one of New York's top bartenders won't make him a millionaire. What might? Marrying a rich woman...
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A [[TheEighties 1988 film]] from TouchstonePictures starring TomCruise, Creator/TomCruise, Elisabeth Shue, and Bryan Brown. Cruise plays Brian Flanagan, a former soldier returning home to New York City. Brian hopes to make it big on Wall Street, only to be told by every investment firm in town not to waste his time. He has no college education, no job prospects, and no future. His part-time bartending job becomes his only option. But even becoming one of New York's top bartenders won't make him a millionaire. What might? Marrying a rich woman...
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Doug Coughlin]] after ending up being on the verge of a bankruptcy.
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* BreakawayPopHit: The Beach Boys' "Kokomo" was written for the film, and was even nominated for a Grammy for best song written for a feature.
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* DrivenToSuicide - [[spoiler:Doug Coughlin]]
* TheEighties - made in good ol' 1988
* FishOutOfWater - Brian, when he first starts behind the bar. Let's just say he doesn't even know what's in a martini.
* BigApplesauce - set in NYC
* BreakawayPopHit - The Beach Boys' "Kokomo" was written for the film, and was even nominated for a Grammy for best song written for a feature.
* DrivenToSuicide - [[spoiler:Doug Coughlin]]
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* RichSuitorPoorSuitor - A gender-swapped version, when Brian ditches the young artist/waitress he's in love with in favor of a rich older woman. He eventually changes his mind. [[spoiler: Subverted when it turns out that the waitress is actually an heiress, and double-subverted when her family disowns her for getting back together with Brian, so at least in the short-term she really is poor.]]
* TheObiWan - Doug Coughlin (actually addressed as such by Brian)
* ReturningWarVet - Brian, though the skills he used in the army don't help him get a job on Wall Street or behind the bar.
* RichSuitorPoorSuitor - A gender-swapped version, when Brian ditches the young artist/waitress he's in love with in favor of a rich older woman. He eventually changes his mind. [[spoiler: Subverted when it turns out that the waitress is actually an heiress, and double-subverted when her family disowns her for getting back together with Brian, so at least in the short-term she really is poor.]]
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A [[TheEighties 1988 film]] starring TomCruise, Elisabeth Shue, and Bryan Brown. Cruise plays Brian Flanagan, a former soldier returning home to New York City. Brian hopes to make it big on Wall Street, only to be told by every investment firm in town not to waste his time. He has no college education, no job prospects, and no future. His part-time bartending job becomes his only option. But even becoming one of New York's top bartenders won't make him a millionaire. What might? Marrying a rich woman...
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A [[TheEighties 1988 film]] from TouchstonePictures starring TomCruise, Elisabeth Shue, and Bryan Brown. Cruise plays Brian Flanagan, a former soldier returning home to New York City. Brian hopes to make it big on Wall Street, only to be told by every investment firm in town not to waste his time. He has no college education, no job prospects, and no future. His part-time bartending job becomes his only option. But even becoming one of New York's top bartenders won't make him a millionaire. What might? Marrying a rich woman...
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A [[TheEighties 1988 film]] starring Tom Cruise, Elisabeth Shue, and Bryan Brown. Cruise plays Brian Flanagan, a former soldier returning home to New York City. Brian hopes to make it big on Wall Street, only to be told by every investment firm in town not to waste his time. He has no college education, no job prospects, and no future. His part-time bartending job becomes his only option. But even becoming one of New York's top bartenders won't make him a millionaire. What might? Marrying a rich woman...
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A [[TheEighties 1988 film]] starring Tom Cruise, TomCruise, Elisabeth Shue, and Bryan Brown. Cruise plays Brian Flanagan, a former soldier returning home to New York City. Brian hopes to make it big on Wall Street, only to be told by every investment firm in town not to waste his time. He has no college education, no job prospects, and no future. His part-time bartending job becomes his only option. But even becoming one of New York's top bartenders won't make him a millionaire. What might? Marrying a rich woman...
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A [[TheEighties 1988 film]] starring Tom Cruise, Elisabeth Shue, and Bryan Brown. Cruise plays Brian Flanagan, a former soldier returning home to New York City. Brian hopes to make it big on Wall Street, only to be told by every investment firm in town not to waste his time. He has no college education, no job prospects, and no future. His part-time bartending job becomes his only option. But even becoming one of New York's top bartenders won't make him a millionaire. What might? Marrying a rich woman...
His outlook on life changing, Brian heads down to Jamaica where the money is flowing. There, despite early protests against falling in love, he meets the girl who will change everything.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* TheBartender - naturally
* BigApplesauce - set in NYC
* BreakawayPopHit - The Beach Boys' "Kokomo" was written for the film, and was even nominated for a Grammy for best song written for a feature.
* DrivenToSuicide - [[spoiler:Doug Coughlin]]
* TheEighties - made in good ol' 1988
* EightiesHair - obviously
* FishOutOfWater - Brian, when he first starts behind the bar. Let's just say he doesn't even know what's in a martini.
* FlairBartending
* FoodSlap - Tom Cruise's character goes to the restaurant where Jordan works, and she responds by offering him the "Daily Special" — right on his lap.
* GoldDigger - Both Doug and Brian are trying to be this at times.
* GoodbyeCruelWorld
* NothingButHits - the songs used in the movie
* TheObiWan - Doug Coughlin (actually addressed as such by Brian)
* ReturningWarVet - Brian, though the skills he used in the army don't help him get a job on Wall Street or behind the bar.
* RichSuitorPoorSuitor - A gender-swapped version, when Brian ditches the young artist/waitress he's in love with in favor of a rich older woman. He eventually changes his mind. [[spoiler: Subverted when it turns out that the waitress is actually an heiress, and double-subverted when her family disowns her for getting back together with Brian, so at least in the short-term she really is poor.]]
* TomCruise
* TravellingSalesmanMontage
* WhatTheHeckIsAnAglet? - A "Flugelbinder," apparently.
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A [[TheEighties 1988 film]] starring Tom Cruise, Elisabeth Shue, and Bryan Brown. Cruise plays Brian Flanagan, a former soldier returning home to New York City. Brian hopes to make it big on Wall Street, only to be told by every investment firm in town not to waste his time. He has no college education, no job prospects, and no future. His part-time bartending job becomes his only option. But even becoming one of New York's top bartenders won't make him a millionaire. What might? Marrying a rich woman...
His outlook on life changing, Brian heads down to Jamaica where the money is flowing. There, despite early protests against falling in love, he meets the girl who will change everything.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* TheBartender - naturally
* BigApplesauce - set in NYC
* BreakawayPopHit - The Beach Boys' "Kokomo" was written for the film, and was even nominated for a Grammy for best song written for a feature.
* DrivenToSuicide - [[spoiler:Doug Coughlin]]
* TheEighties - made in good ol' 1988
* EightiesHair - obviously
* FishOutOfWater - Brian, when he first starts behind the bar. Let's just say he doesn't even know what's in a martini.
* FlairBartending
* FoodSlap - Tom Cruise's character goes to the restaurant where Jordan works, and she responds by offering him the "Daily Special" — right on his lap.
* GoldDigger - Both Doug and Brian are trying to be this at times.
* GoodbyeCruelWorld
* NothingButHits - the songs used in the movie
* TheObiWan - Doug Coughlin (actually addressed as such by Brian)
* ReturningWarVet - Brian, though the skills he used in the army don't help him get a job on Wall Street or behind the bar.
* RichSuitorPoorSuitor - A gender-swapped version, when Brian ditches the young artist/waitress he's in love with in favor of a rich older woman. He eventually changes his mind. [[spoiler: Subverted when it turns out that the waitress is actually an heiress, and double-subverted when her family disowns her for getting back together with Brian, so at least in the short-term she really is poor.]]
* TomCruise
* TravellingSalesmanMontage
* WhatTheHeckIsAnAglet? - A "Flugelbinder," apparently.
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