Gingerfear

I had terrible insomnia a few nights ago. Apparently my brain decided I needed to be awake so it could work on this slab of genius:

Coughlin’s Law

- A prequel to Cocktail centred around Doug Coulghlin, Tom Cruise’s mentor in the original film and fond of saying things like “Coughlin’s Law: bury the dead, they stink up the place”

- Set in late 70s and early 80s New York the film would tell the story of boozy bartender Doug Coughlin and chart the events which turned him into the kind of guy who would sleep with his best friend’s girl just to win a bet.

The trailer would definitely include:

• A scene where he gets thrown into a bar optic and glasses go crashing about the place
• A scene where he’s hired to tend bar at a VIP function in a fancy New York apartment - uh oh!
• Some awkward scene with his parents which in some way is formative, probably involving booze
• Coughlin drinking a red eye
• A lot of 80s-fabulous women
• I dunno. Another fight or something
• A close up on booze being poured into a glass

Christ, that looks awful on paper.

I would definitely go and watch it though - I reckon the dialogue and soundtrack could be cracking.