Casa Marina Resort in Key West renamed their beach to reflect the song, along with a cocktail called “The Kokomo” for drinking by the beach and pool. Yes, Cocktail was originally a novel; it was written by Heywood Gould, and based on the dozen years he spent bartending to supplement his income as … The film stars Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown, and Elisabeth Shue. With The Beach Boys, Jeffrey Foskett, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston. Later that year the movie, Cocktail, was released and the song found new life and fame when it reached #1 on the music boards in the US. Music video for The Beach Boys song "Kokomo". Cocktail (1988) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. "Kokomo" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from the 1988 film Cocktail and album Still Cruisin'. Cocktail is a 1988 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Roger Donaldson and written by Heywood Gould, whose screenplay was based on his book of the same name.The film tells the story of a young New York City business student, Brian Flanagan, who takes up bartending in order to make ends meet. The Beach Boys were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the year this was released. The last hit for the Beach Boys to reach #1 on the music boards was “Good Vibrations” in 1966. Kokomo is a city in the middle of Indiana and is also a small resort owned by Sandals Royal Caribbean in Montego Bay; the title was made up. Release Calendar DVD & Blu-ray Releases Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets In Theaters Coming Soon Coming Soon Movie News India Movie Spotlight. Despite critical indifference (the movie is Cruise’s worst-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes) both Cocktail and “Kokomo” became #1 hits: the former for two weeks, the latter for one. ... Footage of the shoot was mixed with scenes of the movie Cocktail to complete the clip. The single was released to coincide with the release of Roger Donaldson's film Cocktail and its subsequent soundtrack. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television in 1988, but lost to Phil Collins' "Two Hearts" (from the film Buster). The truth behind that annoying hit song ''Kokomo'' -- Why people still love the Beach Boys tune that ruled that airwaves the summer of 1988 The Cocktail soundtrack was a resounding success. Menu. Cocktail was not only the soundtrack to a popular Tom Cruise film, it was also the four-million-selling summer party album of 1988, featuring the #1 hits "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin and "Kokomo" by the Beach Boys, plus radio hits by Starship, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, the Georgia Satellites, and John Cougar Mellencamp. Movies.