Doug Coughlin in Cocktail
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Doug Coughlin in *Cocktail* is the seasoned, cynical bartender mentor to Tom Cruise’s character, known for his hard-earned wisdom and memorable “Coughlin’s Laws.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Doug Coughlin in Cocktail canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8965865 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Doug Coughlin in Cocktail Context triple: [Bryan Brown, notableRole, Doug Coughlin in Cocktail]
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A.
Jim Malone
Jim Malone is a tough, streetwise Irish-American beat cop in 1930s Chicago who becomes Eliot Ness’s seasoned mentor and ally in the fight against Al Capone’s criminal empire in *The Untouchables*.
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B.
Bobby Malone
Bobby Malone is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Malone, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
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C.
Jackson Healy in The Nice Guys
Jackson Healy in *The Nice Guys* is a tough, world-weary enforcer-for-hire who teams up with a hapless private investigator to unravel a dangerous conspiracy in 1970s Los Angeles.
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D.
Jason Ballantine
Jason Ballantine is a film editor best known for his work on major genre films, including the 2017 adaptation of Stephen King’s "It."
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E.
Leslie Coogan
Leslie Coogan is the child of American actor Jackie Coogan, who was famous as a pioneering child star in silent films and later for his role as Uncle Fester on "The Addams Family."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Doug Coughlin in Cocktail Target entity description: Doug Coughlin in *Cocktail* is the seasoned, cynical bartender mentor to Tom Cruise’s character, known for his hard-earned wisdom and memorable “Coughlin’s Laws.”
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A.
Jim Malone
Jim Malone is a tough, streetwise Irish-American beat cop in 1930s Chicago who becomes Eliot Ness’s seasoned mentor and ally in the fight against Al Capone’s criminal empire in *The Untouchables*.
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B.
Bobby Malone
Bobby Malone is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Malone, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
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C.
Jackson Healy in The Nice Guys
Jackson Healy in *The Nice Guys* is a tough, world-weary enforcer-for-hire who teams up with a hapless private investigator to unravel a dangerous conspiracy in 1970s Los Angeles.
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D.
Jason Ballantine
Jason Ballantine is a film editor best known for his work on major genre films, including the 2017 adaptation of Stephen King’s "It."
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E.
Leslie Coogan
Leslie Coogan is the child of American actor Jackie Coogan, who was famous as a pioneering child star in silent films and later for his role as Uncle Fester on "The Addams Family."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Cocktail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | feature film ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Coughlin’s Laws NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | character from the novel Cocktail by Heywood Gould ⓘ |
| characterInFilmGenre |
drama
ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Heywood Gould NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousQuoteGroup | “Coughlin’s Law” aphorisms ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYearOfAppearance | 1988 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Cocktail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | romantic drama film ⓘ |
| hasAddictionIssue | alcohol ⓘ |
| hasFullName | Doug Coughlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Brian Flanagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterWorksIn | Jamaican resort bar ⓘ |
| mentorOf | Brian Flanagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
mentor figure
ⓘ
tragic figure ⓘ |
| notableFor | Coughlin’s Laws NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | bartender ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
cynical
ⓘ
sarcastic ⓘ world-weary ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Bryan Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWith Brian Flanagan | mentor–protégé GENERATED ⓘ |
| role | mentor to Brian Flanagan ⓘ |
| teaches |
bar flair techniques
ⓘ
bartending skills ⓘ pragmatic life lessons ⓘ |
| worksIn | New York City bars ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Doug Coughlin in Cocktail Description of subject: Doug Coughlin in *Cocktail* is the seasoned, cynical bartender mentor to Tom Cruise’s character, known for his hard-earned wisdom and memorable “Coughlin’s Laws.”
Referenced by (1)
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