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Tequila Sunrise

Tequila Sunrise
★ 6.1/10•1988•1h 55m•R•Thriller•Crime•Romance

A business on the line. A friendship on the edge. A woman caught in the middle.

In a seaside California town, best friends Mac and Nick are on opposite sides of the law. Mac is a former drug dealer trying to clean up his act, while Nick is a high-profile detective trying to take down a Mexican drug lord named Carlos. Soon Nick's loyalties are put to the test when he begins an affair with restaurateur Jo Ann -- a love interest of Mac's -- unwittingly leading his friend into a police-orchestrated trap.

Robert Towne · Director

Robert Towne · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 55m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 2, 1988
Budget$23,000,000
Revenue$105,900,000

Actors

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

Dale "Mac" McKussic

Michelle Pfeiffer

Michelle Pfeiffer

Jo Ann Vallenari

Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell

Lieutenant Nick Frescia

Raúl Juliá

Raúl Juliá

Commandante Xavier Escalante

J.T. Walsh

J.T. Walsh

DEA Agent Hal McGuire

Arliss Howard

Arliss Howard

Gregg Lindroff

Arye Gross

Arye Gross

Andy Leonard

Gabriel Damon

Gabriel Damon

Cody McKussic

Daniel Zacapa

Daniel Zacapa

Arturo, bartender at Vallenari's (credited as Garret Pearson)

Tom Nolan

Tom Nolan

Leland

Eric Thiele

Vittorio

Dawn Martel

Sin Sister #1

Lala Sloatman

Lala Sloatman

Sin Sister #2

Budd Boetticher

Budd Boetticher

Judge Nizetitch

Ann Magnuson

Ann Magnuson

Shaleen McKussic

Kenny Moore

Woody

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