Tequila Sunrise

Tequila Sunrise (1988)

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.

Date of release
1988-12-02
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (614)
Runtime
1h 55m
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Romance
Director
Robert Towne

Casting

  • Mel Gibson — Dale "Mac" McKussic
  • Michelle Pfeiffer — Jo Ann Vallenari
  • Kurt Russell — Lieutenant Nick Frescia
  • Raúl Juliá — Commandante Xavier Escalante
  • J.T. Walsh — DEA Agent Hal McGuire
  • Arliss Howard — Gregg Lindroff
  • Arye Gross — Andy Leonard
  • Gabriel Damon — Cody McKussic
  • Daniel Zacapa — Arturo, bartender at Vallenari's (credited as Garret Pearson)
  • Tom Nolan — Leland
  • Eric Thiele — Vittorio
  • Dawn Martel — Sin Sister #1

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