Movie
Tequila Sunrise
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1988-12-02
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Cinema City Films, The Mount Company, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Mel Gibson as Dale "Mac" McKussic
- Michelle Pfeiffer as Jo Ann Vallenari
- Kurt Russell as Lieutenant Nick Frescia
- Raúl Juliá as Commandante Xavier Escalante
- J.T. Walsh as DEA Agent Hal McGuire
- Arliss Howard as Gregg Lindroff
- Arye Gross as Andy Leonard
- Gabriel Damon as Cody McKussic
- Daniel Zacapa as Arturo, bartender at Vallenari's (credited as Garret Pearson)
- Tom Nolan as Leland
- Eric Thiele as Vittorio
- Dawn Martel as Sin Sister #1
Crew
- Robert Towne - Director
- Robert Towne - Screenplay
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