Film

Tequila Sunrise

1988 · 1h 55m · Thriller · Crime · Romance

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

IMDb

6.1

Rotten Tomatoes

52%

Metacritic

62

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.

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

Lala Sloatman

Sin Sister #2

Budd Boetticher

Judge Nizetitch

Ann Magnuson

Shaleen McKussic

Kenny Moore

Woody

• Robert TowneDirector · Screenplay
• Thom MountProducer
• Tom ShawExecutive Producer
• Conrad HallDirector of Photography
• Dave GrusinOriginal Music Composer
• Claire SimpsonEditor
• Bonnie TimmermannCasting

1988 Tequila Sunrise Official Trailer 1 Warner Bros PicturesTequila Sunrise 1988 Trailer | Mel Gibson | Michelle Pfeiffer

Release date

December 2, 1988

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

R

Budget

$23,000,000

Revenue

$105,900,000

Genres

Thriller, Crime, Romance

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