Tequila Sunrise

12/2/19881h 55m

Theatrical Release (US)

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

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.

Director:

Robert Towne

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$23,000,000.00

Revenue:

$105,900,000.00

Key words:

drug dealer
restaurant owner
woman between two men
cop
organized crime
best friend
los angeles, california
drug lord
seaside town
best friends
opposite sides of the law

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

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Reviews (1)

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kevin2019
Written 6 month(s) ago
5
"Tequila Sunrise" is an incredibly turgid film for the most part and it seems to be much longer than it actually is which is the sort of underachievement any director worth their salt would be perfectly happy not to boast about at lavish Hollywood cocktail parties. The film has a desperately limited ration of surprises to offer any viewer willing to stay the course and such brave souls as these are apt to be very few and far between and for those gallant few of us willing to stubbornly persevere to the bitter end such eminently forgettable surprises hardly make the effort worthwhile because in the end they contribute absolutely nothing to the languid pacing.