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Tequila Sunrise

(1988)

December 2, 1988• 1h 55m
61%
TMDB Score

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.

Robert Towne

Director

Top Billed Cast

MG

Mel Gibson

Dale "Mac" McKussic

MP

Michelle Pfeiffer

Jo Ann Vallenari

KR

Kurt Russell

Lieutenant Nick Frescia

RJ

Raúl Juliá

Commandante Xavier Escalante

JTW

J. T. Walsh

DEA Agent Hal McGuire

AH

Arliss Howard

Gregg Lindroff

AG

Arye Gross

Andy Leonard

GD

Gabriel Damon

Cody McKussic

DZ

Daniel Zacapa

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

TN

Tom Nolan

Leland

Official Trailer