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Tequila Sunrise

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6.1/10 • 512

1988-12-021h 55m

ThrillerCrimeRomance

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.

Directors
Robert Towne
Editors
Claire Simpson

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Mel Gibson

    Mel Gibson

    Dale "Mac" McKussic

  2. Michelle Pfeiffer

    Michelle Pfeiffer

    Jo Ann Vallenari

  3. Kurt Russell

    Kurt Russell

    Lieutenant Nick Frescia

  4. Raúl Juliá

    Raúl Juliá

    Commandante Xavier Escalante

  5. J. T. Walsh

    J. T. Walsh

    DEA Agent Hal McGuire

  6. Arliss Howard

    Arliss Howard

    Gregg Lindroff

  7. Arye Gross

    Arye Gross

    Andy Leonard

  8. Gabriel Damon

    Gabriel Damon

    Cody McKussic

  9. Daniel Zacapa

    Daniel Zacapa

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

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kevin2019

Dec 13, 2024

5/10

"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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$23,000,000.00
Revenue
$105,900,000.00
Keywords
drug dealerrestaurant ownerwoman between two mencoporganized crimebest friendlos angeles, californiadrug lordseaside townbest friendsbest friends on opposite sides