Mel GibsonDale "Mac" McKussicSavaraTV movie
Tequila Sunrise
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.
ThrillerCrimeRomance
Starring
Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell
Directed by
Robert Towne
About
Tequila Sunrise
ThrillerCrimeRomance
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.
A business on the line. A friendship on the edge. A woman caught in the middle.
Information
- Released
- Dec 2, 1988
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- US
- Rating
- R
- Directed by
- Robert Towne
Production
- Studio
- Cinema City Films
- Studio
- The Mount Company
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
People in this story
Mel GibsonDale "Mac" McKussic
Michelle PfeifferJo Ann Vallenari
Kurt RussellLieutenant Nick Frescia
Raúl JuliáCommandante Xavier Escalante
J.T. WalshDEA Agent Hal McGuire
Arliss HowardGregg Lindroff
Arye GrossAndy Leonard
Gabriel DamonCody McKussic
Daniel ZacapaArturo, bartender at Vallenari's (credited as Garret Pearson)
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