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Overview
"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.
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Details
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Release Date
- December 2, 1988
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Director
- Production
- Production Countries
- United States of America
Budget vs Revenue for Tequila Sunrise
Profit
+$82.9M
Cast

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