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Tequila Sunrise
Tequila Sunrise
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  2. Tequila Sunrise

Tequila Sunrise

1988
1h 55m
Thriller
Crime
Romance

Status

Released

Release

1988

Runtime

1h 55m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

Provider type

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Storyline

"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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 55m
Dec 2, 1988
Languages
English
Spanish
Director
Robert Towne
Robert Towne
Production
Cinema City Films
Cinema City Films
The Mount Company
The Mount Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

33 Cast Members

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

Dale "Mac" McKussic

Michelle Pfeiffer

Michelle Pfeiffer

Jo Ann Vallenari

Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell

Lieutenant Nick Frescia

Raúl Juliá

Raúl Juliá

Commandante Xavier Escalante

J. T. Walsh

J. T. Walsh

DEA Agent Hal McGuire

Arliss Howard

Arliss Howard

Gregg Lindroff

Arye Gross

Arye Gross

Andy Leonard

Gabriel Damon

Gabriel Damon

Cody McKussic

Daniel Zacapa

Daniel Zacapa

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

Tom Nolan

Tom Nolan

Leland

Eric Thiele

Vittorio

Dawn Martel

Sin Sister #1

Lala Sloatman

Lala Sloatman

Sin Sister #2

Budd Boetticher

Budd Boetticher

Judge Nizetitch

Ann Magnuson

Ann Magnuson

Shaleen McKussic

Kenny Moore

Woody

Jason Randal

Jason Randal

Magician

Bob Swain

Ralph Spudder

Jim Bentley

Jim Bentley

Cop

Eric Waterhouse

Steve

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