Tequila Sunrise

Tequila Sunrise

6.1(0.5K)
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.

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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
Eric Thiele
Vittorio
Dawn Martel
Dawn Martel
Sin Sister #1
Lala Sloatman
Lala Sloatman
Sin Sister #2
Ann Magnuson
Ann Magnuson
Shaleen McKussic
Kenny Moore
Kenny Moore
Woody

DirectorBudd Boetticher

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Release dateDec 02 1988

Runtime1 hour 55 minutes

Official siteVisit here

LanguagesEnglish, Spanish

Production companiesCinema City Films, The Mount Company, Warner Bros. Pictures

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