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Tequila Sunrise
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Tequila Sunrise

A business on the line. A friendship on the edge. A woman caught in the middle.
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User Score578 ratings
TMDB 6.116+19881h 55mEnglish
ThrillerCrimeRomance

Synopsis

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.

Director
Robert TowneFrom TMDB credits
Studio
Cinema City Films3 production companies
Release
December 2, 1988Released
Box Office
$106MBudget $23M

Top Cast

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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

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Reviews

From TMDB users
kevin2019
Dec 13, 2024

"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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