Tequila Sunrise poster

Tequila Sunrise( 1988)

TV-MAThrillerCrimeRomance
61%
User
Score

A business on the line. A friendship on the edge. A woman caught in the middle.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. cast image

      Mel Gibson

      Dale "Mac" McKussic

    2. cast image

      Michelle Pfeiffer

      Jo Ann Vallenari

    3. cast image

      Kurt Russell

      Lieutenant Nick Frescia

    4. cast image

      Raúl Juliá

      Commandante Xavier Escalante

    5. cast image

      J. T. Walsh

      DEA Agent Hal McGuire

    6. cast image

      Arliss Howard

      Gregg Lindroff

    7. cast image

      Arye Gross

      Andy Leonard

    8. cast image

      Gabriel Damon

      Cody McKussic

    9. cast image

      Daniel Zacapa

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

    10. cast image

      Tom Nolan

      Leland

    11. cast image

      Eric Thiele

      Vittorio

    12. cast image

      Dawn Martel

      Sin Sister #1

    13. cast image

      Lala Sloatman

      Sin Sister #2

    14. cast image

      Budd Boetticher

      Judge Nizetitch

    15. cast image

      Ann Magnuson

      Shaleen McKussic

    16. cast image

      Kenny Moore

      Woody

    17. cast image

      Jason Randal

      Magician

    18. cast image

      Bob Swain

      Ralph Spudder

    19. cast image

      Jim Bentley

      Cop

    20. cast image

      Eric Waterhouse

      Steve

    21. cast image

      Geno Silva

      Mexican Cop

    22. cast image

      Daniel Ades

      Pepe

    23. cast image

      Efrain Figueroa

      Carlos' Man #1

    24. cast image

      Tomás Goros

      Carlos' Man #2

    25. cast image

      Austin Hawk

      Lifeguard #1

    26. cast image

      Scott Harms

      Lifeguard #2

    27. cast image

      Sarah Davis

      Girl in Restaurant

    28. cast image

      John D. Steele

      Man at Party

    29. cast image

      David Rees

      Man in Party

    30. cast image

      Oscar Abadia

      Self - KLVE

    31. cast image

      Jim Ladd

      Self - KMPC

    32. cast image

      Tom Schnabel

      Self - KCRW

    33. cast image

      Sharmagne Leland-St. John

      Woman in Phone Booth (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion
    k

    A review by kevin2019

    5
    Written by kevin2019 on Fri 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 ...

    Media

    Videos 2Backdrops 17Posters 30

    Recommendations

    1. The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

      The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight50%

    2. Love and a .45

      Love and a .4557%

    3. Philosophy Of a Knife

      Philosophy Of a Knife40%

    4. Agnes Browne

      Agnes Browne64%

    5. The Newlydeads

      The Newlydeads31%

    6. The Sea Hawk

      The Sea Hawk71%

    7. Black Rain

      Black Rain75%

    8. The Mosquito Coast

      The Mosquito Coast64%

    9. They Call Me Renegade

      They Call Me Renegade61%

    10. Born on the Fourth of July

      Born on the Fourth of July70%

    11. Alien Nation

      Alien Nation61%

    12. Cut Throat City

      Cut Throat City64%

    13. Foster

      Foster67%

    14. Black Eagle

      Black Eagle49%

    15. Overboard

      Overboard68%

    16. Scarlet Street

      Scarlet Street76%

    17. Vanishing Point

      Vanishing Point71%

    18. Bird on a Wire

      Bird on a Wire62%

    19. Landscape in the Mist

      Landscape in the Mist77%

    20. Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers

      Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers58%

    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    23000000.00

    Revenue

    105900000.00

    Keywords

    • drug dealer
    • restaurant owner
    • woman between two men
    • cop
    • organized crime
    • best friend
    • los angeles, california
    • drug lord
    • seaside town
    • best friends
    • opposite sides of the law