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.
- 6.1
- 1988
- Released
- 1h 55m
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
Eric Thiele
VittorioDawn Martel
Sin Sister #1
Lala Sloatman
Sin Sister #2
Ann Magnuson
Shaleen McKussicKenny Moore
Woody
Jason Randal
MagicianBob Swain
Ralph Spudder
Jim Bentley
CopEric Waterhouse
Steve
Geno Silva
Mexican Cop
Daniel Ades
Pepe
Efrain Figueroa
Carlos' Man #1
Tomás Goros
Carlos' Man #2Austin Hawk
Lifeguard #1Scott Harms
Lifeguard #2Sarah Davis
Girl in RestaurantJohn D. Steele
Man at Party
David Rees
Man in PartyOscar Abadia
Self - KLVEJim Ladd
Self - KMPCTom Schnabel
Self - KCRWSharmagne Leland-St. John
Woman in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Released
en
$23,000,000.00
$105,900,000.00
- #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
Reviews
"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 ar