Tequila Sunrise
Tequila Sunrise
Release: 1988-12-02
·Runtime: 115m
·★ 6.0
Thriller
Crime
Romance
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Cinema City Films
The Mount Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Raúl Juliá
as Commandante Xavier Escalante
Arliss Howard
as Gregg Lindroff
Daniel Ades
as Pepe
David Rees
as Man in Party
Michelle Pfeiffer
as Jo Ann Vallenari
Kurt Russell
as Lieutenant Nick Frescia
Gabriel Damon
as Cody McKussic
Jason Randal
as Magician
Budd Boetticher
as Judge Nizetitch
Ann Magnuson
as Shaleen McKussic
Geno Silva
as Mexican Cop
Efrain Figueroa
as Carlos' Man #1
Mel Gibson
as Dale "Mac" McKussic
Jim Bentley
as Cop
Daniel Zacapa
as Arturo, bartender at Vallenari's (credited as Garret Pearson)
Tom Nolan
as Leland
J. T. Walsh
as DEA Agent Hal McGuire
Arye Gross
as Andy Leonard
Lala Sloatman
as Sin Sister #2
Tomás Goros
as Carlos' Man #2
Crew
Robert Towne
Screenplay, Director
Jay Cassidy
Post Production Supervisor
John Roesch
Foley
Dick Warlock
Stunt Double
David S. Cass Sr.
Stunt Coordinator
Andy Gill
Stunts
Thom Mount
Producer
Julie Weiss
Costume Design
Bonnie Timmermann
Casting
Dave Grusin
Original Music Composer
Mary A. Kelly
Script Supervisor
François Duhamel
Still Photographer
Jack Gill
Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett
Stunts
John Toll
Second Unit Director of Photography
Dan Perri
Title Designer
Freddie Hice
Stunts
Claire Simpson
Editor
Mic Rodgers
Stunt Double
Tim Gilbert
Stunts
Jamie Anderson
Camera Operator