Movie
Tequila Sunrise
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.
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Tequila Sunrise opened in theaters December 2, 1988. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
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.
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Cast
Mel GibsonDale "Mac" McKussic
Michelle PfeifferJo Ann Vallenari
Kurt RussellLieutenant Nick Frescia
Raúl JuliáCommandante Xavier Escalante
J.T. WalshDEA Agent Hal McGuire
Arliss HowardGregg Lindroff
Arye GrossAndy Leonard
Gabriel DamonCody McKussicCredits
- Directed by
- Robert Towne
- Written by
- Robert Towne
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $23M
- Box office
- $105.9M
Production
- Cinema City Films
- The Mount CompanyUnited States
Warner Bros. PicturesUnited States