FeatureR1988·115m·6.1

Tequila Sunrise

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

ThrillerCrimeRomance

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 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

Vittorio

Dawn Martel

Sin Sister #1

Lala Sloatman

Sin Sister #2

Budd Boetticher

Judge Nizetitch

Ann Magnuson

Shaleen McKussic

Kenny Moore

Woody

Jason Randal

Magician

Bob Swain

Ralph Spudder

Jim Bentley

Cop

Eric Waterhouse

Steve

Details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English, Spanish
Budget
$23.0M
Revenue
$105.9M
Age rating
R
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Cinema City FilmsThe Mount CompanyWarner Bros. Pictures

Crew

Director

Robert Towne

Writers

Robert Towne

Conrad Hall

Director of Photography

Dave Grusin

Original Music Composer

Claire Simpson

Editor

Julie Weiss

Costume Design

Richard Sylbert

Production Design

Gallery

Reviews

kevin2019

12/13/2024

5.0

"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.