Tequila Sunrise poster
Screenplay Robert Towne
Director Robert Towne

Tequila Sunrise

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

Release Date: 1988-12-02

Duration: 115 minutes

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.

Casting

  • Mel Gibson
    Dale "Mac" McKussic
  • Michelle Pfeiffer
    Jo Ann Vallenari
  • Kurt Russell
    Lieutenant Nick Frescia
  • J.T. Walsh
    DEA Agent Hal McGuire
  • Arliss Howard
    Gregg Lindroff
  • Raúl Juliá
    Commandante Xavier Escalante
  • Arye Gross
    Andy Leonard
  • Gabriel Damon
    Cody McKussic
  • Efrain Figueroa
    Carlos' Man #1
  • Daniel Zacapa
    Arturo, bartender at Vallenari's (credited as Garret Pearson)