Tequila Sunrise (1988)
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.
Read the Tequila Sunrise feature →- Budget
- $23M
- Box office
- $105.9M
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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)
Eric Thiele
Vittorio
Tom Nolan
Leland
Tom Nolan
Leland
Keywords
Drug dealerDrug lordCopOrganized crimeBest friendLos angeles, californiaSeaside townCaliforniaRestaurantRestaurant ownerShadowingWoman between two menBest friendsBest friends on opposite sides
