Tequila Sunrise
movie
A business on the line. A friendship on the edge. A woman caught in the middle.
Released December 02, 1988
Overview
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.
Cast
Mel Gibson
as
Dale "Mac" McKussic
Michelle Pfeiffer
as
Jo Ann Vallenari
Kurt Russell
as
Lieutenant Nick Frescia
Raúl Juliá
as
Commandante Xavier Escalante
J. T. Walsh
as
DEA Agent Hal McGuire
Arliss Howard
as
Gregg Lindroff
Arye Gross
as
Andy Leonard
Gabriel Damon
as
Cody McKussic
Daniel Zacapa
as
Arturo, bartender at Vallenari's (credited as Garret Pearson)
Tom Nolan
as
Leland
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Eric Thiele
as
Vittorio
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Dawn Martel
as
Sin Sister #1
Crew
Dave Grusin
as
Original Music Composer
Robert Towne
as
Screenplay
Conrad L. Hall
as
Director of Photography
Thom Mount
as
Producer
Robert Towne
as
Director
Claire Simpson
as
Editor
Julie Weiss
as
Costume Design
Bonnie Timmermann
as
Casting
Mic Rodgers
as
Stunt Double
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Robert Samuels
as
Second Assistant Camera
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Dick Ziker
as
Stunts
Dick Warlock
as
Stunt Double