Tequila Sunrise
A business on the line. A friendship on the edge. A woman caught in the middle.
1988 | 115m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Robert Towne |
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| Writer: | Robert Towne |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 02, 1988 |
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| Director: | Robert Towne |
| Writer: | Robert Towne |
| Genres: | Romance, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | drug dealer, restaurant owner, woman between two men, cop, organized crime, best friend, los angeles, california, drug lord, seaside town, best friends, opposite sides of the law |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, The Mount Company, Cinema City Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $105,900,000
Budget: $23,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Geno Silva | Mexican Cop |
| Daniel Ades | Pepe |
| Efrain Figueroa | Carlos' Man #1 |
| Tomás Goros | Carlos' Man #2 |
| Austin Hawk | Lifeguard #1 |
| Scott Harms | Lifeguard #2 |
| Sarah Davis | Girl in Restaurant |
| John D. Steele | Man at Party |
| David Rees | Man in Party |
| Oscar Abadia | Self - KLVE |
| Jim Ladd | Self - KMPC |
| Tom Schnabel | Self - KCRW |
| Sharmagne Leland-St. John | Woman in Phone Booth (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Solange S. Schwalbe | Foley Editor |
| Tom May | Key Grip |
| Randy Nolen | Steadicam Operator |
| James Simcik | ADR Editor |
| Jayme S. Parker | Sound Editor |
| James J. Isaacs | Sound Editor |
| Dan O'Connell | ADR Mixer |
| Robert Samuels | Second Assistant Camera |
| Peter Landsdown Smith | Art Direction |
| Ron Frazier | Carpenter |
| Roger Irvin | Construction Coordinator |
| Robert J. Litt | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sharmagne Leland-St. John | Researcher |
| Ronald I. Caplan | Costume Supervisor |
| Dorothy J. Pearl | Makeup Artist |
| Toni-Ann Walker | Hairstylist |
| William C. Carruth | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Ellen Heuer | Foley |
| Danny Bramson | Music Supervisor |
| Randall L. Johnson | Boom Operator |
| Jamie Anderson | Camera Operator |
| Greg P. Russell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jack Schrader | Foley Editor |
| Richard Sylbert | Production Design |
| Rick Simpson | Set Decoration |
| Judy Cammer | Set Designer |
| Peter V. Saldutti | Costume Supervisor |
| Richard Oswald | Sound Editor |
| Butch Wolf | Foley Editor |
| Lee Nakahara | Camera Operator |
| Larry Gilhooly | Chief Lighting Technician |
| James Flamberg | Music Editor |
| Danny Jimenez | Dolly Grip |
| Chester Slomka | Sound Editor |
| Robert Seaman | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Kay Rose | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Patrick Marshall | Rigging Gaffer |
| Jerry D. Williams | Special Effects |
| Tom Shaw | Unit Production Manager |
| Michael McDonnell | Stand In |
| Gordon Davidson | Sound Editor |
| Bobby Bass | Stunt Coordinator |
| Robert Towne | Screenplay, Director |
| Conrad L. Hall | Director of Photography |
| Dave Grusin | Original Music Composer |
| Claire Simpson | Editor |
| Bonnie Timmermann | Casting |
| Julie Weiss | Costume Design |
| Mary A. Kelly | Script Supervisor |
| John Toll | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| François Duhamel | Still Photographer |
| John Roesch | Foley |
| Victoria Sampson | Sound Editor |
| David S. Cass Sr. | Stunt Coordinator |
| Jay Cassidy | Post Production Supervisor |
| Dan Perri | Title Designer |
| Dick Ziker | Stunts |
| Tim Gilbert | Stunts |
| Freddie Hice | Stunts |
| Andy Gill | Stunts |
| Jack Gill | Stunts |
| Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts |
| Mic Rodgers | Stunt Double |
| Dick Warlock | Stunt Double |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tom Shaw | Executive Producer |
| Thom Mount | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 24 | 39 | 15 |
| 2024 | 5 | 29 | 67 | 16 |
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kevin2019
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.
Dec 13, 2024