Tequila Sunrise

Tequila Sunrise

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

1988 en 115 minutes

Rating: 6.1

Plot

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.

Trailer

Cast

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

Dale "Mac" McKussic

Michelle Pfeiffer

Michelle Pfeiffer

Jo Ann Vallenari

Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell

Lieutenant Nick Frescia

Raúl Juliá

Raúl Juliá

Commandante Xavier Escalante

J. T. Walsh

J. T. Walsh

DEA Agent Hal McGuire

Arliss Howard

Arliss Howard

Gregg Lindroff

Arye Gross

Arye Gross

Andy Leonard

Gabriel Damon

Gabriel Damon

Cody McKussic

Daniel Zacapa

Daniel Zacapa

Arturo, bartender at Vallenari's (credited as Garret Pearson)

Tom Nolan

Tom Nolan

Leland

Eric Thiele

Eric Thiele

Vittorio

Dawn Martel

Dawn Martel

Sin Sister #1

Lala Sloatman

Lala Sloatman

Sin Sister #2

Budd Boetticher

Budd Boetticher

Judge Nizetitch

Ann Magnuson

Ann Magnuson

Shaleen McKussic

Kenny Moore

Kenny Moore

Woody

Jason Randal

Jason Randal

Magician

Bob Swain

Bob Swain

Ralph Spudder

Jim Bentley

Jim Bentley

Cop

Eric Waterhouse

Eric Waterhouse

Steve

Geno Silva

Geno Silva

Mexican Cop

Daniel Ades

Daniel Ades

Pepe

Efrain Figueroa

Efrain Figueroa

Carlos' Man #1

Tomás Goros

Tomás Goros

Carlos' Man #2

Austin Hawk

Austin Hawk

Lifeguard #1

Scott Harms

Scott Harms

Lifeguard #2

Sarah Davis

Sarah Davis

Girl in Restaurant

John D. Steele

John D. Steele

Man at Party

David Rees

David Rees

Man in Party

Oscar Abadia

Oscar Abadia

Self - KLVE

Jim Ladd

Jim Ladd

Self - KMPC

Tom Schnabel

Tom Schnabel

Self - KCRW

Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Woman in Phone Booth (uncredited)

Similar Movies

The Graduate

The Graduate

en

December 21, 1967

Chain of Evidence

Chain of Evidence

en

January 6, 1957

The Hand of Now

The Hand of Now

en

June 11, 2013

Brown Sugar

Brown Sugar

en

October 5, 2002

Shanghai Triad

Shanghai Triad

zh

September 14, 1995

The New Centurions

The New Centurions

en

August 3, 1972

Shakedown

Shakedown

en

May 6, 1988

Super Troopers

Super Troopers

en

February 15, 2001

Blood Demons

Blood Demons

en

January 14, 2024

Kids on the Slope

Kids on the Slope

ja

March 10, 2018

The Godfather

The Godfather

en

January 28, 2023

Lemonheads

Lemonheads

en

March 22, 2020

Reaper

Reaper

en

October 6, 2014

The Heroine

The Heroine

cn

April 26, 1973

Love and Bullets

Love and Bullets

en

April 5, 1979

Wonderful Town

Wonderful Town

th

October 8, 2007

Key of Brown

Key of Brown

en

August 28, 2013

The Hitman

The Hitman

en

May 1, 1991

Pushover

Pushover

en

July 14, 1954

He Walked by Night

He Walked by Night

en

February 6, 1949