Tequila Sunrise

Release Date: 1988-12-02

Rating: ⭐ 6.056/10 (531 votes)

Genres: Thriller, Crime, Romance

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.

Production: Cinema City Films, The Mount Company, Warner Bros. Pictures

🎭 Top 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

📝 User Reviews

kevin2019

⭐ 5/10

Dec 13, 2024

"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.

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