Tequila Sunrise( 1988)

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

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.

Top Billed Cast

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)

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A review by kevin2019

Written by kevin2019 on Fri 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 ...