Tequila Sunrise backdrop

Tequila Sunrise 1988 Directed by Robert Towne

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

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Spanish
Budget $23,000,000
Revenue $105,900,000
Release Date 2 December 1988
115 mins
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
Jason Randal Magician
Bob Swain Ralph Spudder
Geno Silva Mexican Cop
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)