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Tequila Sunrise(1988)
Status: Released
Date: 1988-12-02
61%
557 Votes
Time: 1h 55m
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.
Languages: English, Spanish.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $23,000,000.00
Revenue: $105,900,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Cinema City Films
The Mount Company
Movie: Tequila Sunrise
Top 10 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
Video Trailer Tequila Sunrise
Video: 1988 Tequila Sunrise Official Trailer 1 Warner Bros Pictures
1988 Tequila Sunrise Official Trailer 1 Warner Bros Pictures
Tequila Sunrise 1988 Trailer | Mel Gibson | Michelle Pfeiffer
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1988 Tequila Sunrise Official Trailer 1 Warner Bros Pictures - Trailer
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