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Tequila Sunrise
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6.1In 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.
Released: 1988-12-02115 minDir: Robert TowneThriller, Crime, RomanceBudget: $23.0MBox office: $106M
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
Themes
- drug dealer
- restaurant owner
- woman between two men
- cop
- organized crime
- best friend
- los angeles, california
- drug lord
- seaside town
- best friends
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Ratings
IMDb
6.1/10
35,411 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
53%
Metacritic
62/100
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 3 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Robert Towne
- Screenwriter
- Robert Towne
- Cast member
- Budd Boetticher
- Composer
- Dave Grusin
- Cinematographer
- Conrad Hall
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 461760
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1989-03-23
- film editor
- Claire Simpson
- title
- Tequila Sunrise
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography
- review score
- 62/100
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