Where to watch Tequila Sunrise(1988)

Where to stream Tequila Sunrise

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Tequila Sunrise plot summary

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.

Details

Release date

December 2, 1988

Runtime

1h 55m

Genres

Thriller, Crime, Romance

Directed by

Robert Towne

Country

United States

TMDB rating

6.1 / 10 · 613 votes

Tequila Sunrise trailer

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Cast

• Mel GibsonDale "Mac" McKussic
• Michelle PfeifferJo Ann Vallenari
• Kurt RussellLieutenant Nick Frescia
• Raúl JuliáCommandante Xavier Escalante
• J.T. WalshDEA Agent Hal McGuire
• Arliss HowardGregg Lindroff
• Arye GrossAndy Leonard
• Gabriel DamonCody McKussic
• Daniel ZacapaArturo, bartender at Vallenari's (credited as Garret Pearson)
• Tom NolanLeland

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