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Tequila Sunrise

Film / 1988

Tequila Sunrise

Directed by Robert Towne

ThrillerCrimeRomance

★ 6.1/10Audience rating

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 …

The story

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.

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 Eric ThieleVittorio Dawn MartelSin Sister #1

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