Tequila Sunrise
A business on the line. A friendship on the edge. A woman caught in the middle.
6.1
609 votes
December 2, 1988
1h 55m
Thriller
Crime
Romance
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.
Directed by
Where to watch
In United States
Free with ads
Rent
Buy
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
LelandE
Eric Thiele
VittorioD
Dawn Martel
Sin Sister #1
Lala Sloatman
Sin Sister #2
Budd Boetticher
Judge Nizetitch
Ann Magnuson
Shaleen McKussicMore like this
Bad Boys for Life
2020
True Romance
1993
King of New York
1990
Miami Vice
2006
5lbs of Pressure
2024
The Shepherd: Border Patrol
2008
Deep Cover
1992
The Anderson Tapes
1971
All the Devils Are Here
2025
Dragged Across Concrete
2019
The Rip
2026
Black and Blue
2019
Close Range
2015
Sleepless
2017
Rise of the Footsoldier
2007
High Ground
2025
Kiss of the Dragon
2001
Get Fast
2024
The Big Sleep
1946