Kurt Russell, Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer

Mac Mckussic is an unlikely drug dealer who wants to go straight. His old and best friend Nick Frescia is now a cop who is assigned to investigate and bring him to justice. Mac is very attracted to Jo...( read more  read more... ) Ann, the owner of a stylish restaurant. Nick gets close to Jo Ann attempting to know more about Mac's drug dealing plans and his connections with the Mexican dealer Carlos, who the police believe is coming to town to meet with him. Nick also falls for Jo Ann's charms and his friendship with Mac is in danger.

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R, 116 min.

Directed by: Robert Towne

Release Date: December 2, 1988

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DVD Release Date: October 30, 1997

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  • August 10, 2007
    Great cast. 80s movie about two friends on the opposite sides of the track who fall for the same woman.
  • December 30, 2006
    Cliched 80s rubbish that could easily be a feature-long episode of Miami Vice.
  • October 25, 2006
    Horribly dated and incredibly boring.
  • August 24, 2008
    Not bad. The big cast have a good chemistry but are let down by a very weak final 20 minutes and the usual sleazy saxaphone music.
  • July 27, 2008
    Not very good.
  • October 7, 2009
    Pretty sweet 80s flick. Was able to almost match Scarface as the same sorta drug/action flick, but with a great duo of Gibson and Russell. I thought Russell was exceptional as the straight edge cop, while Gibson played a very good role also. It's the first Pfeiffer movie I've see...( read more)n where she wasn't crazy or annoying and back then she was smokin hot!
  • September 25, 2009
    Kurt Russell never disappoints on screen. He plays Nick Frescia, a cop assigned to his good friend Mac Mckussic (Mel Gibson) and his coke dealing investigation. Little does everyone know, Mac has left that all behind him and is trying to go straight. Nick trusts he has, but he's ...( read more)a little skeptical and gets closer to Jo Ann (Michelle Pfeiferr), the owner of a restaurant Mac frequents. He's also skeptical on whether she's in on his drug dealing transactions through her business and confronts her about it. A romantic fling ensues almost immediately, all the while Mac has had a crush on her as well, which is the reason why he's always in her restaurant. Something he later tells her which has her second guessing her attraction to Nick. Somehow that doesn't come between Nick and Mac's relationship. That all becomes more compromised when Jo Ann witnesses a murder and some exchanging of money that Mexican druglord Carlos (Raul Julia), his men and the victim are engaged in. Carlos also happens to be Mac's very good friend and partner.

    Tequila Sunrise was named after the alcoholic beverage Mac drinks throughout the film. A great drink, might I add. Mel Gibson has that screen presence that can reel you in. Sadly, his best acting days were when he was younger. Raul Julia always delivers an amazing performance and here is no different. Imagine how many more great movies he could of starred in if he were still alive.
  • June 13, 2009
    Pfeiffer plus two...woohoo, not a bad flick
  • April 6, 2009
    It is a fantastic movie of Mel, Michelle and Kurt simply hilarious..
  • February 28, 2009
    it's not his best but it's a mel gibson movie so it's worth seeing

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