Tequila Sunrise

Movie
TitleTequila Sunrise
User score

6.1

Release dateDec 2, 1988
GenreThriller, Crime, Romance
DirectorRobert Towne
Production countryUnited States of America
Production companiesCinema City Films, The Mount Company, Warner Bros. Pictures
Budget$23,000,000
Revenue$105,900,000
Run time115 min.

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.

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Tequila Sunrise 1988 Trailer | Mel Gibson | Michelle Pfeiffer

Jun 12, 2017

1988 Tequila Sunrise Official Trailer 1 Warner Bros Pictures

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