Tequila Sunrise (1988)

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.

Cast (33)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

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

Leland

E

Eric Thiele

Vittorio

D

Dawn Martel

Sin Sister #1

Lala Sloatman

Sin Sister #2

Budd Boetticher

Judge Nizetitch

Ann Magnuson

Shaleen McKussic

K

Kenny Moore

Woody

Jason Randal

Magician

B

Bob Swain

Ralph Spudder

Jim Bentley

Cop

E

Eric Waterhouse

Steve

Geno Silva

Mexican Cop

Daniel Ades

Pepe

Efrain Figueroa

Carlos' Man #1

Tomás Goros

Carlos' Man #2

A

Austin Hawk

Lifeguard #1

S

Scott Harms

Lifeguard #2

S

Sarah Davis

Girl in Restaurant

J

John D. Steele

Man at Party

David Rees

Man in Party

O

Oscar Abadia

Self - KLVE

J

Jim Ladd

Self - KMPC

T

Tom Schnabel

Self - KCRW

S

Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Woman in Phone Booth (uncredited)

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