- HD 1080
- Runtime: 115m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Robert Towne
- Stars: Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Raúl Juliá, J.T. Walsh
- keywords: drug dealer, restaurant owner, woman between two men, cop, organized crime, best friend, los angeles, california, drug lord, seaside town, best friends, best friends on opposite sides
- Production_studio: Cinema City Films, The Mount Company, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Slogan: A business on the line. A friendship on the edge. A woman caught in the middle.
- The Tequila Sunrise is featured in the top rankings of 1988
- #33 in Top Romance Movies of 1988
- #42 in Top Crime Movies of 1988
- #35 in Top Thriller Movies of 1988
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.
