1. Tequila Sunrise | Rotten Tomatoes
Tequila Sunrise unites three of its decade's most in-demand stars for a slickly packaged crime drama that looks great without ever going anywhere particularly ...
In a seaside California town, best friends Mac (Mel Gibson) and Nick (Kurt Russell) 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 (Raul Julia). Soon Nick's loyalties are put to the test when he begins an affair with restaurateur Jo Ann (Michelle Pfeiffer) -- a love interest of Mac's -- unwittingly leading his friend into a police-orchestrated trap.
2. Tequila Sunrise movie review & film summary (1988) - Roger Ebert
The movie stars Mel Gibson as Dale McKussic, the nicest drug dealer you'd ever want to know. He lives on the beach with a young son that he adores.
In the mind of Robert Towne there must be many crannies, many hidden pathways to the same conclusions. In considering a problem he must ponder first this,
3. Tequila Sunrise (1988) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
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.
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.
4. Tequila Sunrise (1988) directed by Robert Towne • Reviews, film + cast
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, ...
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.
5. Guest Post: An in-depth look at Tequila Sunrise (1988)
Jul 19, 2011 · Tequila Sunrise is a brooding tale of deceit and betrayal, but primarily it is a film of friendships, set in a small corner of the Drug War between cops and ...
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6. Tequila Sunrise | film by Towne [1988] - Britannica
Sep 14, 2024 · Tequila Sunrise (1988); the latter, a commercial hit about drug dealing, also featured Mel Gibson and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Other articles where Tequila Sunrise is discussed: Kurt Russell: …The Mean Season (1985) and Tequila Sunrise (1988); the latter, a commercial hit about drug dealing, also featured Mel Gibson and Michelle Pfeiffer. Russell teamed with Sylvester Stallone for the action comedy Tango & Cash (1989), which was critically panned but became a box-office hit.
7. Tequila Sunrise (1988) - Turner Classic Movies - TCM
A beautiful restauranteur becomes involved in a romantic triangle with two old friends: one a police officer, and...
A beautiful restauranteur becomes involved in a romantic triangle with two old friends: one a police officer, and the other an ex-drug dealer.
8. Tequila Sunrise (1988) – Tuesday's Forgotten Film | Tipping My Fedora
Jan 31, 2012 · Odd as it may seem when discussing a glamorous 80s thriller, Tequila Sunrise may be a case in point. The film was written and directed by Robert ...
Is it possible for a big budget Hollywood movie to be too thought-provoking or even too original? Aren’t mainstream movies, by definition, positioned to reinforce rather than question viewer …
9. Neglected Gem #100: Tequila Sunrise (1988) - Critics At Large
Apr 7, 2017 · Kurt Russell and Michelle Pfeiffer in Tequila Sunrise (1988). Tequila Sunrise is a riff on the themes of friendship and betrayal put together by ...
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10. Tequila Sunrise (1988) Review - Shat the Movies Podcast
Jan 19, 2021 · ... Soon Nick's loyalties are put to the test when he begins an affair with restaurateur Jo Ann (Michelle Pfeiffer) — a love interest of Mac's ...
"Tequila Sunrise" In a seaside California town, best friends Mac (Mel Gibson) and Nick (Kurt Russell) 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 (Raul Julia). Soon Nick’s loyalties are put to the test when he begins an affair with restaurateur Jo Ann (Michelle Pfeiffer) — a love interest of Mac’s — unwittingly leading his friend into a police-orchestrated trap.
11. MOVIE REVIEW | Tequila Sunrise (1988) - Bored and Dangerous
Mar 15, 2016 · MOVIE REVIEW | Tequila Sunrise (1988) ... In a nutshell, Bored & Dangerous says: “At most, it raised as shrug and a yawn.” ... “Mr. McKussic, it ...
In a nutshell, Bored & Dangerous says: “At most, it raised as shrug and a yawn.” “Mr. McKussic, it seems, has been engaged in his business for purely romantic reasons, whilst you have been enga…
12. AFI|Catalog
On 12 Aug 1987, Var announced that Tequila Sunrise was back in production with the recent casting of Mel Gibson and Michelle Pfeiffer, and filming was scheduled ...
In the South Bay beach community of Los Angeles County, California, a former cocaine trafficker named Dale “Mac” McKussic agrees to help a lawyer friend with a small-time drug deal, even though he is determined to end his drug career and start a legitimate business. At the hotel room transaction, Mac is surprised by the arrival of his childhood friend, Nick Frescia, who is an undercover police officer. Concealing his disappointment at Mac’s re-entry into the drug trade, Nick refers to Mac as an unwelcome stranger and orders him to leave, to protect him from being arrested. Before Mac steps into the hallway, he secretly retrieves the cocaine he stashed away in the toilet, fearing his lawyer friend will prosecute Nick for planting evidence. The absence of drugs at the scene makes Nick’s bust a failure, and he is enraged that his new colleague, federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent Hal Maguire, knew about his friendship with Mac and set up the investigation to test Nick’s
13. Tequila Sunrise: Mel Gibson's Post-Swim Herradura - BAMF Style
Jul 24, 2021 · Following his success as a screenwriter—credited and uncredited—on some of the most memorable movies of the '70s, Robert Towne intended for his ...
As you'd expect based on the title, much tequila is enjoyed on screen, specifically Herradura Añejo that a navy polo-clad Mel Gibson drinks after a swim.
14. Tequila Sunrise (1988) - is it interesting
Aug 22, 2021 · Tequila Sunrise (1988) · Written & directed by Robert Towne. · Mel Gibson & Kurt Russell are childhood (young adulthood?)
Written & directed by Robert Towne. Mel Gibson & Kurt Russell are childhood (young adulthood?) friends Dale McKussic & Nick Frescia, respectively – who have grown (somewhat) apart…
15. Tequila Sunrise (1988) - BFI
Tequila Sunrise (1988) ; Directed by: Robert Towne ; Produced by: Thom Mount ; Written by: Robert Towne ; Featuring: Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell ...
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16. Tequila Sunrise (1988) - Script Slug
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 ...
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17. A Cult of One: Tequila Sunrise | Flaw in the Iris - Halifax Bloggers
Mar 6, 2013 · I'm happy to be in it, even if I'm the only one. Tequila Sunrise (1988) Written and directed by Robert Towne. When this film was released, these ...
The last one of these digressions was also a Michelle Pfeiffer movie, but you shouldn't expect a pattern. Here's one that the critics were particularly
18. MOVIE REVIEW : 'Tequila Sunrise' Lost in a Haze - Los Angeles Times
Dec 2, 1988 · It is shaped a little like those '40s movies when best pals Clark Gable and Henry Fonda both fell for the same beautiful dame. But it is ...
At one point in "Tequila Sunrise" (citywide), as Mel Gibson's ex-drug dealer is getting to know Michelle Pfeiffer's restaurant-owner a little better, he infuriates her by one word.
19. Tequila Sunrise - Prints, Paintings & Posters - Art.com
Tequila Sunrise · TEQUILA SUNRISE, 1988 directed by ROBERT TOWNE Michelle Pfeiffer (b/w photo) · TEQUILA SUNRISE, 1988 directed by ROBERT TOWNE Kurt Russell and ...
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