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Tequila Sunrise (1988)
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Robert Towne (written by)
Release Date:
2 December 1988 (USA)
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Tagline:
Un cocktail explosif [French] more
Plot:
Mac Mckussic is an unlikely drug dealer who wants to go straight. His old and best friend Nick Frescia...
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Plot Keywords:
Drugs
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Drug Dealer
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Police
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Mexican
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Friendship
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 2 wins
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1 nomination
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This is my favorite Mel Gibson movie.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Mel Gibson | ... | Dale 'Mac' McKussic | |
| Michelle Pfeiffer | ... | Jo Ann Vallenari | |
| Kurt Russell | ... | Det. Lt. Nicholas 'Nick' Frescia | |
| Raul Julia | ... | Carlos / Comandante Xavier Escalante | |
| J.T. Walsh | ... | DEA Agent Hal Maguire | |
| Gabriel Damon | ... | Cody McKussic | |
| Arliss Howard | ... | Gregg Lindroff | |
| Arye Gross | ... | Andy Leonard | |
| Daniel Zacapa | ... | Arturo, Bartender at Vallenari's (as Garret Pearson) | |
| Eric Thiele | ... | Vittorio Vallenari | |
| Tom Nolan | ... | Leland | |
| Dawn Martel | ... | Sin Sister #1 | |
| Lala Sloatman | ... | Sin Sister #2 (as Lala) | |
| Budd Boetticher | ... | Judge Nizetitch | |
| Ann Magnuson | ... | Shaleen McKussic |
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Runtime:
115 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:12 |
Spain:18 |
South Korea:18 |
Philippines:R-18 |
Netherlands:6 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Finland:K-16 |
Singapore:M18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
West Germany:12
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The interiors of the Valenari's restaurant was actually a set designed and built by Richard Sylbert on a soundstage.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Pfeiffer is at the police station getting her chef released, Russell pulls up and parks directly in front of her car. When they leave the station, his car isn't there and Pfeiffer is able to drive away unobstructed.
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Quotes:
Hal Maguire:
If you call her... You go anywhere near Mac's I'll have you shot!
Nick Frescia: You mean "arrested" don't you, Hal?
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Nick Frescia: You mean "arrested" don't you, Hal?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)
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Soundtrack:
Surrender To Me
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Now after saying that, let me say this. I do not think it is his best movie. I realize he has made much better movies. This movie is flawed but if you look hard enough everything is flawed. The reason this is my favorite Mel Gibson movie is A: Mel's performance, it was very good. Probably not his best but he plays paranoid well. B: Raul Julia he was awesome in this. Same with Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell. Next is the story. A tale of a drug dealer trying to clean up his life to impress a restaurant owner, but is derailed by everyone else in his life. His brother is trying to set him up, his high school buddy is trying to stop but not bust him, and steal his would be girl. His other old friend who is supposedly the biggest dealer in Mexico is trying to get him back into dealing. His ex-wife wants his money, the DEA wants him in jail, his lawyer isn't really helping and all his kid wants is his attention. This is a character the has every reason to trust no one and still tries although he is usually right and shouldn't. To me this is a fun film with interesting characters doing what should be uninteresting things. True it all ends in true hollywierd fashion but seeing Michelle Pfeiffer looking great in some power woman suits and Kurt Russell looking like a 50's cigarette poster and trying to be slick is fun. Plus the performance by J.T Walsh (one of my favorite character actors) as the seedy DEA agent makes this worth the time.