Tequila Sunrise
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.
- Director
- Robert Towne
- Worldwide
- $106M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
18 billed performers
Story overview
What It's About
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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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The numbers
Box Office & Release
Tequila Sunrise returned 4.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $23M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $106M
- Release date
- Dec 2, 1988
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United States of America
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