Tequila Sunrise
Tequila Sunrise is a 1988 American romantic crime film starring Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Kurt Russell, with Raul Julia, J. T. Walsh, Arliss Howard, and Gabriel Damon in supporting roles. It was written and directed by Robert Towne, with an original music score composed by Dave Grusin.
Plot
Former drug dealer Dale "Mac" McKussic is trying to go straight. His close friend Nick Frescia is a Detective Lieutenant with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department who, in spite of their long-term relationship going back to high school, is duty-bound to bring Mac to justice if he should sell drugs again, as DEA Agent Hal Maguire believes to be the case.
More details
author | Robert Towne |
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contentLocation | Los Angeles |
director | Robert Towne |
editor | Claire Simpson |
genre | crime romance |
keywords | birthday party dea dea agent deputy sheriff drug dealer drug enforcement administration hear kill last job love affair meet obsess old friend one last job restaurant owner shoot telephone conversation warn |
musicBy | Dave Grusin |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Cinematography |
producer | Thom Mount |
productionCompany | The Mount Company |
publisher | Warner Bros. |
theme | high school |