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Tequila Sunrise

Tequila Sunrise

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 2, 1988

Runtime

1h 55m

Genres

Thriller, Crime, Romance

User Score

60%

Original Title

Tequila Sunrise

Production Companies

Cinema City Films, The Mount Company, Warner Bros. Pictures

Director

Robert Towne

Budget

$23,000,000

Revenue

$105,900,000

Description

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.