Rotten
A long, teasing trailer for a film not yet made.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Tequila Sunrise
A business on the line. A friendship on the edge. A woman caught in the middle.
1988 · 1h 55m · R
Crime, Romance, Thriller
Directed by
Robert Towne
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Robert Towne Director
- Mel Gibson as Dale "Mac" McKussic
- Kurt Russell as Nick Frescia
- Michelle Pfeiffer as Jo Ann Vallenari
- J. T. Walsh as Agent Hal McGuire
- Raúl Juliá as Carlos / Comandante Xavier Escalante
- Gabriel Damon as Cody McKussic
- Arliss Howard as Gregg Lindroff
- Arye Gross as Andy Leonard
- Daniel Zacapa as Arturo, Bartender at Vallenari's (as Garret Pearson)
- Eric Thiele Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
52%
Tomatometer
Rotten
In a world where everyone is some kind of insider, the viewer may feel left out in the cold.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Rotten
An intriguing movie with interesting characters, but it might have worked better if it had found a cleaner narrative line from beginning to end.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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