Tequila Sunrise (1988)
Tequila Sunrise (1988)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Mel Gibson
Dale 'Mac' McKussic
Michelle Pfeiffer
Jo Ann Vallenari
Kurt Russell
Lieutenant Nick Frescia
Raúl Juliá
Commandante Xavier Escalante
J.T. Walsh
DEA Agent Hal McGuire
Arliss Howard
Gregg Lindroff
Arye Gross
Andy Leonard
Gabriel Damon
Cody McKussic
Daniel Zacapa
Arturo, bartender at Vallenari's (credited as Garret Pearson)
Tom Nolan
Leland
Eric Thiele
Vittorio
Dawn Martel
Sin Sister #1
Lala Sloatman
Sin Sister #2
Budd Boetticher
Judge Nizetitch
Ann Magnuson
Shaleen McKussic
Kenny Moore
Woody
Jason Randal
Magician
Bob Swain
Ralph Spudder
Jim Bentley
Cop
Eric Waterhouse
Steve
Geno Silva
Mexican Cop
Daniel Ades
Pepe
Efrain Figueroa
Carlos' Man #1
Tomás Goros
Carlos' Man #2
Austin Hawk
Lifeguard #1
Scott Harms
Lifeguard #2
Sarah Davis
Girl in Restaurant
John D. Steele
Man at Party
David Rees
Man in Party
Oscar Abadia
Self - KLVE
Jim Ladd
Self - KMPC
Tom Schnabel
Self - KCRW
Sharmagne Leland-St. John
Woman in Phone Booth (uncredited) / Researcher
Robert Towne
Screenplay / Director
Thom Mount
Producer
Claire Simpson
Editor
Conrad L. Hall
Director of Photography
Dave Grusin
Original Music Composer
Julie Weiss
Costume Design
Bonnie Timmermann
Casting
Peter V. Saldutti
Costume Supervisor
Rick Simpson
Set Decoration
Ron Frazier
Carpenter
Richard Sylbert
Production Design
Judy Cammer
Set Designer
Mary A. Kelly
Script Supervisor
Peter Landsdown Smith
Art Direction
Ronald I. Caplan
Costume Supervisor
Toni-Ann Walker
Hairstylist
Dorothy J. Pearl
Makeup Artist
Roger Irvin
Construction Coordinator
Solange S. Schwalbe
Foley Editor
James Flamberg
Music Editor
John Roesch
Foley
Lee Nakahara
Camera Operator
Jayme S. Parker
Sound Editor
John Toll
Second Unit Director of Photography
Danny Jimenez
Dolly Grip
Chester Slomka
Sound Editor
Jamie Anderson
Camera Operator
James J. Isaacs
Sound Editor
Butch Wolf
Foley Editor
Robert J. Litt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bobby Bass
Stunt Coordinator
Patrick Marshall
Rigging Gaffer
Tom May
Key Grip
Randall L. Johnson
Boom Operator
Larry Gilhooly
Chief Lighting Technician
James Simcik
ADR Editor
Victoria Rose Sampson
Sound Editor
William C. Carruth
Supervising ADR Editor
Robert Seaman
Second Unit Director of Photography
Gordon Davidson
Sound Editor
François Duhamel
Still Photographer
Richard Oswald
Sound Editor
Randy Nolen
Steadicam Operator
Ellen Heuer
Foley
Greg P. Russell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Danny Bramson
Music Supervisor
Kay Rose
Supervising Sound Editor
David S. Cass Sr.
Stunt Coordinator
Jack Schrader
Foley Editor
Jay Cassidy
Post Production Supervisor
Jerry D. Williams
Special Effects
Tom Shaw
Executive Producer / Unit Production Manager
Dan O'Connell
ADR Mixer
Dan Perri
Title Designer
Dick Ziker
Stunts
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 2, 1988
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 55m
Content RatingR
Budget$23,000,000
Box Office$105,900,000
Genres
Wiki.
Tequila Sunrise is a 1988 American romantic crime film written and directed by Robert Towne, and starring Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell, with Raul Julia, J. T. Walsh, Arliss Howard and Gabriel Damon in supporting roles. The film's original music score was composed by Dave Grusin.
The film was the second (after Personal Best) to be both written and directed by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Towne. It was commercially successful, grossing over $100 million at the box office worldwide, but its critical reception was mixed. One period reviewer was of the opinion that, "perhaps because the elements were so irresistible—Robert Towne directing Gibson, Russell and Pfeiffer in a California crime film—an aura of disappointment settled over Tequila Sunrise, no matter how engaging, and profitable, it turned out to be."Tequila Sunrise was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography. The film's soundtrack spawned the single "Surrender to Me", performed by Ann Wilson (lead singer of Heart) and Robin Zander (lead singer of Cheap Trick), reaching number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1989.