Tequila Sunrise (1988)
Tequila Sunrise (1988)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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
Director / Screenplay
Thom Mount
Producer
Conrad L. Hall
Director of Photography
Dave Grusin
Original Music Composer
Claire Simpson
Editor
Bonnie Timmermann
Casting
Julie Weiss
Costume Design
Mic Rodgers
Stunt Double
Robert Samuels
Second Assistant Camera
Dick Ziker
Stunts
Dick Warlock
Stunt Double
Richard Sylbert
Production Design
Peter Landsdown Smith
Art Direction
Rick Simpson
Set Decoration
Roger Irvin
Construction Coordinator
Ron Frazier
Carpenter
Judy Cammer
Set Designer
Ronald I. Caplan
Costume Supervisor
Peter V. Saldutti
Costume Supervisor
Mary A. Kelly
Script Supervisor
Toni-Ann Walker
Hairstylist
Dorothy J. Pearl
Makeup Artist
Michael McDonnell
Stand In
Tim Gilbert
Stunts
Jamie Anderson
Camera Operator
Lee Nakahara
Camera Operator
John Toll
Second Unit Director of Photography
Randy Nolen
Steadicam Operator
François Duhamel
Still Photographer
Robert Seaman
Second Unit Director of Photography
Patrick Marshall
Rigging Gaffer
Tom May
Key Grip
Danny Jimenez
Dolly Grip
James Simcik
ADR Editor
Randall L. Johnson
Boom Operator
Ellen Heuer
Foley
John Roesch
Foley
Butch Wolf
Foley Editor
Jack Schrader
Foley Editor
Solange S. Schwalbe
Foley Editor
Robert J. Litt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Greg P. Russell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gordon Davidson
Sound Editor
Richard Oswald
Sound Editor
Victoria Sampson
Sound Editor
Chester Slomka
Sound Editor
Jayme S. Parker
Sound Editor
James J. Isaacs
Sound Editor
William C. Carruth
Supervising ADR Editor
Kay Rose
Supervising Sound Editor
Larry Gilhooly
Chief Lighting Technician
James Flamberg
Music Editor
Danny Bramson
Music Supervisor
David S. Cass Sr.
Stunt Coordinator
Bobby Bass
Stunt Coordinator
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 2, 1988
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 55m
Content RatingR
Budget$23,000,000
Box Office$105,900,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
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.