Tequila Sunrise

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

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

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Eric Thiele

Vittorio

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Dawn Martel

Sin Sister #1

Lala Sloatman

Sin Sister #2

Budd Boetticher

Judge Nizetitch

Ann Magnuson

Shaleen McKussic

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Kenny Moore

Woody

Jason Randal

Magician

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Bob Swain

Ralph Spudder

Jim Bentley

Cop

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Eric Waterhouse

Steve

Crew

Art

• Rick Simpson Set Decoration
• Richard Sylbert Production Design
• Peter Landsdown Smith Art Direction
• Roger Irvin Construction Coordinator
• Judy Cammer Set Designer
• Dan Perri Title Designer

Camera

• Conrad Hall Director of Photography
• Robert Samuels Second Assistant Camera
• John Toll Second Unit Director of Photography
• François Duhamel Still Photographer
• Tom May Key Grip
• Jamie Anderson Camera Operator
• Lee Nakahara Camera Operator
• Randy Nolen Steadicam Operator
• Robert Seaman Second Unit Director of Photography
• Danny Jimenez Dolly Grip

Costume & Make-Up

• Julie Weiss Costume Design
• Toni-Ann Walker Hairstylist
• Ronald I. Caplan Costume Supervisor
• Peter V. Saldutti Costume Supervisor
• Dorothy J. Pearl Makeup Artist

Crew

• Mic Rodgers Stunt Double
• Dick Ziker Stunts
• Dick Warlock Stunt Double
• Ron Frazier Carpenter
• Michael McDonnell Stand In
• Tim Gilbert Stunts
• David S. Cass Sr. Stunt Coordinator
• Bobby Bass Stunt Coordinator
• Freddie Hice Stunts
• Jerry D. Williams Special Effects
• Jay Cassidy Post Production Supervisor
• Andy Gill Stunts

Directing

• Robert Towne Director
• Mary A. Kelly Script Supervisor

Editing

• Claire Simpson Editor

Lighting

• Patrick Marshall Rigging Gaffer
• Larry Gilhooly Chief Lighting Technician

Production

• Thom Mount Producer
• Bonnie Timmermann Casting
• Sharmagne Leland-St. John Researcher
• Tom Shaw Executive Producer
• Tom Shaw Unit Production Manager

Sound

• Dave Grusin Original Music Composer
• James Simcik ADR Editor
• Ellen Heuer Foley
• Randall L. Johnson Boom Operator
• John Roesch Foley
• Chester Slomka Sound Editor
• Jack Schrader Foley Editor
• William C. Carruth Supervising ADR Editor
• James Flamberg Music Editor
• Victoria Sampson Sound Editor
• Solange S. Schwalbe Foley Editor
• Gordon Davidson Sound Editor

Writing

• Robert Towne Screenplay

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