Tequila Sunrise (1988)

Movie
German title	Tequila Sunrise - A dangerous mixture
Original title	tequila Sunrise
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1988
length	111 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Robert Towne
script	Robert Towne
production	Thom Mount , Tom Shaw
music	Dave Grusin
camera	Conrad L. Hall
cut	Claire Simpson
occupation
Mel Gibson : Dale 'Mac' McKussic Michelle Pfeiffer : Jo Ann Vallenari Kurt Russell : Det. Nicholas 'Nick' Frescia Raúl Juliá : Xavier Escalante JT Walsh : DEA Agent Hal Maguire Arliss Howard : Gregg Lindroff Arye Gross : Andy Leonard Gabriel Damon : Cody McKussic Garret Pearson : Arturo Eric Thiele : Vittorio Vallenari Tom Nolan : Leland Budd Boetticher : Judge Nizetitch Ann Magnuson : Shaleen McKussic

Tequila Sunrise is a 1988 action film directed by Robert Towne . The film stars such as Mel Gibson , Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell .

action

Divorced Dale McKussic and Nicholas Frescia live in a town in Southern California ; they have been friends since childhood. McKussic, a drug dealer, wants to get out of business. Frescia is a police officer and therefore actually obliged to hunt down his friend.

Both men are courting restaurant owner Jo Ann Vallenari. When her cook turns out to be an illegal immigrant and is arrested, Frescia obtains his release.

McKussic wants to do one last drug deal. The investigator Xavier Escalante turns out to be his business partner. In one scene he is holding two radios in his hands: he uses one to communicate with the police, and the other with his accomplices. As he says, one mistake could put him in prison for several years.

In the end, Vallenari realizes that Frescia was just using them; she falls in love with McKussic and they become a couple.

Reviews

Roger Ebert praised the "interesting characters" in the Chicago Sun-Times (December 2, 1988), but criticized the intricate plot.

"A cool, elegant mixture of crime and love story with polished dialogues, which unfolds the conflict between professional necessities and emotional inclinations in a light and playful way."

- Lexicon of international film

Awards

Conrad L. Hall was nominated for an Oscar in 1989 for cinematography and won the American Society of Cinematographers Award . Richard Marx and Ross Vannelli won the ASCAP Film and Television Music Award in 1990 for the song Surrender to Me . Gabriel Damon was nominated for the Young Artist Award in 1990.

Web links

• Tequila Sunrise in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Tequila Sunrise at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Review by Roger Ebert
2. ^ Tequila Sunrise in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed April 8, 2012