Mel Gibson,
Michelle Pfeiffer,
Kurt Russell,
Raul Julia,
J.T. Walsh
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For his first directorial project in six years, Robert Towne selected a timeworn romantic-triangle yarn, injecting the material with subtlety and conviction. Tequila Sunrise stars Mel Gibson and Kurt ... read more
Directed by: Robert Towne
Release Date: December 2, 1988
Keywords:
kurt russell,
mel gibson,
michelle pfeiffer,
raul julia,
Mel Gibson ,
Kurt Russell ,
Michelle Pfeiffer ,
Raul Julia
DVD Release Date: October 30, 1997
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Flixster Reviews (475)
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September 14, 2011Two friends on different sides of the law head for a showdown - only they're not on different sides at all, so there's no showdown, and so this film ends feeling like coitus interuptus. You think you're going somewhere but yer not. Its a good looking film though.
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November 30, 2010A couple good scenes ruined by a really dull movie and hideously dated 80's sax music.
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November 25, 2009A very fun movie and a decent story. Kurt Russell and Mel Gibson were a great opposing team in this and worked extremely well together. Michelle Pfieffer was also a great addition to the cast. It is an interesting story that is very well executed and has a nice harmless tint to i... read more
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August 10, 2007Great cast. 80s movie about two friends on the opposite sides of the track who fall for the same woman.
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December 30, 2006Cliched 80s rubbish that could easily be a feature-long episode of Miami Vice.
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November 26, 2006This should be a curiously unthrilling thriller between a drug dealer and cop who are pals falling in love with a beautiful restaurant owner.
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August 24, 2008Not bad. The big cast have a good chemistry but are let down by a very weak final 20 minutes and the usual sleazy saxaphone music.
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January 6, 2007Not the best crime/cop movie ever but Michelle Pfieffer is hot and Mel G and Kurt are always likable on screen. A decent time waster.
Critic Reviews
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times
January 1, 2000
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
In a world where everyone is some kind of insider, the viewer may feel left out in the cold. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
An intriguing movie with interesting characters, but it might have worked better if it had found a cleaner narrative line from beginning to end. Full Review
April 6, 2009
Nick Schager, The Screengrab
A project with the ingredients for greatness that nonetheless came out half-baked. Full Review
September 19, 2004
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
atmospheric and intriguing
July 15, 2004
Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum
Really bad.
August 8, 2005
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
No review available.
July 19, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
No review available.
May 6, 2005
Clint Morris, Film Threat
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April 8, 2005
Fr. Chris Carpenter, Catholic Sun
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