Cinematic background from Tequila Sunrise 1988 - 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.

Tequila Sunrise

1988

Crime, Drama, Romance

Directors:
Robert Towne
Writers:
Robert Towne
Official poster of Tequila Sunrise 1988 directed by Robert Towne
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A man and a woman sitting at a table drinking wine; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A man and a woman talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A man is talking on a phone while sitting at a computer; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A woman wearing sunglasses standing on a sandy beach; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A boat in a body of water at night time; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A person wearing a black jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A young woman with long blonde hair is looking down; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A shirtless man holding a cell phone to his ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – Two men sitting in front of each other in front of a chain link fence; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A car is parked in a parking garage in the rain; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A man and a woman kissing in front of flowers; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A woman is smiling while a man is touching her hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A man sitting in front of a window holding a cell phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A woman sitting in front of a window smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A woman in a white jacket and a pair of gold earrings; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A person with long blonde hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A woman sitting at a table in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A woman in a black dress looking at a man in a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A night time view of a building with lights on; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A woman is driving a red car down the street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A man in a suit and tie holding a gun; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A woman with blonde hair and blue eyes smiling; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A person standing on the beach at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A woman sitting in front of a man in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A person talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A woman with blonde hair is smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A man in a suit standing on a railing looking out at the ocean; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A person with long blonde hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A person taking a picture of another person; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A person sitting in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A man sitting at a table in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A person wearing a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A young boy with a neck brace is being comforted by a young man; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A woman in a white jacket is cutting food on a plate; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A man's face in a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A woman standing next to a man in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A person sitting down looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A man and a woman dancing together at a party; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A woman in a white suit standing in front of a house; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A group of men standing on the side of a road; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A group of people standing in front of a house with balloons; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A young boy smiling for the camera while sitting in a crowd; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A woman driving a car in the road; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A person looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A person holding a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A man sitting at a desk in front of an open laptop computer; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A group of people sitting at a table in a restaurant; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A man sitting at a desk in a suit; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A group of people sitting at a table in a restaurant; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – An older man wearing a suit and tie in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A woman is sitting in front of a man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A man wearing a suit and tie in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A man standing in front of a swimming pool; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A woman sitting next to a man in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A man talking on a phone in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A man and a woman are standing in front of a microwave; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A man and a woman are looking at one another; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – Two men wearing suits and ties in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A man sitting at a desk in front of a computer; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A man smoking a cigarette while wearing a white shirt and black tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – Two men sitting in a boat at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A man talking on a phone while standing in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A man wearing headphones and a white dress shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), directed by Robert Towne – A person wearing a blue shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle