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Tequila Sunrise
Synopsis
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 Russell as two lifelong friends who, in true James Cagney-Pat O'Brien fashion, grow up on the opposite sides of the law. One is a retired drug dealer (at least he says he is), the other a celebrity cop. Both fall in love with gorgeous restaurateur Michelle Pfeiffer. Veteran movie buffs will enjoy spotting director Budd Boetticher as a judge, and will welcome the presence in the production credits of cinematographer Conrad Hall, who earned an Oscar nomination for his richly textured color camerawork.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Full Credits
  • Director:
    Robert Towne,
  • Writer:
    Robert Towne,
  • Producer:
    Thom Mount,
  • Cinematographer:
    Conrad L. Hall,
  • Editor:
    Claire Simpson,
  • Executive Producer:
    Tom Shaw,
  • Cast:
    Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Raúl Juliá, J.T. Walsh, Mel Gibson,
  • Supervising Sound Editor:
    Kay Rose,
  • Camera Operator:
    Lee Nakahara, Jamie Anderson,
  • Script Supervisor:
    Mary A. Kelly,
  • ADR Mixer:
    Dan O'Connell,
  • Boom Operator:
    Randall L. Johnson,
  • Construction Coordinator:
    Roger Irvin,
  • Sound Editor:
    Chester Slomka, Gordon Davidson, James J. Isaacs, Victoria Rose Sampson, Richard Oswald, Jayme S. Parker,
  • Foley:
    John Roesch, Ellen Heuer,
  • Stunts:
    Freddie Hice, Gregory J. Barnett, Jack Gill, Andy Gill, Tim Gilbert, Dick Ziker,
  • Costume Design:
    Julie Weiss,
  • Researcher:
    Sharmagne Leland-St. John,
  • Makeup Artist:
    Dorothy J. Pearl,
  • Supervising ADR Editor:
    William C. Carruth,
  • Foley Editor:
    Butch Wolf, Jack Schrader, Solange S. Schwalbe,
  • Chief Lighting Technician:
    Larry Gilhooly,
  • Music Editor:
    James Flamberg,
  • Stunt Coordinator:
    David S. Cass Sr., Bobby Bass,
  • Key Grip:
    Tom May,
  • Screenplay:
    Robert Towne,
  • Steadicam Operator:
    Randy Nolen,
  • Set Designer:
    Judy Cammer,
  • ADR Editor:
    James Simcik,
  • Art Direction:
    Peter Landsdown Smith,
  • Costume Supervisor:
    Peter V. Saldutti, Ronald I. Caplan,
  • Dolly Grip:
    Danny Jimenez,
  • Post Production Supervisor:
    Jay Cassidy,
  • Stand In:
    Michael McDonnell,
  • Second Unit Director of Photography:
    Robert Seaman, John Toll,
  • Second Assistant Camera:
    Robert Samuels,
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
    Greg P. Russell, Robert J. Litt,
  • Stunt Double:
    Dick Warlock, Mic Rodgers,
  • Rigging Gaffer:
    Patrick Marshall,
  • Unit Production Manager:
    Tom Shaw,
  • Casting:
    Bonnie Timmermann,
  • Original Music Composer:
    Dave Grusin,
  • Title Designer:
    Dan Perri,
  • Carpenter:
    Ron Frazier,
  • Still Photographer:
    François Duhamel,
  • Set Decoration:
    Rick Simpson,
  • Hairstylist:
    Toni-Ann Walker,
  • Music Supervisor:
    Danny Bramson,
  • Special Effects:
    Jerry D. Williams,
  • Production Design:
    Richard Sylbert,

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