| Tequila Sunrise | |
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| Directed by | Robert Towne |
| Written by | Robert Towne |
| Produced by | Thom Mount |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Conrad Hall |
| Edited by | Claire Simpson |
| Music by | Dave Grusin |
Production company | The Mount Company |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $23 million (estimated)[citation needed] |
| Box office | $105.9 million |
Tequila Sunrise is a 1988 American romantic crime film written and directed by Robert Towne, and starring Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell, with Raul Julia, J. T. Walsh, Arliss Howard and Gabriel Damon in supporting roles. The film's original music score was composed by Dave Grusin.
The film was the second (after Personal Best) to be both written and directed by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Towne. It was commercially successful, grossing over $100 million at the box office worldwide, but its critical reception was mixed. One period reviewer was of the opinion that, "perhaps because the elements were so irresistible—Robert Towne directing Gibson, Russell and Pfeiffer in a California crime film—an aura of disappointment settled over Tequila Sunrise, no matter how engaging, and profitable, it turned out to be."[1]
Tequila Sunrise was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography. The film's soundtrack spawned the single "Surrender to Me", performed by Ann Wilson (lead singer of Heart) and Robin Zander (lead singer of Cheap Trick), reaching number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1989.