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About
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.
Theatrical
Dec 2, 1988
Box Office
$105.9M
Budget
$23.0M
Return
4.6x
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 29, 1997
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Cinema City Films, The Mount Company, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
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Mel Gibson
Dale "Mac" McKussic
M
Michelle Pfeiffer
Jo Ann Vallenari
K
Kurt Russell
Lieutenant Nick Frescia
R
Raúl Juliá
Commandante Xavier Escalante
J
J.T. Walsh
DEA Agent Hal McGuire
A
Arliss Howard
Gregg Lindroff
A
Arye Gross
Andy Leonard
G
Gabriel Damon
Cody McKussic
D
Daniel Zacapa
Arturo, bartender at Vallenari's (credited as Garret Pearson)
T
Tom Nolan
Leland
L
Lala Sloatman
Sin Sister #2
B
Budd Boetticher
Judge Nizetitch
A
Ann Magnuson
Shaleen McKussic
K
Kenny Moore
Woody
B
Bob Swain
Ralph Spudder
J
Jim Bentley
Cop
G
Geno Silva
Mexican Cop
D
Daniel Ades
Pepe
E
Efrain Figueroa
Carlos' Man #1
T
Tomás Goros
Carlos' Man #2
