Tequila Sunrise (1988) D: Robert Towne S: Mel Gibson, Kurt Russell, Michelle Pfeiffer
06-26-14, 02:32 AM
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Tequila Sunrise (1988) D: Robert Towne S: Mel Gibson, Kurt Russell, Michelle Pfeiffer
Good grief this movie is awful. A disjointed, sluggish mess. With TERRIBLE saxophone solos.
06-26-14, 03:44 AM
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Re: Tequila Sunrise (1988) D: Robert Towne S: Mel Gibson, Kurt Russell, Michelle Pfei
Way I see it you could have made three types of movies with certain scenes; a hardcore drug/cop drama, a light-hearted film ala The Big Lebowski, or a love story of conflicted hearts.
The best scene in every aspect of film making this movie has to offer just so happens to be the jacuzzi sex scene!
The best scene in every aspect of film making this movie has to offer just so happens to be the jacuzzi sex scene!
06-26-14, 12:17 PM
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Re: Tequila Sunrise (1988) D: Robert Towne S: Mel Gibson, Kurt Russell, Michelle Pfei
I think Mel Gibson required sax solos in his contract at the time. It's the reason "We Don't Need Another Hero" was included in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
06-26-14, 12:20 PM
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Re: Tequila Sunrise (1988) D: Robert Towne S: Mel Gibson, Kurt Russell, Michelle Pfei
The '80s...no better decade.
"Waiting for a star to fall, and carry your heart into my arms, that's where you belong, in my arms baby yeah" SAX SOLO/end
"Waiting for a star to fall, and carry your heart into my arms, that's where you belong, in my arms baby yeah" SAX SOLO/end
06-26-14, 05:57 PM
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Re: Tequila Sunrise (1988) D: Robert Towne S: Mel Gibson, Kurt Russell, Michelle Pfei
It's funny that you should bring up Tequila Sunrise. I just rewatched this film for the first time in 25 years a couple of days ago. I had the exact same take as gmanca - it's like it's trying to be 3 different films at the same time. Definitely a disjointed mess. And, yes, loaded with laughably outdated '80s cinematic clichés: Top Gun-like stylish cinematography, steamy sex scenes complete with blue filters and soft rock saxophone music, long lingering shots of Mel Gibson's body that cross the border into homoeroticland, big over-the-top macho showdowns between Gibson and Russell...and none of it in a fun, so-bad-you-love-it kind of way, either.
