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.
Cast
Mel Gibson
Dale "Mac" McKussic
Michelle Pfeiffer
Jo Ann Vallenari
Kurt Russell
Lieutenant Nick Frescia
Raúl Juliá
Commandante Xavier Escalante
J. T. Walsh
DEA Agent Hal McGuire
Arliss Howard
Gregg Lindroff
Arye Gross
Andy Leonard
Gabriel Damon
Cody McKussic
Daniel Zacapa
Arturo, bartender at Vallenari's (credited as Garret Pearson)
Tom Nolan
Leland
Eric Thiele
Vittorio
Dawn Martel
Sin Sister #1
Lala Sloatman
Sin Sister #2
Budd Boetticher
Judge Nizetitch
Ann Magnuson
Shaleen McKussic
Kenny Moore
Woody
Jason Randal
Magician
Bob Swain
Ralph Spudder
Jim Bentley
Cop
Eric Waterhouse
Steve
Geno Silva
Mexican Cop
Daniel Ades
Pepe
Efrain Figueroa
Carlos' Man #1
Tomás Goros
Carlos' Man #2
Austin Hawk
Lifeguard #1
Scott Harms
Lifeguard #2
Sarah Davis
Girl in Restaurant
John D. Steele
Man at Party
David Rees
Man in Party
Oscar Abadia
Self - KLVE
Jim Ladd
Self - KMPC
Tom Schnabel
Self - KCRW
Sharmagne Leland-St. John
Woman in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Crew
Robert Towne
Director, Screenplay
Claire Simpson
Editor
Conrad L. Hall
Director of Photography
Tom Shaw
Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
Thom Mount
Producer
Richard Sylbert
Production Design
Jamie Anderson
Camera Operator
Lee Nakahara
Camera Operator
Robert Samuels
Second Assistant Camera
Danny Jimenez
Dolly Grip
Randy Nolen
Steadicam Operator
Jay Cassidy
Post Production Supervisor
Bonnie Timmermann
Casting
Ronald I. Caplan
Costume Supervisor
Peter V. Saldutti
Costume Supervisor
Julie Weiss
Costume Design
Toni-Ann Walker
Hairstylist
Dorothy J. Pearl
Makeup Artist
John Toll
Second Unit Director of Photography
Robert Seaman
Second Unit Director of Photography
Kay Rose
Supervising Sound Editor
Gordon Davidson
Sound Editor
Richard Oswald
Sound Editor
Victoria Sampson
Sound Editor
Chester Slomka
Sound Editor
Jayme S. Parker
Sound Editor
James J. Isaacs
Sound Editor
Robert J. Litt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Greg P. Russell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Randall L. Johnson
Boom Operator
Butch Wolf
Foley Editor
Jack Schrader
Foley Editor
Solange S. Schwalbe
Foley Editor
Ellen Heuer
Foley
John Roesch
Foley
William C. Carruth
Supervising ADR Editor
James Simcik
ADR Editor
Dan O'Connell
ADR Mixer
Larry Gilhooly
Chief Lighting Technician
Jerry D. Williams
Special Effects
Dave Grusin
Original Music Composer
Danny Bramson
Music Supervisor
James Flamberg
Music Editor
Patrick Marshall
Rigging Gaffer
Rick Simpson
Set Decoration
Judy Cammer
Set Designer
Roger Irvin
Construction Coordinator
François Duhamel
Still Photographer
Mary A. Kelly
Script Supervisor
Ron Frazier
Carpenter
Dick Ziker
Stunts
Tim Gilbert
Stunts
Freddie Hice
Stunts
Andy Gill
Stunts
Jack Gill
Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett
Stunts
David S. Cass Sr.
Stunt Coordinator
Bobby Bass
Stunt Coordinator
Mic Rodgers
Stunt Double
Dick Warlock
Stunt Double
Tom May
Key Grip
Sharmagne Leland-St. John
Researcher
Dan Perri
Title Designer
Peter Landsdown Smith
Art Direction
Michael McDonnell
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