Corrected entry: In the scene in Mac's house after Cody gets hurt surfing, Mac reaches for some tequila. Joanne remarks that she thinks he's had enough to drink if he wants to be able to hear Cody if he needs anything from upstairs - but Mac had just finished his first shot when she said it.
Tequila Sunrise (1988)
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Directed by: Robert Towne
Starring: Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Raul Julia
Continuity mistake: When Kurt Russell and Michelle are having dinner in her restaurant, Michelle goes over to her counter to find an envelope with her name on it that is smeared from the rain leaking through the roof. Later she is shown opening that envelope and the writing is completely different, the name is positioned differently, and the name is smeared 3 times worse than before.
Jo Ann: Mr. McKussic, it seems, has been engaged in his business for purely romantic reasons, whilst you have been engaged in romance for purely business reasons.
Nick Frescia: I'm not sure I understand.
Jo Ann: A little vague for you?
Nick Frescia: A little.
Jo Ann: Well, then, let me spell it out for you: you want to fuck your friend, then fuck him, not me.
Trivia: The hot tub used in the love scene was constructed of untreated wood and the water wasn't chlorinated. Michelle Pfeiffer, her double, and Mel Gibson suffered splinters and rashes during filming. Michelle lost time off the set as she recovered from her rash.
Question: When Nick goes to the restaurant when it is closed for the day and night, and Nick has tried to explain everything to Joanna, then she has to answer the phone, why does the camera zoom in on a pair of sunglasses at the far end of the bar?
Chosen answer: It's not the sunglasses. It's the matches. Nick is acting as though he is coming closer to Joanna to get a pack of matches, which she then notices he already has. She realises that he is trying to eavesdrop on her conversation, and although she was previously buying his apology her demeanor changes drastically once she is finished with the phone call.
Oh my gosh, thank you! One of my favourite movies, yet I didn't get this scene.
Answer: They are zooming in on the lighter not the sunglasses. He approaches her to pretend he needs matches in order to overhear who she is speaking with, she notices the lighter and that he didn't need to move from his seat, he already had a way to light his cigarette.
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Correction: Character decision. Joanne knows how much he can drink if he gets carried away, and wants him to have a clear head to talk to Cody.