 Pfeiffer then appeared as chic restaurateuse Jo Ann Vallenari in "Tequila Sunrise" (1988) with Mel Gibson and Kurt Russell, but experienced creative and personal differences with director Robert Towne, who later described her as the "most difficult" actress he has ever worked with.At Demme's personal recommendation, Pfeiffer joined the cast of Stephen Frears's "Dangerous Liaisons" (1988), with Glenn Close and John Malkovich, playing the virtuous victim of seduction, Madame Marie de Tourvel.Her performance won her widespread acclaim; Hal Hinson of "The Washington Post" saw Pfeiffer's role as "the least obvious and the most difficult.