"Miami Vice" (1984) TV series 1984-1989

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Creator:

Anthony Yerkovich
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

28 September 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

The adventures of the vice squad detectives of the Miami Police Department.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Drugs | Famous Opening Theme | Ferrari | Cult Favorite

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 5 wins & 25 nominations

Cast

Don Johnson	...	Detective James Crockett (111 episodes, 1984-1990)
Philip Michael Thomas	...	Detective Ricardo Tubbs (111 episodes, 1984-1990)
Saundra Santiago	...	Detective Gina Calabrese (111 episodes, 1984-1990)
Olivia Brown	...	Detective Trudy Joplin / ... (111 episodes, 1984-1990)
Michael Talbott	...	Detective Stan Switek (110 episodes, 1984-1990)
Edward James Olmos	...	Lieutenant Martin Castillo (106 episodes, 1984-1990)
John Diehl	...	Detective Larry Zito (56 episodes, 1984-1987)

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Series Directed by
John Nicolella		(9 episodes, 1985-1987)
Richard Compton		(8 episodes, 1987-1990)
Leon Ichaso		(5 episodes, 1986-1988)
Vern Gillum		(5 episodes, 1987-1989)
Don Johnson		(4 episodes, 1985-1988)
Jim Johnston		(4 episodes, 1985-1988)
David Jackson		(4 episodes, 1986-1987)
Colin Bucksey		(4 episodes, 1987-1989)
Virgil W. Vogel		(4 episodes, 1987-1988)
Paul Michael Glaser		(3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Rob Cohen		(3 episodes, 1985-1986)
Jan Eliasberg		(3 episodes, 1986-1987)
Aaron Lipstadt		(3 episodes, 1986)
James Quinn		(3 episodes, 1987)
Georg Stanford Brown		(2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Lee H. Katzin		(2 episodes, 1984)
David Anspaugh		(2 episodes, 1985)
Abel Ferrara		(2 episodes, 1985)
Michael O'Herlihy		(2 episodes, 1985)
Mario DiLeo		(2 episodes, 1986)
Gabrielle Beaumont		(2 episodes, 1987)
Paul Krasny		(2 episodes, 1988)
George Mendeluk		(2 episodes, 1988)
Michelle Manning		(2 episodes, 1989)
Russ Mayberry		(2 episodes, 1989)
Alan Myerson		(2 episodes, 1989)

Series Writing credits
Anthony Yerkovich		(111 episodes, 1984-1990)
Dick Wolf		(15 episodes, 1986-1988)
Michael Duggan		(10 episodes, 1986-1988)
Joel Surnow		(9 episodes, 1984-1986)
Daniel Pyne		(8 episodes, 1984-1988)
Robert Ward		(8 episodes, 1988-1989)
Dennis Cooper		(7 episodes, 1985-1988)
Robert Palm		(7 episodes, 1987-1988)
John Schulian		(7 episodes, 1987-1988)
Maurice Hurley		(6 episodes, 1984-1988)
Peter Lance		(5 episodes, 1987-1988)
Scott Shepherd		(5 episodes, 1988-1989)
Ken Solarz		(5 episodes, 1988-1989)
Alfonse Ruggiero		(4 episodes, 1984-1988)
Chuck Adamson		(4 episodes, 1984-1986)
Peter McCabe		(4 episodes, 1987-1989)
Allan Weisbecker		(3 episodes, 1984-1988)
Paul Diamond		(3 episodes, 1985-1988)
Marvin Kupfer		(3 episodes, 1985-1987)
David Black		(3 episodes, 1987-1988)
Jack Richardson		(3 episodes, 1988-1990)
Terry McDonell		(2 episodes, 1985-1989)
Miguel Pinero		(2 episodes, 1985-1988)
John Leekley		(2 episodes, 1985-1986)
John Mankiewicz		(2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Frank Military		(2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Jim Trombetta		(2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Michael Ahnemann		(2 episodes, 1986-1988)
Robert Crais		(2 episodes, 1986-1988)
David Jackson		(2 episodes, 1986-1987)
Michael Piller		(2 episodes, 1987-1988)
Priscilla Turner		(2 episodes, 1987-1988)
Raymond Hartung		(2 episodes, 1988-1989)
Rob Bragin		(2 episodes, 1989)
William T. Conway		(2 episodes, 1989)
Gustave Reininger		(1 episode, 1986)
Jeremy Lew		(unknown episodes)
Jack Thibeau		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Michael Mann	....	executive producer (111 episodes, 1984-1990)
Richard Brams	....	co-producer / producer / ... (109 episodes, 1984-1990)
Donald L. Gold	....	co-producer / co-producer: Miami / ... (83 episodes, 1985-1990)
Michael Attanasio	....	co-producer / associate producer (67 episodes, 1986-1990)
John Nicolella	....	producer / supervising producer (44 episodes, 1984-1986)
Daniel Sackheim	....	associate producer (42 episodes, 1986-1988)
Patti Kent	....	associate producer (40 episodes, 1984-1986)
Frederick J. Lyle	....	associate producer (40 episodes, 1984-1986)
Dick Wolf	....	co-producer / co-executive producer (39 episodes, 1986-1989)
Liam O'Brien	....	consulting producer / supervising producer (38 episodes, 1984-1986)
Ed Waters	....	supervising producer (21 episodes, 1985-1986)
Scott Shepherd	....	supervising producer (21 episodes, 1988-1990)
Robert Ward	....	co-executive producer (21 episodes, 1988-1990)
Thomas Cajka	....	associate producer (20 episodes, 1988-1990)
Dennis Cooper	....	co-producer (19 episodes, 1986-1987)
Diane Isaacs	....	associate producer (19 episodes, 1988-1990)
Kerry McCluggage	....	supervising producer (13 episodes, 1986-1987)
Christopher Morgan	....	producer (8 episodes, 1987)
George E. Crosby	....	co-producer / associate producer (7 episodes, 1984)
George Geiger	....	co-executive producer / co-producer (7 episodes, 1987)
Anthony Yerkovich	....	executive producer (6 episodes, 1984)
Michael Piller	....	co-producer (5 episodes, 1987)
Michael Duggan	....	co-producer (3 episodes, 1986-1989)
Kathleen M. Shea	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 1989)
Michael B. Hoggan	....	associate producer (2 episodes, 1989)

Series Original Music by
Jan Hammer		(81 episodes, 1984-1988)
Tim Truman		(20 episodes, 1988-1990)
John Petersen		(14 episodes, 1987-1988)

Series Cinematography by
Oliver Wood		(53 episodes, 1986-1989)
Tom Priestley Jr.		(26 episodes, 1985-1986)
Duke Callaghan		(15 episodes, 1984-1985)
James A. Contner		(11 episodes, 1985)
Michael McGowan		(3 episodes, 1987-1990)
Dave Gist		(unknown episodes)
Bill Hinckley		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Robert A. Daniels		(27 episodes, 1984-1989)
Michael D. Ornstein		(21 episodes, 1985-1988)
Michael B. Hoggan		(15 episodes, 1984-1989)
Kevin Krasny		(11 episodes, 1987-1989)
Douglas Ibold		(10 episodes, 1985-1987)
Dick Williams		(6 episodes, 1988-1989)
Casey O. Rohrs		(5 episodes, 1987-1988)
Robert L. Sinise		(5 episodes, 1988-1989)
Steve Shultz		(3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Jack Horger		(2 episodes, 1984)
Eric A. Sears		(2 episodes, 1984)
Barry B. Leirer		(2 episodes, 1985-1986)
C. Cory M. McCrum-Abdo		(unknown episodes)
Alfonse Ruggiero		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Bonnie Timmermann		(89 episodes, 1985-1990)

Series Production Design by
William McAllister		(4 episodes, 1987)
Michael Helmy		(3 episodes, 1986)

Series Art Direction by
Jeffrey Howard		(40 episodes, 1984-1986)
Eva Anna Bohn		(21 episodes, 1987-1988)
Francis J. Pezza		(18 episodes, 1986-1987)
Pamela Marcotte		(17 episodes, 1988-1990)
Michael Helmy		(6 episodes, 1985-1986)
Norm Baron		(2 episodes, 1984)

Series Set Decoration by
Robert Lacey		(108 episodes, 1984-1990)
Steven Potter		(2 episodes, 1987)

Series Costume Design by
Jodie Lynn Tillen		(23 episodes, 1984-1985)
Richard Shissler		(22 episodes, 1987-1988)
Bobbie Read		(20 episodes, 1988-1990)
Bambi Breakstone		(15 episodes, 1985-1986)

Series Makeup Department
Jay Cannistraci	....	key makeup artist (11 episodes, 1985-1990)
Nick Troiano	....	hair stylist (2 episodes, 1985-1989)
Allan A. Apone	....	key makeup artist (unknown episodes, 1985-1988)

Series Production Management
Lou Fusaro	....	unit production manager (33 episodes, 1985-1990)
Donald L. Gold	....	unit production manager (24 episodes, 1984-1987)
Brooke Kennedy	....	unit production manager (20 episodes, 1985-1986)
Steven Felder	....	unit production manager (16 episodes, 1986-1987)
Tikki Goldberg	....	unit production manager (14 episodes, 1984-1985)
G. Warren Smith	....	unit production manager (9 episodes, 1987)
Penny Adams	....	unit production manager (7 episodes, 1984)
Ellen Rauch	....	unit production manager (7 episodes, 1989-1990)
Ronald Martinez	....	unit production manager (5 episodes, 1986)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bruce Solow	....	second assistant director / first assistant director (23 episodes, 1988-1990)
Michael Attanasio	....	second assistant director (21 episodes, 1984-1989)
George Fortmuller	....	second assistant director (19 episodes, 1984-1985)
Chip Chalmers	....	first assistant director (19 episodes, 1987-1989)
Robert D. Nellans	....	second assistant director (17 episodes, 1986-1987)
Marty Eli Schwartz	....	first assistant director (15 episodes, 1984-1986)
Robert D. Simon	....	first assistant director (15 episodes, 1988-1989)
Hope R. Goodwin	....	second assistant director (13 episodes, 1987-1988)
James Quinn	....	first assistant director (11 episodes, 1984-1987)
Steven Felder	....	first assistant director (9 episodes, 1985-1987)
Joel Segal	....	second assistant director (9 episodes, 1985-1986)
John Liberti	....	first assistant director (9 episodes, 1986-1987)
Scott Laughlin	....	second assistant director (8 episodes, 1989-1990)
Garry A. Brown	....	second assistant director (7 episodes, 1987)
Herb Gains	....	first assistant director (6 episodes, 1984-1985)
Richard Peter Schroer	....	second assistant director / first assistant director (6 episodes, 1984)
Ellen Rauch	....	first assistant director / second assistant director (5 episodes, 1984-1986)
Magdalen M.T. Brick	....	second assistant director (5 episodes, 1986)
Nick Smirnoff	....	first assistant director (5 episodes, 1987)
Jan DeWitt	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 1987)
Bob Bender	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 1985)
Leonard R. Garner Jr.	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 1984)
Jerome M. Siegel	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 1984)
Robert E. Warren	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 1984)
Jay Tobias	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 1986)
Roger Mills	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 1989)
Tommy Burns	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Michelle Marx	....	assistant director: second unit (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Charles Guanci Jr.	....	props (29 episodes, 1985-1990)
Joel Lang	....	visual consultant / kinetic sculptures (24 episodes, 1988-1990)
Maria Chavez	....	artistic consultant (16 episodes, 1988-1990)
Dean Taucher	....	visual consultant (15 episodes, 1986-1987)
Nick Rafter	....	artistic consultant (4 episodes, 1988)
Peter Politanoff	....	visual consultant (2 episodes, 1989)

Series Sound Department
Joe Foglia	....	sound (62 episodes, 1986-1990)
John A. Larsen	....	supervising sound effects editor / sound editor / ... (39 episodes, 1984-1987)
Michael R. Tromer	....	sound (32 episodes, 1984-1986)
Scott Hecker	....	supervising sound effects editor (22 episodes, 1987-1988)
Mark P. Stoeckinger	....	supervising sound effects editor (21 episodes, 1988-1990)
Robert R. Rutledge	....	supervising sound effects editor / sound editor / ... (14 episodes, 1984-1985)
Gus Mortensen	....	sound (5 episodes, 1984-1985)
Howard Neiman	....	supervising sound effects editor (5 episodes, 1987)
Vince Nuccio	....	sound (5 episodes, 1987)
Bernie Blynder	....	sound (3 episodes, 1988-1989)
Gary Alexander	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Ed Callahan	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Joseph D. Citarella	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Simon Coke	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Craig Harris	....	special surround sound design: sweeps week show (unknown episodes)
Grover B. Helsley	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Harry B. Miller III	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Glenn T. Morgan	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Bob Newlan	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Ron Scelza	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Norto Sepulveda	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Gary Vaughan	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Mark Weber	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Ray West	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Jay Wilkinson	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
John Patteson	....	special effects assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Jim Michaels	....	visual effects producer (68 episodes, 1984-1987)
Michael Z. Hanan	....	visual consultant (12 episodes, 1987-1988)

Series Stunts
Paul Nuckles	....	stunt coordinator (89 episodes, 1984-1988)
Jay Amor	....	utility stunts (27 episodes, 1985-1987)
Tom Bahr	....	stunts (21 episodes, 1985-1990)
Bobby J. Foxworth	....	stunt coordinator / stunt double (19 episodes, 1984-1990)
Andrew Castillo	....	stunt performer (unknown episodes)
Dave Gist	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Luke Halpin	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Robert Paisley	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Nik Petrik	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera (unknown episodes)
Doug Schwartz	....	second assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Owen Stephens	....	rigging gaffer (unknown episodes)
Jeff Wolf	....	first assistant camera: second unit (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Cheryl Louden-Kubin	....	casting: Miami / extras casting / ... (104 episodes, 1984-1990)
Lori Wyman	....	casting: Miami / casting assistant / ... (65 episodes, 1986-1990)
Dee Miller	....	casting: Miami (61 episodes, 1984-1987)
Marjorie W. Morhaim	....	casting assistant (43 episodes, 1987-1990)
R. Colette Hailey	....	extras casting / casting assistant (39 episodes, 1984-1986)
Bonnie Timmermann	....	casting: New York (22 episodes, 1984-1985)
Carolyn Stopher	....	casting assistant (22 episodes, 1986-1987)
Yonit Hamer	....	casting: Miami (3 episodes, 1986)
Maria Lombardi	....	casting assistant (3 episodes, 1986)
Michael Dock	....	casting assistant (2 episodes, 1986)
Ellen Jacoby	....	casting: Miami (2 episodes, 1986)
Robert Jacoby	....	casting assistant (2 episodes, 1986)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Milena Canonero	....	costumes: in collaboration with Richard Shissler (21 episodes, 1986-1987)
Kristy Aitken-Hernandez	....	costume supervisor (21 episodes, 1988-1990)
Lynette Bernay	....	costume supervisor (15 episodes, 1985-1986)
Gregory B. Peña	....	key costumer (unknown episodes, 1985-1989)

Series Editorial Department
Richard Brassaw	....	assistant film editor (unknown episodes)
Scott Klein	....	master colorist (unknown episodes)
C. Cory M. McCrum-Abdo	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Jan Hammer	....	performer: title theme / composer: title theme (89 episodes, 1984-1990)
Jerry Cohen	....	music editor (52 episodes, 1984-1987)
Dino A. Moriana	....	music editor (43 episodes, 1987-1990)
Fred Lyle	....	music coordinator / music consultant (8 episodes, 1984)
Charles Paley	....	music editor (7 episodes, 1984)
Phil Galdston	....	music consultant (3 episodes, 1987)
Ken Kushnick	....	music consultant (3 episodes, 1987)
David Passick	....	music consultant (3 episodes, 1987)
Phil Collins	....	composer: song "Life Is a Rat Race" / composer: song "Long Long Way To Go" (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Bradley Carow	....	assistant music editor (unknown episodes)
Jerry Sanford Cohen	....	music editor (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Dennis Cooper	....	executive script consultant / story editor (32 episodes, 1985-1986)
Michael Duggan	....	executive story consultant / story editor (31 episodes, 1987-1988)
Joel Surnow	....	executive story editor / executive story consultant (22 episodes, 1984-1985)
Daniel Pyne	....	executive story editor (22 episodes, 1985-1986)
Eduardo Castro	....	collaboration (22 episodes, 1987-1988)
John Mankiewicz	....	story editor (21 episodes, 1985-1986)
David Black	....	story editor (21 episodes, 1987-1988)
Peter McCabe	....	executive story editor (21 episodes, 1988-1990)
Ken Solarz	....	executive story consultant (21 episodes, 1988-1990)
Raymond Hartung	....	story editor (16 episodes, 1988-1990)
C. Cory M. McCrum-Abdo	....	production assistant (14 episodes, 1984-1985)
Robert Palm	....	story editor (12 episodes, 1988)
Peter Lance	....	story editor (10 episodes, 1988-1989)
Maurice Hurley	....	story editor (6 episodes, 1984-1985)
John Schulian	....	story editor (3 episodes, 1987)
Kevin Williams	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 1987-1990)
Fabio M. Arber	....	key production assistant / location manager (unknown episodes, 1984-1989)
Dean Taucher	....	visual consultant (unknown episodes, 1986-1987)
Mayo Sanchez	....	location manager (unknown episodes, 1988-1989)
Betty Bennett	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Tom Brocato	....	publicist (unknown episodes)
Tim Dinan	....	assistant production office coordinator (unknown episodes)
Daniel Kellison	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Nick Sloan	....	stand-in (unknown episodes)
Sam Tedesco	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
Sherry Thorup	....	location manager (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
The Doors	....	special thanks (1 episode, 1985)
Kay Talbott	....	dedicatee (1 episode, 1988)

Production Companies

• Michael Mann Productions
• Universal TV

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1984-1989) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• RTL Klub Televízió (2002) (Hungary) (TV)
• Independent Television (ITV) (2006-) (UK) (TV)
• MCA (????) (Japan) (all media)
• Studios USA Television
• TV3 (2008-) (Estonia) (TV) (re-release)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2005-) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Finland Oy ((2005) (2007)) (Finland) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures (2004-) (Germany) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures (2007) (Italy) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures (2004) (Japan) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Cherokee Studios  music recorded at
• LTM Inc.  grip and lighting equipment
• SoundStorm  sound editing

Also Known As:

"Gold Coast" (USA) (working title)
"Miami Unworthiness" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:60 min (including commercials) (111 episodes) | Argentina:60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono | Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:12 (some epiosodes) | Iceland:16 (some epiosodes) | UK:15 (some episodes) | UK:18 (one episode) | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-18 (2007) (DVD) (self applied) | Finland:K-15 (DVD) (2005) (season 1) | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Canada:G (Quebec) | USA:TV-14 | Norway:11 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Michael Mann Productions

Trivia:

Initially, Jeff Bridges and then Nick Nolte were considered for the role of Sonny Crockett. At the time it was not seen as lucrative for movie stars to venture into television.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the beginning of the episode "Calderon's Return, Part 1", a hired assassin, supposedly one of the best in the world, is seen putting on surgical gloves to keep his fingerprints off the gun he is about to use. However, before he puts on the gloves, he moves the gun off of them by touching the gun butt with his fingertips.

Quotes:

Sonny Crockett: You know what I like about you, Rickles? Not a damn thing - backstroke.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Bottle Rocket (1996)

Soundtrack:

In The Air Tonight

Pure 80's!

I remember back in 1985, when I was in Grade 9, the teacher wanted to have the students talk about themselves. We were given a personal questionaire, then we would divulge our answers. When it came to our favorite T.V. show, 18 out 30 students said "Miami Vice". And that's how I was introduced to this show.

Running during the years when NBC was dominate in prime-time and daytime (1984-1991), when the other networks were struggling, as opposed to the pathetic NBC we have now, Miami Vice was probably the second most popular show in the U.S., after The Cosby Show.

Miami Vice is a crime-drama about two detectives, Sonny Crockett(Don Johnson) and a transplant from New York, Ricardo Tubbs (Phillip Michael Thomas) who fight crime in Miami. Unlike other by-the-book cop shows, this one brought back the cool trend brought in years back with Starsky & Hutch. The men are dressed in cool pastel clothes (Johnson became quite a fashion plate during these years), have a sleek white Ferrari, and certainly have 80's panache in dealing with criminal element.

Like many programs during the "Flashdance" era, there is music in the background at all times, but Miami Vice played the current hits as well. It was a big honour for artists to have their music played on the show.

Of course, today the show is a bit dated, and a lot of people think that Don Johnson dominates too many episodes, but he was THE MAN, and PMT didn't mind playing second fiddle (who was hotter than Don?). Still, as a lover of the 80's this show is a must-watch for me. Too bad it's on the more pathetic TNN (WE GOT POP!!), but I tolerate it. Also, Don Johnson's current hit "Nash Bridges" is good, too. He may be a little heftier, but that voice and his fashion sense haven't changed.