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"Miami Vice" Give a Little, Take a Little (1984)


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"Miami Vice" (1984): Season 1: Episode 10 -- Sonny is jailed for refusing to divulge the identity of an informant, and Gina's undercover operation nearly costs her her life.

Overview

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8.5/10   82 votes
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Writers:
Anthony Yerkovich (creator)
Chuck Adamson (written by)
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Original Air Date:
7 December 1984 (Season 1, Episode 10)
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A great cast, superb performances and an excellent script make this a memorable episode more (2 total)

Cast

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Don Johnson ... Detective James Crockett
Philip Michael Thomas ... Detective Ricardo Tubbs
Saundra Santiago ... Detective Gina Calabrese
Michael Talbott ... Detective Stan Switek
John Diehl ... Detective Larry Zito
Olivia Brown ... Detective Trudy Joplin

Edward James Olmos ... Lieutenant Martin Castillo

Burt Young ... Lupo Ramirez

Lenny von Dohlen ... Bob Rickert (as Lenny Von Dohlen)
Tony Plana ... Cinco
Jacqueline Brookes ... Judge Cohen
Annie O'Neill ... Mrs. Rickert

Michael Madsen ... Sally Alvarado

Terry O'Quinn ... Richard Cain
Charlie Barnett ... Neville 'Noogie' Lamont
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Finland:47 min (DVD)
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Revealing mistakes: In Castillo's office, right after Crockett says 'I have a canary out on a limb" an editing trick was used to elongate Castillo's pause before he speaks. more
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2 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
A great cast, superb performances and an excellent script make this a memorable episode, 10 March 2007
Author: DVD_Connoisseur from England

"Give a Little, Take a Little" has several familiar faces appearing in it. "Lost"'s Terry O'Quinn plays a slippery lawyer, Michael Madsen plays bad guy Sally Alvarado and "Rocky"'s Burt Young plays the high-level pimp who is making Gina's life uncomfortable. The late Charlie Barnett makes his second appearance as 'Noogie' Lamont.

This is a well scripted, complex tale that is dark and uncompromising. Crockett reveals his sensitive side when he tries to protect a young informant's name from being revealed to the court. Meanwhile Gina finds herself in too deep when undercover as a prostitute.

This is solid, quality viewing.

Tina Turner's "You Better Be Good To Me" provides a memorable track in this episode.

9 out of 10.

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