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"Miami Vice" Smuggler's Blues (1985)


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"Miami Vice" (1984): Season 1: Episode 15 -- Crockett and Tubbs pose as cocaine importers in Colombia to find out who has been ripping off drug smugglers. Glenn Frey guest stars.

Overview

User Rating:
8.6/10   90 votes
Writers:
Anthony Yerkovich (creator)
Miguel Pinero (written by)
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TV Series:
"Miami Vice" (1984)
Original Air Date:
1 February 1985 (Season 1, Episode 15)
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Plot:
Someone in law enforcement is murdering drug dealers and their families in cold blood. To find the culprit, Crockett and Tubbs go undercover and travel to Colombia with a laid-back pilot to pose as dealers. | add synopsis
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An excellent first season episode more (1 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

Richard Jenkins ... Ed Waters
Jaime Sánchez ... Grocero (as Jaime L. Sanchez)
Richard Edson ... Wavey Davey
Ron Vawter ... Lt. Jones
Glenn Frey ... Jimmy Cole

Coati Mundi ... Tucker Smith
John Garcia ... Lt. Todo
John Girard ... Bruce
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Runtime:
Finland:47 min (DVD)
Language:
English

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Goofs:
Continuity: Before they board the plane it has three-rotor props, the next scene where the engine starts it shows a two-rotor prop. more
Quotes:
Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett: [Tubbs is being put into the back of a police cruiser, and Jimmy stops Crockett from intervening] He's my partner!
Jimmy Cole: [puts his Mac10 in Crockett's face] Yeah? Well he's going to jail *without us*!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Miami Vice (2006) more
Soundtrack:
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7 out of 7 people found the following review useful.
An excellent first season episode, 2 April 2007
Author: DVD_Connoisseur from England

"Smugglers Blues" was inspired by the song of the same name by one Glenn Frey. In fact, the talented Frey appears in the episode as the guitar playing bush pilot, Jimmy Cole.

This is, not surprisingly, a fan favourite. The episode has a great use of locations and a fast-moving plot, with Crockett and Tubbs journeying to Cartagena in Colombia. Accompanied by Frey's "Smugglers Blues", the tale is entertaining, tense and gripping.

With a kidnapped Trudy in genuine danger, this episode has a nail-biting and memorable finale.

Again, Paul Michael Glaser shows his usual strong directing skills here. Jan Hammer's soundtrack is the icing on this delicious Miami cake.

One of the best stories of the first season - 10 out of 10.

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