About this episode

The episode revisits Michael Mann's 2006 film 'Miami Vice', exploring its themes of realism in drug-dealing and the impact of its Miami setting during Hurricane Season.

Wrapping up the South Beach sojurn into the world of Miami Vice (at least until the Michael B Jordan/Austin Butler film 'Miami Vice 85' comes out next year) with a revisit of Michael Mann's 2006 film. Mann started from a place of "what if we did Miami Vice for real"...real grimy drug-dealing procedurals, real violence and treachery, the real cost of undercover work. And what if we filmed it during the summer in Miami, during Hurricane Season? All that and more went into the vibes. The pleasures of those vibes are refreshingly present in the film when viewed through today's lens.

Topics covered

• Miami Vice
• film analysis
• undercover work
• drug-dealing
• Michael Mann
• cinematography
• violence

Keywords

• Miami Vice
• Michael Mann
• drug-dealing
• undercover work
• Hurricane Season
• film analysis
• violence

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Miami Vice, Miami Vice 85

Places: Miami

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