Miami Vice ( Ferrari Testarossa ) 1986
Miami Vice
Miami Vice is an American television crime drama series that was produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series starred Don Johnson as James ‘Sonny’ Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo ‘Rico’ Tubbs, two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami. The series ran for five seasons on NBC from 1984–1989.
It is recognized as one of the most influential television series of all time.
Theme Tune
In the Air Tonight – Phil Collins
And I’ve been waiting for this moment, for all my life, (Oh lord)
Can you feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord, (Oh lord)
I would not lend a hand
I’ve seen your face before my friend
But I don’t know if you know who I am
I saw it with my own two eyes
So you can wipe off that grin, I know where you’ve been
It’s all been a pack of lies.
Well I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life, (Oh lord)
I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord
Well I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life oh Lord, (Oh Lord)
How could I ever forget
It’s the first time, the last time we ever met
But I know the reason why you keep this silence up
The hurt doesn’t show, but the pain still grows
It’s no stranger to you and me
Well I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life, (Oh lord)
I can feel it in the air tonight, oh lord, (Oh lord)
Well I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life, Oh lord
And I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life, Oh lord
I can feel it in the air tonight, oh lord, (Oh lord, Oh lord)
Well I’ve been waiting for this
Moment for all my life, oh lord, (Oh lord)
I can feel it in the air tonight, Oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord
Well I’ve been waiting for this moment all my life, oh Lord, Lord.
Cast
Don Johnson … Detective James Crockett 111 episodes, 1984-1989
Philip Michael Thomas … Detective Ricardo Tubbs 111 episodes, 1984-1989
Saundra Santiago … Detective Gina Calabrese / … 111 episodes, 1984-1989
Olivia Brown … Detective Trudy Joplin 111 episodes, 1984-1989
Michael Talbott … Detective Stan Switek 110 episodes, 1984-1989
Edward James Olmos … Lieutenant Martin Castillo / … 107 episodes, 1984-1989
John Diehl … Det. Larry Zito / … 58 episodes, 1984-1988
Trivia
Denzel Washington was considered for the part of Ricardo Tubbs.
Ferrari Daytona Spider 365 GTS/4 and the 1986 Ferrari Testarossa replica stunt
During the first two seasons and two episodes from the third season, Detective Sonny Crockett drove a black 1972 Ferrari Daytona Spyder 365 GTS/4 replica with a Florida license plate ZAQ178.Ferrari North America had turned down the request by Miami Vice for authentic Ferraris (they did the same with Magnum P.I., forcing that production to purchase 308 GTSs).
Ferrari filed a lawsuit demanding McBurnie and four others to stop producing and selling Ferrari replicas.Miami Vice producers, on the other hand, wanted no legal troubles, and accepted Ferrari’s offer of two free 1986 Testarossas on the condition that the replicas be demolished.Carl Roberts offered to build two new Daytonas for the 1987 season (third season of Miami Vice).When Roberts learned that the Daytona was out, he proposed a trade.He would build Miami Vice a Testarossa stunt car in return for the doomed Daytona
Trivia
Sonny Crockett: You just got to learn to go with the heat, Rico. It’s just like life. You just gotta keep telling yourself, no matter how hot it gets, sooner or later there’s a cool breeze coming in.
Det. Ricardo Tubbs: Should I write that down?
Brenda: How do you go from this tranquility to that violence?
Sonny Crockett: I usually take the Ferrari
Sonny Crockett: The secret to success, whether it’s women or money, is knowing when to quit. I oughta know: I’m divorced and broke.
Quote
Sonny Crockett: The secret to success, whether it’s women or money, is knowing when to quit. I oughta know: I’m divorced and broke.
Trivia
The clothes worn on Miami Vice had a significant influence on men’s fashion. They popularised, if not invented, the ‘T-shirt under Armani jacket’-style,and popularised Italian men’s fashion in the United States.Don Johnson’s typical attire of Italian sport coat, T-shirt, white linen pants, and slip-on sock less loafers became a hit
Quote
Sonny Crockett: You just got to learn to go with the heat, Rico. It’s just like life. You just gotta keep telling yourself, no matter how hot it gets, sooner or later there’s a cool breeze coming in.
Det. Ricardo Tubbs: Should I write that down?
Trivia
Don Johnson was ready to leave the show at the end of its second season, and the studio lined up Mark Harmon to take over the role of Sonny Crockett. The only one not happy with this solution was executive producer Michael Mann, who convinced Johnson to stay on. As a result, Johnson became the best paid actor in the history of television series. Johnson subsequently had to turn down roles in quite a few movies, such as the leads in both “The Untouchables (1987)” and “Die Hard (1988).”
Info
| Running time | 48 minutes, plus three 96-minute episodes (excluding commercials) |
|---|---|
| Production companies |
Michael Mann Productions Universal Television |
| Distributor | NBCUniversal Syndication Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format |
SDTV 1080p (Blu-ray) |
| Audio format |
Stereo (seasons 1–5) Dolby Digital 5.1 (DVD) DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (Blu-ray Disc) |
| Original release | September 16, 1984 – January 25, 1990 |
Trivia
Despite being “undercover” police officers, both Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs appear in situations where drug dealers and other criminals would be able to discover that they are not who they claim to be. Suspects are even brought in their offices and can see that Tubbs and Crockett are sworn law enforcement officers.
QUIZ 1
Throughout the series, Sonny Crockett lived on an Endeavour sailboat. What was its name ?
A. The Private Dancer
B. The St. Vitus’ Dance
C. The Aquaholic
D. The Victorious
Press for Answer
B. The St. Vitus’ Dance
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QUIZ 2
Which of these artists including many others guest-starred in episodes
A. Phil Collins
B. Maddonna
C. Huey Lewis
D. Duran Duran
Press for Answer
A. Phil Collins
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QUIZ 1
Throughout the series, Sonny Crockett lived on an Endeavour sailboat. What was its name ?
A. The Private Dancer
B. The St. Vitus’ Dance
C. The Aquaholic
D. The Victorious
Don Johnson also designed the Scarab Excel 43 ft, Don Johnson Signature Series (DJSS), and raced a similar one.
The Don Johnson Signature Series was powered by twin 650-hp Lamborghini V-12’s, which caused some problems to the design of the boat due to their size. Overall the boat cost $300,000 with each engine amounting to between $60–$70,000. His interest in boat racing eventually led Johnson to start his own offshore powerboat racing team, called Team USA. Joining him were Hollywood stars including Kurt Russell and Chuck Norris.
Johnson won the Offshore World Cup in 1988 and continued racing into the 1990s.
QUIZ 2
Which of these artists including many others guest-starred in episodes
A. Phil Collins
B. Maddonna
C. Huey Lewis
D. Duran Duran
An iconic scene from the Miami Vice oeuvre involves Crockett and Tubbs driving through Miami at night to Phil Collins’ song “In the Air Tonight
Miami Vice is noted for its innovative use of stereo broadcast music, particularly countless pop and rock hits of the 1980s and the distinctive, synthesized instrumental music of Jan Hammer. While other television shows used made-for-TV music, Miami Vice would spend $10,000 or more per episode to buy the rights to original recordings
The choice of music and cinematography borrowed heavily from the emerging New Wave culture of the 1980s.
As such, segments of Miami Vice would sometimes use music-based stanzas, a technique later featured in Baywatch
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- Huey Lewis
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- Duran Duran
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- Phil Collins
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- Maddonna
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