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Real badge. Real gun. Fake cop. - Miami Blues
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Title: Miami Blues

Release Date: 20 Apr 1990

Runtime: 1h 37m

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: Orion Pictures, Tristes Tropiques

Production Companies: Orion Pictures, Tristes Tropiques

Overview: After Junior is released from prison, he plans on starting a new life in Miami. But when he kills a man in the airport, he flees the scene and finds Susie, a mild-mannered prostitute searching for stability. The two opposites become romantically involved, and Junior steals a badge and gun from a veteran detective. Using the officer's identity, Junior embarks on a crime spree and convinces Susie that he is the perfect man.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6 (183 votes)

Cast

  • Sergeant Hoke Moseley: Fred Ward
  • Frederick J. Frenger Jr.: Alec Baldwin
  • Susie Waggoner: Jennifer Jason Leigh
  • Ellita Sanchez: Nora Dunn
  • Sergeant Bill Henderson: Charles Napier
  • Edie Wulgemuth: Shirley Stoler
  • Edna Damrosch: Bobo Lewis
  • Blink Willie: Obba Babatundé
  • Pablo: José Pérez
  • Sergeant Frank Lackley: Paul Gleason
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