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Original Air Date:
16 September 1984
(Season 1, Episode 1)
Plot:
Miami detective Sonny Crockett reluctantly teams with New York cop Rico Tubbs when both of them end up pursuing a drug dealer who killed their partners. full summary | add synopsis
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TV Series Pilot
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Police
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Detective
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Undercover
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Drugs
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Awards:
Won 2 Primetime Emmys.
Another 1 nomination
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One of the finest television pilots you'll ever see
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Cast
(Episode Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 | |
| Gregory Sierra | ... | Lt. Lou Rodriguez | |
| Bill Smitrovich | ... | Lt. Scott Wheeler | |
| Belinda Montgomery | ... | Caroline Crockett | |
| Martin Ferrero | ... | Trini DeSoto | |
| Mykelti Williamson | ... | Leon Jefferson (as Mykel T. Williamson) | |
| Olivia Brown | ... | Detective Trudy Joplin | |
| Miguel Pinero | ... | Esteban Calderone | |
| Jimmy Smits | ... | Eddie Rivera | |
| Michael Santoro | ... | Corky Fowler | |
| Jossie DeGuzman | ... | Maria Rivera |
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Finland:92 min | USA:97 min (DVD)
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1.33 : 1 more
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When this pilot script was being considered at NBC, an executive wrote the note "MTV Cops" to summarize the show. That nickname stuck.
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Crew or equipment visible: When Leon is introduced, he is walking past several stores and the camera and crew are reflected in the windows as he walks past.
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Quotes:
Ricardo Tubbs:
[meets Elvis the alligator] Hey get him away from me man! I don't even like alligator shoes!
Sonny Crockett: Awww, you'll hurt his feelings...!
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Sonny Crockett: Awww, you'll hurt his feelings...!
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Movie Connections:
Edited into Miami Vice: Undercover (2006) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
All Night Long (All Night)
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The two-part story, "Brother's Keeper", is an excellent introduction to "Miami Vice". Often screened as a feature length episode, this pilot introduced "Sonny" Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs to the world and changed forever the expectations people would have of television. "Brother's Keeper" has feature film production values, a great cast (including a young Jimmy Smits), a splendid soundtrack and a sizzling script.
Don Johnson's performance as Crockett is flawless. Every scene with this actor is excellent. Philip Michael Thomas as Tubbs is the perfect sidekick and the chemistry between the two characters is a key factor to what makes the series so memorable.
This pilot has an appearance by Martin Ferrero as Trini DeSoto. Ferrero was later to become a regular in the show, as informer (and light relief) Izzy Moreno.
No matter how many times I watch this pilot, I can't help feel the original '80s vibe and excitement as Phil Collins' "In The Air Tonight" accompanies the high-speed night-time action. This is television that makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up. Dramatic, gripping, witty and sexy, "Miami Vice" remains perfect television.
8 out of 10. A great pilot but the best was yet to come.