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Miami Blues (1990) -- When Fred Frenger gets out of prison, he decides to start over in Miami, Florida, where he starts a violent one-man crime wave...
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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Charles Willeford (novel)
George Armitage (screenplay)
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Release Date:
20 April 1990 (USA) more
Tagline:
Real badge. Real gun. Fake cop.
Plot:
When Fred Frenger gets out of prison, he decides to start over in Miami, Florida, where he starts a violent one-man crime wave... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
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(2 articles)
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Alec Baldwin ... Frederick J. Frenger Jr.
Cecilia Pérez-Cervera ... Stewardess
Georgie Cranford ... Little Boy at Miami Airprt
Edward Saxon ... Krishna Ravindra at Miami Airport
José Pérez ... Pablo

Obba Babatundé ... Blink Willie, Informant

Fred Ward ... Sgt. Hoke Moseley

Jennifer Jason Leigh ... Susie Waggoner
Charles Napier ... Sgt. Bill Henderson
Matt Ingersoll ... Mourning Hare Krishna
Jack G. Spirtos ... Pickpocket Victim
Raphael Rey Gomez ... Pickpocket
Tony Paris ... Pickpocket's Accomplice
Wendy Thorlakson ... Toy Store Cashier
William Taylor Anderson Jr. ... Crack Dealer
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Runtime:
97 min
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Suzanne Vega was up for the role of Susie Waggoner. She dropped out to make her third album "Days of Open Hand". more
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Ellita Sanchez: Is she really Princess Not-so-bright or is she pretending? more
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14 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Something WAY different, 22 April 2004
9/10
Author: (mattymatt30) from Saskatchewan

"Miami Blues' is a pretty unusual film about a charming psychopath played by Alec Baldwin(in what could be his best role yet), who beats up an outsider detective(Fred Ward),steals his badge and dentures, and shacks up with a sweet simpleton hooker(Jennifer Jason Leigh). If this sounds a little odd to you, it is, but a GOOD odd. This film is something really different, and doesn't seem to be that well known by the movie watching public. All the leads are really great, and Baldwin's character of Frederick Frenger is really interesting. He's not pure evil, even though he does kill someone for no apparent reason. It's unclear what motivates him, because he wants to be admired as a hero cop with his 'borrowed' badge, but he is also a thief that has no problem robbing people after he helps them.

This film is a hidden gem. See this movie for Alec Baldwin and the crazy character he plays, because it's a role you won't soon forget!

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