"Miami Vice" Nobody Lives Forever (1985)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Jim Johnston

Writers:

Anthony Yerkovich (creator)
Edward Di Lorenzo (written by)

TV Series:

"Miami Vice" (1984)

Original Air Date:

29 March 1985 (Season 1, Episode 20)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Police | Drugs | Famous Opening Theme | Ferrari | Cult Favorite

Cast

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
Olivia Brown	...	Detective Trudy Joplin
Edward James Olmos	...	Lieutenant Martin Castillo
Martin Ferrero	...	Izzy Moreno
Peter Friedman	...	Morgan
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Ricky
Frank Military	...	Ace
Michael Carmine	...	Snake
Lionel Chute	...	Punk #3
Kim Greist	...	Brenda
Gusmano Cesaretti	...	Paulie

Runtime:

60 min

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Michael Mann Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: During the sequence where Crockett goes out on his motorboat to think things over, the sun keeps moving up and down as the camera cuts back and forth between the flashbacks and Crockett on his boat.

Quotes:

Sonny Crockett: Party's over, kid!

Soundtrack:

Green Onions

A splendid episode of this classic series

"Nobody Lives Forever" is a superb episode of "Miami Vice" from director Jim Johnston. Beginning with action accompanied by George Thorogood's "Bad To The Bone", the opening sequence climaxes with the ketchup strewn destruction of a lunch truck. Good, messy fun!

There's romance in the air for Sonny Crockett who has fallen for the undeniable charms of beautiful, up-market Brenda, played by Kim ("Manhunter") Greist. As a result of this relationship, Crockett's work starts to suffer, posing serious questions about his future as an undercover cop.

There's a terrific soundtrack to this episode, including Red 7's "Heartbeat". This seems to be a Mann favourite - he used this for the end titles of the aforementioned "Manhunter". Another memorable track is Glenn Frey's "New Love".

Don Johnson's performance is pitch perfect and the episode is both realistic and moving.

There's great continuity with earlier story lines. Here, mention is made of the untouchable Lombard, last seen in "One Eyed Jack."

9 out of 10.