"Miami Vice" Nobody Lives Forever (1985)

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:

Detective | Police | Undercover | Drugs | Miami Florida

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
Shari Notowitz	...	Sketch Artist
Nanci Jo Mseis	...	Beach Blonde
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joe Hess	...	Full-Bearded Morgan Henchman (uncredited)

Directed by
Jim Johnston

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

Produced by
Richard Brams	....	co-producer
Patti Kent	....	associate producer
Frederick J. Lyle	....	associate producer (as Frederick Lyle)
Michael Mann	....	executive producer
John Nicolella	....	producer
Liam O'Brien	....	supervising producer

Original Music by
Jan Hammer

Cinematography by
James A. Contner		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Michael D. Ornstein		(as Michael Ornstein)

Art Direction by
Jeffrey Howard

Set Decoration by
Robert Lacey		(as Robert Lacey Jr.)

Costume Design by
Jodie Lynn Tillen		(as Jodie Tillen)

Production Management
Tikki Goldberg	....	unit production manager
Donald L. Gold	....	unit production manager (as Donald Gold)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
George Fortmuller	....	second assistant director
Marty Eli Schwartz	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
John A. Larsen	....	sound editor
Michael R. Tromer	....	sound

Visual Effects by
Jim Michaels	....	visual effects producer

Stunts
Paul Nuckles	....	stunt coordinator

Casting Department
R. Colette Hailey	....	extras casting
Cheryl Louden-Kubin	....	extras casting (as Cheryl A. Louden)
Dee Miller	....	casting: Miami
Bonnie Timmermann	....	casting: New York

Music Department
Jerry Cohen	....	music editor
Jan Hammer	....	performer: title theme

Other crew
Dennis Cooper	....	story editor
C. Cory M. McCrum-Abdo	....	production assistant (as C.C.M. McCrum)
Daniel Pyne	....	executive story editor
Joel Surnow	....	executive story consultant
Sherry Thorup	....	location manager

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Peter Lance		writer (multiple episodes 1988-1989)
Jeremy Lew		teleplay
Daniel Pyne		five episodes including "Yankee Dollar" (also as A.J. Edison)
Gustave Reininger		various episodes
Jack Thibeau		writer
Anthony Yerkovich		creator

Produced by
Michael Duggan	....	producer (1986-1989)
Dick Wolf	....	executive producer (1989)

Cinematography by
Dave Gist		(hand camera)
Bill Hinckley		(hand camera)

Film Editing by
C. Cory M. McCrum-Abdo
Alfonse Ruggiero

Makeup Department
Allan A. Apone	....	key makeup artist (1985-1988)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Attanasio	....	second unit director (1984-1989)
Tommy Burns	....	second second assistant director
Michelle Marx	....	assistant director: second unit

Sound Department
Gary Alexander	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ed Callahan	....	sound editor
Joseph D. Citarella	....	sound mixer (season 4)
Simon Coke	....	sound editor
Craig Harris	....	special surround sound design: sweeps week show
Grover B. Helsley	....	sound mixer (season 4)
Harry B. Miller III	....	sound editor
Glenn T. Morgan	....	sound effects editor
Bob Newlan	....	sound editor
Ron Scelza	....	sound (season 2)
Norto Sepulveda	....	sound editor
Gary Vaughan	....	sound editor
Mark Weber	....	boom operator
Ray West	....	sound mixer (season 4)
Jay Wilkinson	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
John Patteson	....	special effects assistant

Stunts
Andrew Castillo	....	stunt performer
Dave Gist	....	stunts
Luke Halpin	....	stunts
Robert Paisley	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Nik Petrik	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera
Doug Schwartz	....	second assistant camera
Owen Stephens	....	rigging gaffer
Jeff Wolf	....	first assistant camera: second unit

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gregory B. Peña	....	key costumer (1985-1989)

Editorial Department
Richard Brassaw	....	assistant film editor
Scott Klein	....	master colorist
C. Cory M. McCrum-Abdo	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Bradley Carow	....	assistant music editor
Jerry Sanford Cohen	....	music editor

Other crew
Fabio M. Arber	....	key production assistant (1984-1985)
Fabio M. Arber	....	location manager (1985-1989)
Betty Bennett	....	script supervisor
Tom Brocato	....	publicist
Tim Dinan	....	assistant production office coordinator
Daniel Kellison	....	production assistant
Peter Lance	....	story editor (1988-1989)
Mayo Sanchez	....	location manager (1988-1989)
Nick Sloan	....	stand-in (1 episode)
Dean Taucher	....	visual consultant (1986-1987)
Sam Tedesco	....	location manager
Sherry Thorup	....	location manager (22 episodes)

Production Companies

• Michael Mann Productions
• Universal TV

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1985) (USA) (TV)
• Universal Pictures (2007) (Italy) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Endeavour Yacht Corporation  sailboat furnished by (as Endeavor Yacht Corporation)
• Madonna Man  some men's wardrobe furnished by
• Murray Chris-Craft Sportsboats  power boats furnished by
• Panavision  lenses and panaflex camera
• Universal Title  titles & optical effects

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:

Bad To The Bone

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.