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80´s Sex Symbol ? |
Article by
peejay  39 /
Published 14 Mar 2005, 02:11
Last updated 14 Mar 2005, 02:23
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The pulse and rhythm of a glamorous resort city was juxtaposed against the steamy haunts of the drug underworld in this gritty action series, which made heavy use of rock music backgrounds and music video effects.
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| CROCKETT: James Sonny Crocket (Don Johnson) Photo: Public |
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Sonny Crockett was a rough-edged Miami vice
detective who lived on a sailboat called St. Vitus´
Dance that was guarded by his dyspeptic pet alligator, Elvis. Ricardo Tubbs was a black ex-New York street cop who had come south to find the drug dealer who murdered his brother. They were an unlikely but effective team, working undercover on the flashy Gold Coast and down the seedy alleyways that made Miami such a city of contrasts. Often they sped around town in Sonny´s black Ferrari Spider sports car. Lt. Castillo was their moody superior, Gina and Trudy a hip, female undercover team, and Stan and Larry more conventional backup.
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The stylish, MTV-influenced series (music by rock
composer Jan Hammer) was a smash hit, and transformed struggling actor Don Johnson into a major sex symbol in the mid-1980s. His expensive pastel sports jackets worn over a T-shirt, with stubby beard, no socks, and an angry scowl started a fashion trend. |
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