Miami Blues
Brief Synopsis
The story of a criminal who wants to go straight but can't quite make it, and the ex-hooker he falls in love with.
Cast & Crew
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George Armitage
Director
Alec Baldwin
Frederick J Frenger Jr
Fred Ward
Sergeant Hoke Moseley
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Susie Waggoner
Charles Napier
Sergeant Bill Henderson
Nora Dunn
Ellita Sanchez
Film Details
Also Known As
O Anjo Assassino
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Romance
Thriller
Release Date
1990
Production Company
Cinema Research Corporation; Cinevideotech; Completion Bond Company Inc; Hastings Sound Editorial Inc; Movie Medics; Sound One; Sunrise Caterers
Distribution Company
Orion Pictures/RLJ Entertainment, Inc.; 20th Century Fox; 20th Century Fox Distribution; Finnkino Oy; Orion Home Video; Orion Pictures; Rank Film Distributors Ltd; Rlj Entertainment, Inc.; Sony Pictures Releasing International
Location
Miami, Florida, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 39m
Synopsis
The story of a criminal who wants to go straight but can't quite make it, and the ex-hooker he falls in love with.
Director
George Armitage
Director
Cast
Alec Baldwin
Frederick J Frenger Jr
Fred Ward
Sergeant Hoke Moseley
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Susie Waggoner
Charles Napier
Sergeant Bill Henderson
Nora Dunn
Ellita Sanchez
Obba Babatundé
Blink Willie
Martine Beswicke
Noira
Shirley Stoler
Edie Wulgemuth
Paul Gleason
Sergeant Frank Lackley
Cecilia Perez-cervera
Stewardess
Georgie Cranford
Little Boy
Edward Saxon
Krishna Ravindra
Jose Perez
Pablo
Matt Ingersoll
Mourning Hare Krishna
Jack G Spirtos
Pickpocket Villain
Raphael Rey Gomez
Pickpocket
Tony Paris
Pickpocket'S Accomplice
Wendy Thorlakson
Toy Store Cashier
William Taylor Anderson
Crack Dealer
Gary Goetzman
Hotel Desk Clerk
Kenneth Utt
Krishna Ramba
Kerrie Clark
Hooker
Maureen Fitzgibbon
Big Fish Waitress
Steve Geng
Big Fish Robber
Bobo Lewis
Edna Damrosch
Tony Tracy
Musclehead
Buddy Joe Hooker
Shorty
Roy Datz
Julio
Catlin Brown
Purse Snatch Victim
Mark Mercury
Purse Snatcher
Herb Goldstein
Eddie Cohen
Vic Hunter
Bookie
Gary Howard Klar
Head Bookie
Lou Garr
Convenience Store Clerk
Patrick Cherry
Convenience Store Robber
Nancy Duerr
Newswoman
Lisa Bell
Sausage Girl
Edward Knott
Supermarket Stud
Joe Hess
Pedro
Carmen Lopez
Woman In Sports Car
Richard Helfritz
Leadman
Jack Spirtos
Martine Beswick
Crew
Maher Ahmad
Production Designer
Brent Armitage
Production Assistant
George Armitage
Screenwriter
Eugenie Bafaloukos
Costume Designer
Tom Bahr
Stunts
Jeffrey T Barabe
Production Assistant
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutter
Wally Beardon
Adr Recording
Lionel Benjamin
Song Performer ("Bouke")
Lionel Benjamin
Song
Lynette Bernay
Costume Designer Assistant
Chick Bernhardt
Stunts
Bert Bertolami
Set Dresser
Gray Beverley
Assistant (To Jonathan Demme And Gary Goetzman)
Elisha Birnbaum
Foley Artist
David Bolton
Adr Recording
Sondra Dee Boyachek
Production Coordinator Assistant
Sharon Boyle
Music Supervisor
Ron Bozman
1st Assistant Director
Ron Bozman
Co-Producer
Eugene Bright
Carpenter
Lisa Bromwell
1st Assistant Editor
Fred Burch
Song ("Lazy Love Affair")
Kevin Cerchaid
Projectionist
Gary Chang
Music
Michael Charboneau
Carpenter
Mickey Cherubino
Transportation Co-Captain
Randall Coleman
Adr Editor
Harold F Collins
Construction Coordinator
Harold Conner
Song ("Lazy Love Affair")
Robert H Cooper
Special Effects Assistant
James Crasper
Carpenter
Rodney Crowell
Song ("Somewhere Tonight")
Alan D'angerio
Hairstyles
Jack Dalton
Boom Operator
Joseph Debeasi
Music Editor
Vicki Dee
Production Auditor
Desmond Dekker
Song Performer ("The Israelites")
Desmond Dekker
Song
Bob Demme
Unit Publicist
Jonathan Demme
Producer
Peter Demme
Electrician
Bob Dosh
Other
Daniel Duarte
Scenic Artist
Jose Duarte
Scenic Artist Supervisor
Arthur J Edwards
Stunts
Vicki Factor
Casting (Florida)
Robin Fajardo
Assistant (To Jonathan Demme And Gary Goetzman)
Loretta Farb
Assistant (To Jonathan Demme And Gary Goetzman)
Nicklas Farrantello
Art Department Assistant
Howard Feuer
Casting
Tom Fleischman
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Tak Fujimoto
Director Of Photography
Carl Fullerton
Makeup
Gary Goetzman
Producer
Gary Goetzman
Music ("Island Blues" "Floatin")
Ethan Goldstine
Assistant (To George Armitage)
Jose B Gonzalez
Scenic Artist
Norman Greenbaum
Song Performer ("Spirit In The Sky")
Norman Greenbaum
Song
David Grossack
Sound Transfer Technician
Rich Guay
Financial Consultant
Yonit Hammer
Casting (Florida)
Kevin Harris
Special Effects Supervisor
Eric Helfritz
Swing Gang
Joe Hess
Stunts
Phil Hetos
Color Timer
Gus Holzer
Production Associate
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunt Coordinator
William Horberg
Associate Producer
Harlan Howard
Song ("Somewhere Tonight")
Thomas Imperato
Other
Don K Ivey
Set Decorator
Jay Ivey
Set Dresser
Kenton Jakub
Adr Editor Assistant
David P I James
Other
Bill Johnson
Additional Editor
Brian Katkin
Sound Editor Apprentice
David Kirkman
Apprentice Editor
Edward Knott
Bestboy Grip
Edward Knott
Key Grip
Kevin Knott
Grip
Leslie Kong
Song ("The Israelites")
Gustav Laas
Electrician
Rick Lake
Music Editor Assistant
Joyce M Lark
Transportation Captain
James Long
Carpenter
Betsy Marino
Assistant (To Jonathan Demme And Gary Goetzman)
Neal Martz
Additional Makeup
Maria Mason
Production Assistant
Kyle Mccarthy
2nd Assistant Director
William M. Mcconnell
1st Assistant Camera
Freddie Mcgregor
Song Performer ("Don'T Hurt My Feelings")
Freddie Mcgregor
Song
Craig Mckay
Editor
Gary Mclarty
Stunts
Patrick Morris
Bestboy Electrician
Walter Morris
Gaffer
Robert Musco
Wardrobe Supervisor
Gerald Nelson
Song
Gerald Nelson
Song Performer ("Lazy Love Affair")
Bitty O'sullivan-smith
Sound Editor
Casey Osborne
Grip
Paul Overstreet
Song ("You Again")
Senen Palacios
Music ("La Subienda")
Marshall Persinger
Post-Production Supervisor
Maria Petrella
2nd Assistant Editor
Mike Piccirillo
Music ("Island Blues" "Floatin")
Don Reddy
Camera Operator
Mitch Reeves
Electrician
Esther Robinson
Wardrobe Supervisor
James Robinson Ii
Props Assistant
Howard Rodger
Scenic Artist
Nicholas J Romanac
Property Master
Zade Rosenthal
Stills
Dan Sable
Sound Editor Supervisor
Lynn Sable
Sound Editor Assistant
Angela Santa Maria
Production Assistant
Edward Saxon
Executive Producer
Sandra Schmalaried
Set Dresser
Phil Schneider
Craft Service
Doug Schwartz
2nd Assistant Camera
Bob Smaling
Grip
Thomas Smaling
Dolly Grip
William Smaling
Electrician
David F Solomon
Assistant (To Jonathan Demme And Gary Goetzman)
Murray Solomon
Sound Editor Assistant
Cynthia Streit
Production Office Coordinator
Sandy Tanaka
Music Coordinator
Sherry Thorup
Location Manager
Michael Tromer
Sound Mixer
Robert K Ulland
Steadicam Operator
Gloria Milena Uribe
Location Assistant
Kenneth Utt
Unit Production Manager
Kenneth Utt
Co-Producer
Johnny Ventura
Song ("Banana (Bobine)")
Deborah Wallach
Adr Editor
Fred Ward
Executive Producer
Robert F Warren
Technical Consultant (Dolby Stereo)
Chris Weber
Song
Chris Weber
Song Performer ("Sweet Angel")
Charles Willeford
Source Material (From Novel)
Uri Yarovesky
Special Effects (Dental)
Corey B Yugler
Script Supervisor
Film Details
Also Known As
O Anjo Assassino
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Romance
Thriller
Release Date
1990
Production Company
Cinema Research Corporation; Cinevideotech; Completion Bond Company Inc; Hastings Sound Editorial Inc; Movie Medics; Sound One; Sunrise Caterers
Distribution Company
Orion Pictures/RLJ Entertainment, Inc.; 20th Century Fox; 20th Century Fox Distribution; Finnkino Oy; Orion Home Video; Orion Pictures; Rank Film Distributors Ltd; Rlj Entertainment, Inc.; Sony Pictures Releasing International
Location
Miami, Florida, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 39m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Jennifer Jason Leigh was named Best Supporting Actress of 1990 by the Boston Society of Film Critics for her performances in "Miami Blues" and "Last Exit to Brooklyn" (West Germany/1989).
Jennifer Jason Leigh was named best supporting actress of 1990 by the New York Film Critics Circle for her performances in "Miami Blues" and "Last Exit to Brooklyn" (West Germany/89).
Released in United States July 1990
Released in United States November 1990
Released in United States on Video October 25, 1990
Released in United States Spring April 20, 1990
Shown at London Film Festival November 8-25, 1990.
Shown at Taormina Film Festival, Italy July 20-29, 1990.
Began shooting September 28, 1988.
Completed shooting December 1988.
Released in United States Spring April 20, 1990
Released in United States July 1990 (Shown at Taormina Film Festival, Italy July 20-29, 1990.)
Released in United States on Video October 25, 1990
Released in United States November 1990 (Shown at London Film Festival November 8-25, 1990.)
