Cocaine Cowboys
by Billy Corben
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Actor: Al Sunshine, Bob Palumbo, Jon Roberts, Mickey Munday, Sam BurstynDirector: Billy Corben
Brand: Magnolia Pictures
Cinematographer: Armando Salas
Editor: Billy Corben
Producer: Billy Corben
Editor: David Cypkin
Producer: David Cypkin
Producer: Alfred Spellman
Producer: Bruno del Granado
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0; Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 118 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-01-23
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Model: 10063
Studio: Magnolia
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- The cocaine trade of the 70s and 80s had an indelible impact on contemporary Miami. Smugglers and distributors forever changed a once sleepy retirement community into one of the world s most glamorous hot spots, the epicenter of a $20 billion annual business fed by Colombia s Medellin cartel. By the early 80s, Miami s tripled homicide rate had made it the murder capital of the country, for which a
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Movie Review: A kaleidoscopic world and the party that seemed as if it would never end
Summary: 5 Stars
This 2006 documentary about the rise and fall of the cocaine trade in Miami in the 1970s and 1980s is so fast-paced and intriguing that I stayed glued to the screen for the full two hours. It is the story of how the city of Miami changed from a sleepy vacation spot into the hub of the international cocaine trade in just a few short years.
Newsreels from the time bring back the styles and habits of the 1970s. Interviews with real-life criminals who have served or are still serving time in prison brings the stories to a personal level. There is money - millions of dollars in cash. There are drugs - hundreds of tons of cocaine and marijuana. There are clever schemes to hide it all. And lots of ways to spend the money.
The participants who are interviewed are all nostalgic. They explain how it all worked - how the drugs were shipped, how they were stored, and how it was distributed. Their lifestyles were opulent. It was exciting and fun. The social effect on Miami was to bring prosperity to the car dealers and jewelry stores. It was a kaleidoscopic world and a party that seemed that it would never end.
And then there was the violence. We see a newsreel of a hit in a shopping center. We hear an interview with a man now in prison who murdered a dozen people. Often, even children were not spared. There were Columbians, Cubans and Panamanians involved. The worst was a woman who ran the whole business who is rumored to have had more than 200 people killed.
Eventually, the gangs were disabled, the perpetrators were sent to prison and the whole cocaine traffic ended. Miami seemed to be destroyed. But then it came back.
The best part of this film is that it was all real and the filmmaker presented it well It was all done rapid-fire. There was not a dull moment. I enjoyed it immensely.
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