The story of how Miami became the cocaine capital of the United States in the early 1980's and the police officers who turned the tide on crime.The story of how Miami became the cocaine capital of the United States in the early 1980's and the police officers who turned the tide on crime.The story of how Miami became the cocaine capital of the United States in the early 1980's and the police officers who turned the tide on crime.
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Bob Palumbo
- Self - Special Agent, Drug Enforcement Administration
- (as Bob Palombo)
Joseph Davis
- Self - Former Chief Medical Examiner, Miami-Dade County
- (as Dr. Joseph Davis)
Louis Caruso
- Self - Criminal Defense Attorney
- (as Louis Casuso)
Jorge Ayala
- Self - Enforcer
- (as Jorge 'Rivi' Ayala)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBlanco was killed by two gunmen on a motorcycle as she walked out of a butcher shop in her hometown, Medellín, on September 3, 2012. The Miami Herald cites El Colombiano newspaper reports that one man fired two bullets into her head, executing her in the type of "motorcycle assassination" she has been credited with inventing.
- Quotes
Griselda Blanco: [Last Title card] Griselda Blanco was released from prison on June 6, 2004.
- ConnectionsFeatures Scarface (1983)
Featured review
Although I had the opportunity to see the unfinished version of what is sure to be an award-winning film, I was thoroughly impressed by Cocaine Cowboys. Without giving anything away, let me just say that this film refrains from the type of overly preachy or overly glorified view of the cocaine business in the late 1970's and 1980's. A nice balance of character analysis mixed with an abundance of archival data kept my interest throughout the experience...and I walked out of the theater feeling as though I really learned a great deal, not only about historical occurrences, and their impact on a few central characters or society as a whole; rather, I left the cinema with a grasp of the time period from many different perspectives: Columbian drug lords, Cocaine transporters and dealers, special task force members assigned to find the aforementioned groups, local media then and now, land developers, vacationers, car salesmen, and your average Miamian. Perspectives offered were not limited in scope. I highly recommend this film.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Кокаиновые ковбои
- Filming locations
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $150,056
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $36,295
- Oct 29, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $167,078
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
- Color
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