Cocaine Cowboys From:Jon Roberts (III) , Al Sunshine , Sam Burstyn , Mickey Munday , Bob Palumbo , MAGNOLIA HOME ENTERTAINMENT , Billy Corben , Magnolia ,
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: MAGNOLIA HOME ENTERTAINMENT
EAN: 0876964000635
Format: Color
Format: NTSC
Format: Subtitled
Format: Widescreen
Weight: 20 hundredths-pounds
Label: Magnolia
Audio Format: Dolby Digital 2.0
Manufacturer: Magnolia
Number Of Items: 1
Packaged Height: 58 hundredths-inches
Packaged Length: 710 hundredths-inches
Packaged Weight: 18 hundredths-pounds
Packaged Width: 542 hundredths-inches
Publisher: Magnolia
Release Date: 2007-01-23
Running Time: 118 minutes
Studio: Magnolia
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Product Description:
In the 1980s ruthless colombian cocaine barons invaded miami with a brand of violence unseen since prohibition-era chicago - and it put the city on the map. This is the true story of how miami became the drug murder & cash capital of the united states told by the people who made it happen. Studio: Magnolia Pict Hm Ent Release Date: 07/29/2008 Run time: 118 minutes Rating: R
Customer Reviews:
 A kaleidoscopic world and the party that seemed as if it would never end, 2009-01-01
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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