In the 1980s, ruthless Colombian cocaine barons invaded Miami with a brand of violence unseen in this country since Prohibition-era Chicago – and it put the city on the map. “Cocaine Cowboys” is the true story of how Miami became the drug, murder and cash capital of the United States, told by the people who made it all happen.

Cocaine Cowboys (2006)
  • Rating: (5,075 votes)
  • Tagline:The incredible true story that inspired "Scarface" and "Miami Vice". »
  • Runtime:118 minutes
  • Director: Billy Corben
  • Country:USA
  • Actors:
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    Jon Roberts
    Himself
    Al Sunshine
    Himself
    Sam Burstyn
    Himself
    Mickey Munday
    Himself
    Bob Palumbo
    Herself
    Toni Mooney
    Herself
    Edna Buchanan
    Himself (as Dr. Joseph Davis)
    Joseph Davis
    Himself
    Al Singleton
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    Louis Caruso
  • Genres:Documentary, Crime
  • Producers:
    Billy Corben
    producer  
    David Cypkin
    associate producer  
    Bruno del Granado
    executive producer  
    Alfred Spellman
    producer  
  • Plot: In the 1980s, ruthless Colombian cocaine barons invaded Miami with a brand of violence unseen in this country since Prohibition-era Chicago - and it put the city on the map. "Cocaine Cowboys" is the true story of how Miami became the drug, murder and cash capital of the United States, told by the people who made it all happen. Written by rakontur
Cocaine Cowboys
  • User's comment:Excellent documentary by phlnthrpy

    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.


  • Also known as: Cocaine Cowboys - Die wahre Geschichte hinter Scarface und Miami Vice (Germany),

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