With Miami Vice, thriller master Michael Mann has given the cult series from the 80s an unusual remake. Instead of neon style and floods of sunshine, his 2006 film is a dark action painting in which the director paints floods of images that are as black as night with a digital camera.
His Miami Vice, which airs Monday nights on Nitro, has had an extremely checkered production history. This includes one real shootout on setwhich had to change the ending spontaneously.
Real-life Miami Vice shooting caused star to flee country
Slate has broken down the entire turbulent production history of the Michael Mann thriller. Tensions arose on the set between the perfectionist director and leading actor Jamie Foxx, who is said to have been vain after winning an Oscar for Ray and allegedly demanded more money.
In addition, Mann is said to have repeatedly rewritten the script very spontaneously on the respective day of shooting, which the Production even more complex and difficult for everyone involved.
The high point on a negative note was the moment the Miami Vice finale was set to be filmed in Paraguay. This is where a dispute broke out between a local police officer and an on-set security guard, in which the policeman pulled out a gun and shot the security guard.
Foxx then packed up his belongings with his entourage and fled Paraguay. As a result, the director changed the ending again and moved the finale of the action thriller back to Miami. According to Mann, the Paraguay final would have been more dramatic, but in retrospect he thinks the current ending is the better version.
When and where is Miami Vice on TV?
Michael Mann’s Miami Vice is on July 24 at 8:15 p.m. on Nitro. Here you can convince yourself of the radical new edition of the cult series. Otherwise, Miami Vice is currently streaming on Netflix as a subscription.
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