Directed by:
George ArmitageScreenplay:
George ArmitageCinematography:
Tak FujimotoComposer:
Gary ChangCast:
Alec Baldwin, Obba Babatundé, Fred Ward, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Charles Napier, Paul Gleason, Nora Dunn, Gary Howard Klar, Martine Beswick, Bobo Lewis (more)Plots(1)
George Armitage adapted celebrated noir author Charles Willeford's novel "Miami Blues" for the screen with new star Alec Baldwin in the lead role as Frederick J. Frenger, Jr., a sociopathic criminal. Arriving in Miami fresh out of jail he commits one crime after another when he meets young hooker Susie (Jennifer Jason Leigh) who he starts to build a pseudo-married life with, including the home cooking and the white picket fence. As Frederick tries to juggle domesticity with his mounting crimes, dogged cop Hoke Moseley (Fred Ward) threatens to put his freedom in jeopardy. Baldwin is brilliant as the unhinged criminal tearing through Miami while Armitage perfectly balances the humour and violence in this singular crime comedy that betrays the quirky influence of producer Jonathan Demme. (Radiance Films)
(more)Cast
Alec Baldwin
USA
Best movies:
The Departed (2006)
My Sister's Keeper (2009)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Obba Babatundé
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Philadelphia (1993)
The Notebook (2004)
Fred Ward
USA
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
Jennifer Jason Leigh
USA
Best movies:
Who Cares a Lot?: The Greatest Videos (1999) (music video)
Road to Perdition (2002)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Charles Napier
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Philadelphia (1993)
Lords of Dogtown (2005)
Paul Gleason
USA
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
Trading Places (1983)
Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
Nora Dunn
USA
Best movies:
The X Files: Dreamland (1998) (video compilation)
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
Cherish (2002)
Gary Howard Klar
USA
Best movies:
Trading Places (1983)
Big (1988)
Gloria (1980)
Martine Beswick
Jamaica
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
From Russia with Love (1963)
Thunderball (1965)
Bobo Lewis
USA
Best movies:
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
One True Thing (1998)
Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)
Shirley Stoler
USA
Best movies:
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Seven Beauties (1975)
Three O'Clock High (1987)
Joe Hess
USA
Best movies:
Go for It (1983)
The Bodyguard (1992)
Harry & Son (1984)
Edward Saxon
USA
Best movies:
The Ref (1994)
Beloved (1998)
Something Wild (1986)
Julie Caitlin Brown
USA
Best movies:
Vanishing Son (1994) (TV movie)
Murder Live! (1997) (TV movie)
All About Evil (2010)
Gary Goetzman
USA
Best movies:
Philadelphia (1993)
Bustin' Loose (1981)
Something Wild (1986)
Wendy Thorlakson
Best movies:
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Miami Blues (1990)
The Big Bounce (2004)
Buddy Joe Hooker
USA
Best movies:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Bound for Glory (1976)
Tony Paris
Best movies:
U.S. Marshals (1998)
The Last Marshal (1999)
Extralarge: Moving Target (1992) (TV movie)
Kenneth Utt
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Philadelphia (1993)
Dogfight (1991)