Homeage to Miami Vice?
I've always thought Warner Bros. was paying homeage to Miami Vice in this movie. This movie came out 10 years after Miami Vice 1st airred in 1984. The Miami setting and plot of taking down the drug king pin is just like Vice, minus the vigilante element. Also the overall style and atmosphere is pretty Vice-like along with the soundtrack including Miami Sound Machine or Gloria Esteban. Another little thing that possibly only I would notice is the 1964 Cadillac convertible the dealer is blown up in; it's exactly the same as the one Tubbs drove in Miami Vice.
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