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February 15th 2007 11:08
Cocaine Cowboys
Unreleased in Australian cinemas yet, this one has already come out on DVD in the USA. You can order it from Amazon.com
Director:Billy Corbin
Music:Jan Hammer
Starring:Mickey Munday, Jon Pernell Roberts, Jorge “Rivi” Ayala
In the early 1970’s the landscape of the city of Miami was forever changed by the insurgence of the Columbian Cocaine trade. Through interviews with the key figures that lived it, this documentary strives to tell the true stories that inspired movies like Scarface and the TV show Miami Vice.
Made up of lengthy conversations with all the players, brutal archival crime scene footage and stylized melding of still images and sound. We get to see how this sleepy retirement Mecca of the 1960’s became the richest city in the US during the late 70’s and by the 1980’s evolved into the murder capital of the world.
We have Mickey Munday, the courier. A pilot importer, he smuggled ludicrous amounts (tonnes and tonnes) of the marching powder from the South American suppliers into the sunny US City.
Jon Pernell Roberts, the distributor. He collected the goods and organized the product ensuring its arrival in the hands of the dealers.
Jorge “Rivi” Ayala, the hit man, a bad motherfucker, henchman for the most vicious drug lord of them all, a woman by the name of Griselda Blanco.
The unimaginable sums of money generated once it became trendy, allowed for easy bribing of those who would get in their way. Figuring out ingenious technological safety nets for the illegal importing and selling, those involved really became just like the cinematic clichés that have since dominated popular entertainment. Without the car trunk style handovers, these guys tried to never touch the merchandise.
Screwing with the US economy, at its height the drug trade made Florida 5 times wealthier than all the other US states combined. It was blood money that funded most of the construction of the famous high rise cityscape we now associate with the tourist destination.
The reason why the cocaine trade thrived for so long, law enforcement officials didn’t see it as a problem until people started being gunned down in the streets. Until that time ex pot dealers who had turned to the Bolivian dust had virtually free reign.
Endless streams of woman, cars, automatic weapons and parties were the rewards for the low risk venture and flaunting success became common place.
The bubble burst once public violence erupted and vicious chainsaw wielding, machine gun toting rival dealers unleashed untold carnage and mayhem. Taking lives in broad daylight, they were the Cocaine Cowboys.
John Doe says:
Outlandish, graphic, bordering on sensationlized and more fun than it should be. Cocaine Cowboys glamorizes then demonizes its subject matter.
Aspiring for an objective scope, it is unavoidable that when you have successful criminals talking about the fruits of their labour it will sound attractive. Until they reach there demise.
Establishing a tongue on cheek tone the documentary is still informative, while not taking itself too seriously. We are walked through the process by the criminals. The other side of the story is told by drug enforcement agents working at the time.
The director adds a cinematic flair to the proceedings and with music by Jan Hammer(Miami Vice) captures the era well. The massive volume of coke and guns in some shots regular montages of cash seized had John Doe waiting for a glossy Ferrari Testerosa vs Lamborghini Countach auto pursuit ala Michael Mann.
We get inside the heads, hear of the mindset it took to be a part of this social upheavel. Through the course of the film we get to know the charecters and see the remorse of some and the yearning for the good old days in others.
The anecdotes we are told frighten and excite simultaneously. Unapologetic enforcer for the godmother of coke, Jorge Ayala is still behind bars yet seems proud of all the lives he took. A disarming charm and detached sense of humour mean that he laps up the attention lauded on him. At the same time his confessions are eye opening, as he goes into great detail about the murders he committed for his drug lord boss.
Self confessed “importer” Mickey Munday is described by those that knew him as real life MacGyver. Once the shit went down he evaded capture for 6 years and hearing him tell the story of when he had to tow a drug enforcement vessel into harbour while driving a fully loaded delivery boat himself, makes it all sound plausible.
Cut this film with a little fibergalss and you would have a nosebleeding high. It may not be completly responsible filmmakiing, there are plenty of morons who will see this and think they are hearing legends speak, giving a basic idiots guide to smuggling
For John Doe and his evil band of followers, taken with a healthy dose of cynicism, it was engrossing and entertaining to watch the rise and fall of an empire that was built on giving the people what they wanted.
A story seen numerous times in fiction, about criminals that never consider consequences and allow greed and apathy to cloud their view, giving way to an implosive carnage.
Inspiring the imagination and becoming a testament to the American dream gone berserk, In a grin worthy way, Cocaine Cowboys is a warning wrapped in candy. Now say hello to my little friend and crack out the yay-yo.
Visit the official Cocaine Cowboys site http://www.cocainecowboys.com/
The DVD:
Transfer: Widescreen 1:78:1/ Dolby Digital 5.1
Extras: Commentary by director Billy Corben and co-producer David Cypkin, Deleted scenes with commentary, "Hustlin' with the Godmother: The Charles Cosby Story".
The Trailer
Tale of the Chuco hit
Unreleased in Australian cinemas yet, this one has already come out on DVD in the USA. You can order it from Amazon.com
US DVD Cover- Unreleased in Australia
Starring:Mickey Munday, Jon Pernell Roberts, Jorge “Rivi” Ayala
In the early 1970’s the landscape of the city of Miami was forever changed by the insurgence of the Columbian Cocaine trade. Through interviews with the key figures that lived it, this documentary strives to tell the true stories that inspired movies like Scarface and the TV show Miami Vice.
Made up of lengthy conversations with all the players, brutal archival crime scene footage and stylized melding of still images and sound. We get to see how this sleepy retirement Mecca of the 1960’s became the richest city in the US during the late 70’s and by the 1980’s evolved into the murder capital of the world.
We have Mickey Munday, the courier. A pilot importer, he smuggled ludicrous amounts (tonnes and tonnes) of the marching powder from the South American suppliers into the sunny US City.
Jon Pernell Roberts, the distributor. He collected the goods and organized the product ensuring its arrival in the hands of the dealers.
Jorge “Rivi” Ayala, the hit man, a bad motherfucker, henchman for the most vicious drug lord of them all, a woman by the name of Griselda Blanco.
The unimaginable sums of money generated once it became trendy, allowed for easy bribing of those who would get in their way. Figuring out ingenious technological safety nets for the illegal importing and selling, those involved really became just like the cinematic clichés that have since dominated popular entertainment. Without the car trunk style handovers, these guys tried to never touch the merchandise.
Screwing with the US economy, at its height the drug trade made Florida 5 times wealthier than all the other US states combined. It was blood money that funded most of the construction of the famous high rise cityscape we now associate with the tourist destination.
The reason why the cocaine trade thrived for so long, law enforcement officials didn’t see it as a problem until people started being gunned down in the streets. Until that time ex pot dealers who had turned to the Bolivian dust had virtually free reign.
Endless streams of woman, cars, automatic weapons and parties were the rewards for the low risk venture and flaunting success became common place.
The bubble burst once public violence erupted and vicious chainsaw wielding, machine gun toting rival dealers unleashed untold carnage and mayhem. Taking lives in broad daylight, they were the Cocaine Cowboys.
John Doe says:
Outlandish, graphic, bordering on sensationlized and more fun than it should be. Cocaine Cowboys glamorizes then demonizes its subject matter.
Aspiring for an objective scope, it is unavoidable that when you have successful criminals talking about the fruits of their labour it will sound attractive. Until they reach there demise.
Establishing a tongue on cheek tone the documentary is still informative, while not taking itself too seriously. We are walked through the process by the criminals. The other side of the story is told by drug enforcement agents working at the time.
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We get inside the heads, hear of the mindset it took to be a part of this social upheavel. Through the course of the film we get to know the charecters and see the remorse of some and the yearning for the good old days in others.
The anecdotes we are told frighten and excite simultaneously. Unapologetic enforcer for the godmother of coke, Jorge Ayala is still behind bars yet seems proud of all the lives he took. A disarming charm and detached sense of humour mean that he laps up the attention lauded on him. At the same time his confessions are eye opening, as he goes into great detail about the murders he committed for his drug lord boss.
Self confessed “importer” Mickey Munday is described by those that knew him as real life MacGyver. Once the shit went down he evaded capture for 6 years and hearing him tell the story of when he had to tow a drug enforcement vessel into harbour while driving a fully loaded delivery boat himself, makes it all sound plausible.
Cut this film with a little fibergalss and you would have a nosebleeding high. It may not be completly responsible filmmakiing, there are plenty of morons who will see this and think they are hearing legends speak, giving a basic idiots guide to smuggling
For John Doe and his evil band of followers, taken with a healthy dose of cynicism, it was engrossing and entertaining to watch the rise and fall of an empire that was built on giving the people what they wanted.
A story seen numerous times in fiction, about criminals that never consider consequences and allow greed and apathy to cloud their view, giving way to an implosive carnage.
Inspiring the imagination and becoming a testament to the American dream gone berserk, In a grin worthy way, Cocaine Cowboys is a warning wrapped in candy. Now say hello to my little friend and crack out the yay-yo.
Visit the official Cocaine Cowboys site http://www.cocainecowboys.com/
The DVD:
Transfer: Widescreen 1:78:1/ Dolby Digital 5.1
Extras: Commentary by director Billy Corben and co-producer David Cypkin, Deleted scenes with commentary, "Hustlin' with the Godmother: The Charles Cosby Story".
The Trailer
Tale of the Chuco hit
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Comment by Bryn
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Jus' call me Tony.
Montana.
Easy tiger.
Comment by JohnDoe
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I feel like going and turning on the old PS2 and playing GTA: Vice City.
Very much R rated, just make sure you dont go in expecting a hard hitting doco, it very much comes packed with all the bells and whistles of the time to makes it irresistable fun when it shouldn't be......its wrong, its bad and I liked it.
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Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile
Now that's Hell.
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