Tommy Vercetti Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 I watched Miami Blues again. I'd rate it good but not exceptional. There's some good Miami scenery in though. I've identified some locations.Alec Baldwin first meets Jennifer Jason Leigh at the Grand Doubletree Hotel on 1717 North Bayshore Drive. Milton Glantz's rooftop party in Death & The Lady was at this hotel.Baldwin shots a thief at the Big Fish Restaurant at 55 SW Miami Avenue. This is also where Crockett and Tubbs had lunch with Duddy the mugging sh!thead in Lend Me An Ear and where Crockett was playing pool and met Cutter in Leap of Faith.The scene in the mall was at Dadeland Mall on 7535 North Kendall Drive. There was of course an infamous shootout at this same mall in 1979 that kickstarted the drug wars.Could some of our other location slueths (airtommy, Jim, Dan J) help with some of the movie's locations.Was that the Venetian pool where Baldwin and Jennifer were eating? And does anyone know where the street where Baldwin went into the pawn shop and got his fingers chopped off is located? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airtommy Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 I'll probably give this one a look sometime in the next few months. I saw it a while ago, but didn't really study it. I remember Big Fish, though. The problem is that it hardly ever comes on TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJ Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 There are a few snippets posted on YouTube. Just saw some of that and it looks like a cheesy flick IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Vercetti Posted December 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 I can confirm that the Venetian Pool (on 2701 DeSoto Boulevard in Coral Gables) is in a scene in the movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airtommy Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 It looks like a cheesy flick IMO.That's never stopped me from doggedly hunting down locations before, it it won't stop me now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 I can confirm that the Venetian Pool (on 2701 DeSoto Boulevard in Coral Gables) is in a scene in the movieI haven't seen this location before - interesting . Is it part of a hotel or something ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamijimf Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 That's Venetian Pool. Go here: http://www.venetianpool.com/ Would have looked good in Vice, they missed the boat my not using this location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 That's Venetian Pool. Go here: http://www.venetianpool.com/ Would have looked good in Vice' date=' they missed the boat my not using this location.[/quote']Thansk miamijimf , youre right it looks like such a "Vice-ish" location in the vain of The Biltmore in Coral Gables where they shot quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Vercetti Posted January 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 I agree. The Venetian Pool would've looked great on Vice. Pity it was never used. Vice didn't film in Coral Gables that much, except in season 5 (like Line of Fire and The Lost Madonna). I heard that Michael Mann didn't want to film in Coral Gables and Coconut Grove because they wouldn't be right for the show. That's pretty dumb if you ask me. There were restrictions to where in Miami they could film Miami Vice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamijimf Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 The issue of Coral Gables in Vice has been discussed before. The Gables is very Mediterranean looking and didn't have that hard edge that was the VICE look. Plus Mann said something like "Poor people live in Art Deco, rich people live in post-modern." This is far from the truth but it was apparently his mindset when creating the show. By season five, the philosophy had changed probably because they were looking for new filming sites. Gables locations included the Biltmore, Collonade Hotel, Church of the Little Flower, and the intersection of Taragona Dr and Alhambra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Vercetti Posted January 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 There's some familar faces from Vice in this movie - Paul Gleason (When Irish Eyes Are Crying), Miracle Man, the guy who picked a fight with Crockett at the bar in Leap of Faith and that tough looking guy who was Guzman's henchman in Down For The Count and who was also in Walk-Alone and Hard Knocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Vercetti Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 This movie was based on a book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Vercetti Posted January 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Fred Ward's character lives at what is now Hotel Nash LLC at 1120 Collins Avenue in South BeachBaldwin jacks a car at Metro Food Equipment Co. at 1352 N Miami Avenue. This same street was at the start of Child's PlayAlec and Jennifer had an apartment at Calusa Club Village in Kendall (8888 SW 131sr Ct) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamijimf Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Neat pics Tommy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Vercetti Posted January 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Thanks Jim. That's another location not seen on Vice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Vercetti Posted January 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Baldwin rips off two other criminals at SW North River Drive, right beside the I95 bridge across the Miami River. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Vercetti Posted February 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Baldwin takes residence at Puerta De Palmas at 3632 SW 8th Street in Coral Gableshttp://www.puertadepalmas.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Vercetti Posted March 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Does anyone recognise the street from this scene?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLj_YZg191A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadrian Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 it reminds me of the "glades" teaser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Vercetti Posted March 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 No, sorry bud that's not it. The opening of Glades was stock footage of a street in Los Angeles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadrian Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 i was sure i was wrong, guess i shouldn't have offered. maybe it was the old cars ;)have you tried PM'ing matt5 or SoFla Jeremy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Vercetti Posted March 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 I just figured out where the street with the pawn shop scene is located. It's at the corner of North Miami Avenue and North 5th Street. It was featured on Vice in Tale of the Goat (A really great episode...for me to poop on!)The pawn shop and neighbouring stores have been demolished and a new modern building has been built on the site. You can see an aerial shot of the street here:http://miami-vice.ws/vbglossar.php?do=showentry&id=1620 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadrian Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 nice find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamijimf Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Just watched the movie. Very interesting and funny at times but sad also. They made good use of locations in the area. Anyone with the movie on DVD or tape should recognize the old hotel clerk Eddie who handed over the revolver with the hollow points. Trivia question: What character did he play in a Vice episode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Vercetti Posted April 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 I think it was Sy Rosenthal in Victims of Circumstance, is that it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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