Miami Vice: Quick Facts

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Awards And Honors	Emmy Award • Golden Globe Award

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The “MTV cops” who defined a decade

Philip Michael Thomas as Detective Rico Tubbs, Edward James Olmos as Martin Castillo, and Don Johnson as Detective Sonny Crockett in a police station scene from Miami Vice.

Jamie Foxx as Detective Ricardo Tubbs and Colin Farrell as Detective James Crockett, both wearing sunglasses and casual shirts, stand in front of a graffiti-covered wall in Miami Vice.

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