a 1990 American black comedy crime film , directed by George Armitagebased on the novel of the same name by Charles Willeford

Miami Blues is a 1990 American black comedy crime film directed by George Armitage, based on the novel of the same name by Charles Willeford.

a Film Soleil Noir that cinematographer Tak Fujimoto infuses with a bright sunny tropical pastel pallet

Miami Blues is a Film Soleil Noir that cinematographer Tak Fujimoto infuses with a bright sunny tropical pastel pallet.

a 1990 Black Comedy neo-noir directed by George Armitage and starring Fred Ward, Alec Baldwin, and Jennifer Jason Leigh, adapted from the novel of the same name by Charles Willeford

Miami Blues is a 1990 Black Comedy neo-noir directed by George Armitage and starring Fred Ward, Alec Baldwin, and Jennifer Jason Leigh, adapted from the novel of the same name by Charles Willeford.

as a dark, comic cops-and-robbers thriller unlike any other

Quirky and unpredictable, Miami Blues has been hailed by critics and the public alike as a dark, comic cops-and-robbers thriller unlike any other.

rock rap and nu metal

Blues's genre is a mixture of rock rap and nu metal.

as an action comedy

Miami Blues was marketed as an action comedy and while an action comedy fulfills both halves of that mashup genre, an action comedy does so in a playfully dark way that gleefully transcends mainstream expectations.

a dark but intriguing noir, also filmed in Miami, with a young Alec Baldwin

Miami Blues is a dark but intriguing noir, also filmed in Miami, with a young Alec Baldwin.

a classic of Florida crime fiction

It's described as 'A brutal, thrilling ride, Miami Blues is a classic of Florida crime fiction, revealing the sordid side of the Sunshine State' in the back blurb and that sums the book up quite accurately on one level but doesn't at all reveal the humanity that Willeford brings to Hoke Moseley's characters.

a crime comedy drama from director George Armitage that stars Alec Baldwin, Fred Ward and Jennifer Jason Leigh

Miami Blues (1990) is a crime comedy drama from director George Armitage that stars Alec Baldwin, Fred Ward and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

a black comedy, starring Alec Baldwin and some of NYC’s classic faces on screen

Miami Blues was produced by Jonathan Demme, and is a black comedy, starring Alec Baldwin and some of NYC’s classic faces on screen.

a quirky crime caper

Hard-boiled and Himalayan salted, Miami Blues is a quirky crime caper.

a wonderful novel: quirky, fun, off centre with a clean, gorgeous prose style that could serve as a model for anyone who wants to break into crime writing

Miami Blues is a wonderful novel: quirky, fun, off centre with a clean, gorgeous prose style that could serve as a model for anyone who wants to break into crime writing.

a looping short film created for Diesel’s Summer 2017 retail displays

Miami Blues is a looping short film created for Diesel’s Summer 2017 retail displays.

the first film based on Willeford's series of novels featuring hard boiled detective Hoke Moseley

Miami Blues is the first film based on Willeford's series of novels featuring hard boiled detective Hoke Moseley.

actors who are legendary in Miami Blues

And the reason I put those two together is not just because Miami Blues’re both kind of comedic noir films, but because Miami Blues both have actors in Miami Blues who are legendary.

cult movie

In short, Miami Blues is a perfect example of a cult movie, applying a-movie chops and ambition to material that less ambitiou s filmmakers would consider b-movie material.

a story about murder, robbery, and prostitution

Miami Blues (1984) is a story about murder, robbery, and prostitution, but prostitution's just as much about Miami's rough American jumble.

urban and crime oriented movies

However, Miami Blues's style favored urban and crime oriented movies.

a dark comedy that will have you glued to your seat

Miami Blues (1990) is a dark comedy that will have you glued to your seat.

Boogie-woogie

Boogie-woogie is a genre of blues music that became popular during the late 1920s, developed in African-American communities since the 1870s.[1] It was eventually extended from piano to piano duo and trio, guitar, big band, country and western music, and gospel.