Cocaine Cowboys is a documentary film directed by Billy Corben and produced by Alfred Spellman and Billy Corben through their Miami-based media studio rakontur. Jan Hammer composed and performed the film's original score. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2006, and distribution rights to the film in English speaking territories were licensed to Magnolia Pictures. The film opened in U.S. theaters with a limited release on October 27, 2006. W.A.S.P. is an American heavy metal band formed in 1982. ... Helldorado is the 1999 album by the Heavy Metal band W.A.S.P.. The album did not receive great reviews and many of W.A.S.P.s fans didnt like vocalist Blackie Lawlesss new screaming approach. ... Image File history File links Cocainecowboys_promo_cover. ... Jan Hammer (IPA: ) (born 17 April 1948, in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, today part of the Czech Republic). ... Magnolia Pictures is an American film distributor, and is a holding of 2929 Entertainment, owned by Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban. ... is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal 2005 The TriBeCa Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Manhattan. ... is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... Jan Hammer (IPA: ) (born 17 April 1948, in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, today part of the Czech Republic). ... Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal 2005 The TriBeCa Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Manhattan. ... Magnolia Pictures is an American film distributor, and is a holding of 2929 Entertainment, owned by Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban. ...

The film chronicles the development of the illegal drug trade in Miami during the 1970s and 1980s with interviews of both law enforcement and organized crime leaders, in addition to news footage from the era. The film reveals that in the 1960s and early 1970s, marijuana was the primary import drug into the region. During the 1970s, marijuana imports were replaced by the much more lucrative cocaine imports. Drug importers reveal several of the different methods used to import the drugs into Florida. The primary methods used to import the narcotics were by boat or by air. The drug importers also reveal the complexity of their methods of importation which include the purchase and financing of legitimate businesses to provide cover for illegal operations. Importers reveal that condominiums were purchased near particular ocean waterways to provide a monitoring post for Coast Guard and local police patrol boats. Importers reveal the use of high-tech radio monitoring equipment used to monitor the radio frequencies of Federal, State, and local authorities in order to warn incoming boats and airplanes. Panamanian motor vessel Gatun during the largest cocaine bust in United States Coast Guard history (20 tons), off the coast of Panama. ... Miami redirects here. ... For the band, see The Police. ... Organized crime or criminal organizations are groups or operations run by criminals, most commonly for the purpose of generating a monetary profit. ...

The film reveals that much of the economic growth which took place in Miami during this time period was a benefit of the drug trade. As members of the drug trade made immense amounts of money, this money flowed in large amounts into legitimate businesses. As a result, drug money indirectly financed the construction of many of the modern high-rise buildings in southern Florida.

A sequel Cocaine Cowboys II: Hustlin' With The Godmother chronicling the life of Griselda Blanco is due to be released in June 2008. Griselda Blanco mug shot Griselda Blanco (b. ...

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References

• Korten, Tristam, "Big Story, Big Screen: Two Miami Documentary Flimmakers Capture a Time and Place in Cocaine Cowboys", Miami New Times, October 10, 2005. Retrieved on November 13, 2006.
• Hill, Logan, "Critic's Pick: Cocaine Cowboys", New York Magazine, May 4, 2006. Retrieved on November 13, 2006.
• Goldstein, Gregg, "Magnolia Lines Up 'Cocaine' Rights", The Hollywood Reporter, July 10, 2006. Retrieved on September 13, 2006.
• Catsoulis, Jeannette, "Film in Review; Cocaine Cowboys", The New York Times, October 27, 2006. Retrieved on November 13, 2006.

External links

• rakontur site
• Cocaine Cowboys MySpace page
• Cocaine Cowboys at the Internet Movie Database
• Cocaine Cowboys official website
• Cocaine Cowboys Producers Embrace Movie Bootlegging
• Miami Herald profiles the bootlegging of Cocaine Cowboys
• Film on Miami drug trade is a bootleg hit even before release