Brother's Keeper (Miami Vice)
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Miguel Pinero Bill Smitrovich | |
"Brother's Keeper" is the
Plot
Crockett is investigating a
Crockett begins dating a colleague,
Crockett and Tubbs agree to still work together and it pays off, discovering that the traitor is Scott Wheeler (Bill Smitrovich), a DEA agent who works closely with the vice squad. After being confronted and assaulted by Crockett (his former partner), Wheeler is then arrested. Soon afterwards, Calderone himself is arrested, but within a matter of hours gets a judge to sign his release on $2 million bail. Sonny and Rico arrive just in time to see Calderone get into a seaplane (which later in real life crashes as Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101) and fly off. Crockett and Tubbs decide that they like working with each other after all, and Tubbs decides to transfer to Miami.
Notes
Most of the series regular cast are introduced in this pilot episode: Sonny Crockett (Don Johnson), Ricardo Tubbs (Philip Michael Thomas), Gina Calabrese (Saundra Santiago), Trudy Joplin (Olivia Brown),
This episode, which has a 2-hour duration (with commercials) is also sometimes split as a two-part episode each an hour long in some countries. On the Region 1
At least one VHS release of "Brother's Keeper" replaces
Style
This episode started developing the trademark Vice style.
The pilot included some of the series trademarks, such as Crocketts'
Awards and nominations
This episode was nominated for three
Year | Result | Award | Category | Recipient(s) |
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1985 | Nominated | Emmy Award |
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | Anthony Yerkovich[2] |
Winner | Outstanding Cinematography for a Series | Robert E. Collins, Cinematographer[2] | ||
Winner | Outstanding Film Sound Editing for a Series | Bruce Bell, Sound Editor; Jerry Sanford Cohen, Music Editor; Victor B. Lackey, Sound Editor; Ian MacGregor-Scott, Sound Editor; Carl Mahakian, Sound Editor; Chuck Moran, Supervising Sound Editor; John Oettinger, Sound Editor; Bernie Pincus, Sound Editor; Warren Smith, Sound Editor; Bruce Stambler, Sound Editor; Mike Wilhoit, Sound Editor; Paul Wittenberg, ADR Editor; Kyle Wright, Sound Editor[2] |
Music
- "Only in Miami" by Bette Midler
- "Miss You" by the Rolling Stones(replaced by generic, instrumental rock music for at least one VHS release of "Brother's Keeper" from MCA Home Video)
- "Body Talk" by the Deele
- "All Night Long (All Night)" by Lionel Richie (Sung by a band)
- "Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell
- "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper (cover version)
- "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins (also used in the fourth-season episode "A Bullet for Crockett")
- "What's Love Got to do With It" by Tina Turner (plays during the end credits)
References
- ^ a b Salas, Randy A. (2005-02-08). "TV's 'Miami Vice' is still in fashion". Minneapolis Star Tribune. www.azcentral.com. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ^ a b c d "Advanced Primetime Awards Search". Academy of Television Arts and Science. www.emmys.tv. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
- ^ Zoglin, Richard (1985-09-16). "Cool Cops, Hot Show". Time. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
External links
- "Brother's Keeper" at IMDb