This re-introduction looks at the cult classic film Miami Blues, its place in the neo-noir genre, and its satirical take on the classic tropes.
The classic noir genre is often associated with the rise of hard-boiled detective stories in the 1940s, which lionized iconic detective characters like Sam Spade and Phillip Marlowe. Although this style of mystery cinema eventually began to fade away, there was a resurgence of films that managed to recontextualize the genre by changing its tone or genre; Blade Runner brought noir into the future, and Red Rock West was introduced as a Western-centric mystery.
The noir genre has legions of fans, but even its most ardent admirers may have to admit that there are times in which the stories can be pretty ridiculous. Miami Blues was a very dark comedy that lampooned the notion of a complex anti-hero and managed to flip the entire neo-noir genre on its head. While the film was not a significant success during its initial release in 1990, Miami Blues has established itself as a cult classic that was ahead of its time. What Is ‘Miami Blues’ About? Close Based on the novel of the same name by Charles Willeford, Miami Blues stars Alec Baldwin as the sociopath Frederick J. Frenger Jr., who refers to himself as “Junior.” Although Junior has recently been released from imprisonment in California, he manages to get himself in trouble again when he kills a passenger at an airport and inexplicably steals some luggage. It’s only after his escape that Junior encounters the college student Susie Waggoner (Jennifer Jason Leigh), who begins to fall in love with him, despite being completely ignorant of his criminal lifestyle. Although Junior has a close call with the investigator Sgt. Hoke Moseley (Fred Ward) ends up trapping the older policeman and stealing his uniform, gun, and badge. Junior had never considered himself to be a particularly ambitious person, but he finds that society is willing to grant him significant privileges when they are under the impression that he is actually a member of law enforcement
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