Just in Time for the Highly Anticipated Summer Movie Release of 'Miami Vice' ... See How It All Began 'Miami Vice Seasons One & Two' DVD Value Pack

Just in Time for the Highly Anticipated Summer Movie Release of 'Miami Vice' ... See How It All Began 'Miami Vice Seasons One & Two' DVD Value Pack

Experience All 44 Episodes of the Groundbreaking Show That Revolutionized Television and Became a Cultural Phenomenon

On DVD July 25, 2006, From Universal Studios Home Entertainment

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Detectives Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs return to the sultry streets of South Beach when the special six-disc value pack of "Miami Vice: Seasons One and Two" arrives in stores July 25, 2006 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. With the highly-anticipated July 28th movie release of "Miami Vice" starring Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell from Universal Pictures and director Michael Mann, fans will want to re-watch the sizzling original series whose stunning production values, rapid-fire dialogue and innovative use of contemporary music revolutionized television. Now fans can take home two full television seasons for the price of one, with the six-DVD value pack priced at $59.98 SRP.

Starring Don Johnson as Crockett, Philip Michael Thomas as Tubbs and Emmy(R) winner Edward James Olmos as Lieutenant Martin Castillo, "Miami Vice" redefined cool with tales of cocaine cowboys set in sun-drenched seaside palaces and postmodern cityscapes, while revitalizing network television with the visual style and visceral energy of the music video. The show's executive producer, Oscar(R)-nominated filmmaker Michael Mann ("Miami Vice," "Heat," "The Insider," "Collateral") re-engineered the television crime drama for the 1980s with high style and hot music, as well as launching a worldwide cultural phenomenon in fashion, music, design and architecture. Innovative, well-written scripts, starting with creator Anthony Yerkovich's 2-hour pilot, elevated the content and brought issues from the world into the series' early years.

Helping drive the "Miami Vice" phenomenon was a blazing soundtrack of high octane pop music from multiple superstar performers including Phil Collins, U2, Elvis Presley, Peter Gabriel, Eric Clapton, Tina Turner, The Police, The Rolling Stones, Glenn Frey and others, now re-mixed for DVD in crystal clear 5.1 surround sound. Further, Mann cast Collins, Tina Turner, Glenn Frey, and James Brown as guest stars. The first two seasons of "Miami Vice," also boasted unforgettable guest stars, including Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames, Jimmy Smits, Ed O'Neill, Pam Grier, Little Richard, Kyra Sedgewick, John Leguizamo, and Miles Davis among others.

SIZZLING BONUS FEATURES

The "Miami Vice: Seasons One & Two" Value Pack features the following bonus features that take fans inside one of television's most unforgettable shows:

* The Vibe of Vice -- Discover how "Miami Vice" forever changed the face
of television.

* Building the Perfect Vice -- From development to primetime: behind the
scenes of "Miami Vice."

* The Style of Vice -- How "Miami Vice's" trend setting fashions gave the
series its signature look and influenced pop culture.

* The Music of Vice -- How the music of "Miami Vice" transformed
television storytelling, attracting music's biggest stars to the series.

* Miami After Vice -- From the 1980's to the present, how the city of
Miami has evolved.

Synopsis

Almost as addictive as the drugs vice cops Sonny Crockett (Golden Globe(R) winner Don Johnson) and Rico Tubbs (Philip Michael Thomas) struggle to get off U.S. streets, "Miami Vice" defined a decade with its groundbreaking signature style and exciting action. All 44 electrifying episodes of the first two seasons of the Emmy and Golden Globe winning series are included in this collection, along with the iconic music of Phil Collins, U2, The Who and more, remixed in 5.1 Surround Sound. Inspired casting produced a powerhouse roster of guest stars including Jimmy Smits, Ed O'Neill, John Turturro, Pam Grier, John Leguizamo, Dennis Farina, Ving Rhames and Bruce Willis. Find out why People magazine hailed "Miami Vice" as "the first show to look really new and different since color TV was invented!"

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
DVD
Street Date: July 25, 2006
Rating: Not Rated
Suggested Retail Price: $59.98
DVD Selection Number: 31119 (Side By Side), 31568 (Back to Back)
Running Time: Disc 1: 5 hours 42 Minutes; Disc 2: 6 Hours 30 Minutes;
Disc 3: 6 Hours 13 Minutes; Disc 4: 6 hours, 32 minutes; Disc 5: 6 hours,
29 minutes; Disc 6: 5 hours, 41 minutes
Discs: 6
Number of Layers: Dual (Double Sided)
Aspect Ratio: Full Frame 1.33:1

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CONTACT: Vivian Mayer, Senior Vice President, Publicity,
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