Don Johnson celebrates Miami Vice at 40

On the 40th anniversary of Miami Vice’s television debut, star Don “Sonny Crockett” Johnson calls the impact on his life—and cinema and TV history ever since—“profound”.

Created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann for NBC, Miami Vice debuted on NBC on 16 September 1984 and ran for five seasons until 1990. The series co-starred Philip Michael Thomas as “Tubbs” and its many featured guests included Pam Grier, Helena Bonham-Carter, Bruce Willis, Leonard Cohen, Willie Nelson, Liam Neeson, Little Richard, Ben Stiller, Sheena Easton, Barbra Streisand, Steve Buscemi and more.

Don Johnson plays Chief Sandy Burnne in Jeremy Saulnier’s latest film, Rebel Ridge, streaming on @netflix.

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Interview by @gemmanz ‬
Edited by Richard Martin

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[Kellhound]

The epitome of cool. That show defined the 80s. Glad I was there to see it.

[victordavis]

There will never be a show like Miami Vice. The music, the clothes and actors legendary. Best television theme music

[rockyaoki]

Most iconic show ever. It captured the essence of 80s Miami.

[cathleanjohnson]

The one show that epitomizes the 80s, the music, fashion, it was definetly " Must See TV" back then, sadly that era has passed but thankful I was around to witness it.

[adidas]

Happy Birthday, Miami Vice. I still watch it because it brings back good memories of my childhood. It has been replicated but will never be duplicated.

[keepcalm]

I was born in 79. I always tell people, if you want to know and get a true feel for what the 80's was like, watch "Miami Vice". The music, the fashion, the lingo, the cars, the women, the men. Just everything about that show embodied that decade. When 89 came and it was finally going off of air, you KNEW it was the end of an era. Even in the series finale, to this DAY, if you watch it, you feel the 80's at its end....If you watched Miami Vice in its hey day, then you know the sense of nostalgia you get watching the show now. The show is in the Library of Congress now and rightfully so. It defined a decade.

[emadinah]

Miami Vice…. was & still is EVERYTHING!!! PERIOD!!

[magicknight]

He's not lying!! What a great show that keeps on giving 😄 that scene where they're quiet in the car driving at night and In the Air Tonight plays.... simply iconic! And of course Don Johnson is fantastically handsome still 😍😍

[melissagahn]

Miami Vice will always be my favorite series.

[lunarmodule]

He's absolutely right.
Hill streets blues, Magnum PI, LA Law were all good but they still had this 70s feel to them...
Miami Vice was totally original and fresh: dialogs, scripts, shooting, design, music...
I would argue there's a "MTV/music video" influence in there.

[otisroseboro]

Happy 40th Anniversary To One Of My All Time Favorite TV Shows 😊, Hard To Believe It's Been That long, Time Flies

[TheRedDevil_NC]

Glad he is still around. My favorite show and he is one of my favorite actors .Go listen to his album Heartbeat. Great musician too.

[burpreynolds]

This show was such a phenomenon. I remember where I was when seeing the first episode at 11 yrs old. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think those days would feel like ancient history from a bygone planet. I could’ve stayed 11 forever.

[fglank]

One of the best TV series, one of the best soundtracks ever: Miami Vice theme, Crockett's theme, Cry, In The Air Tonight, etc....I'd really like to go back to those

[MMAallday]

Miami Vice was, is & always will be the best tv show of it's time and it's influence extended to everything Don mentioned including Florida itself!!

[slimsantilli]

In 7th Grade we had an English Teacher (Mr Johnson) He had to talk about Miami Vice every Monday Morning. It was his life.

[tinabindschatel]

I never missed an episode!! This show was my childhood! 😊

[MaynardUSMC]

MV was definitely a game changer. Fantastic show. I'll never forget it. Still my favorite cop show. 😃

[peterfranks]

I was a 15 year old when it hit tv screens and what an impact it had. Brilliant show and great styling 👏
Happy Anniversary and thanks for the memories ❤️

[rmjmoviereviews]

I will forever remember Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas standing in front of the black Ferrari poster that my older brother had. I loved the intro of that show!!!