Michael Jenkins directed the film version of David Williamson's Emerald City where the Williamson surrogate devises a cop show like Miami Vice. Not long before hand Jenkins directed this TV movie, an attempt to do the same thing.
There's good names on this - Jim McElroy, David Phillips wrote it, Jenkins, Martin McGrath shot it.
It's hilarious, great fun, dialogue full of cliches, David Reyne channelling Don Johnson (complete with jacket and T shirt and black sidekick), a very strong support cast (Sean Scully, Dennis Miller, Peter Sumner, Vincent Gil, Lynda Stoner), an excellent rock soundtrack (Split Enz, INXS, etc), fights in helicopters and on boats and a waterslide.
Reyne, Sally Tayley and Ron Beck have a nice little camraderie even if none of them are strong actors - they needed at least one. It's dumb and fun.
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