Miami Vice Hard Knocks (Season 5, Episode 8)
TV-14
TV Episode | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Miami Vice

Hard Knocks (Season 5, Episode 8)

TV-14

TV Episode | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Switek sinks into drunkenness and self-destructive behavior after a dangerous mobster forces him to talk his indebted quarterback buddy into throwing a game to pay off his own enormous gambling debts.

Director

Vern Gillum

Writers

Scott Shepherd (story) | Ken Solarz (story) (teleplay) | Robert Ward (story) | Anthony Yerkovich (creator)

Composer

Cinematographer

Editor

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 20, 1989

Release date

Jan 20, 1989 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 4 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 9 wins & 29 nominations

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20 cast members

Name	Known for
Don Johnson Detective James Crockett Detective James Crockett See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Philip Michael Thomas Detective Ricardo Tubbs Detective Ricardo Tubbs See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Saundra Santiago Detective Gina Calabrese Detective Gina Calabrese See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Michael Talbott Detective Stan Switek Detective Stan Switek See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Olivia Brown Detective Trudy Joplin Detective Trudy Joplin See fewer	Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
Edward James Olmos Lieutenant Martin Castillo Lieutenant Martin Castillo See fewer	Battlestar Galactica (2004)
Richard Jenkins Goodman Goodman See fewer	The Shape of Water (2017)
Victor Slezak Jerome Horowitz Jerome Horowitz See fewer	Hell on Wheels (2011)
Jordan Clarke Mac Mulhern Mac Mulhern See fewer	Venice the Series (2009)
Felecia Rafield Holly Holly See fewer	2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
James Silverman Actor (as James L. Silverman) Actor (as James L. Silverman) See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Richard Joseph Paul Kevin Mulhern Kevin Mulhern See fewer	Oblivion (1994)
Augie Brown Coach Coach See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Ismael 'East' Carlo Chi Chi (as Ismael Carlo) Chi Chi (as Ismael Carlo) See fewer	Eraser (1996)
Darin De Paul Alonzo (as Darin dePaul) Alonzo (as Darin dePaul) See fewer	3Below: Tales of Arcadia (2018)
Peter Fournier Fan Fan See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
George Mato Pit boss Pit boss See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Carrell Myers Dealer Dealer See fewer	Swamp Thing (I) (1990)
Terri Swift Valerie Valerie See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Gy Mirano Maria (uncredited) Maria (uncredited) See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)