Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- bizarre
- energetic
- midnight movie screening
- cult film marathon
What critics said
Critics and viewers broadly recognize the film as a bizarre, entertaining cult object whose sincerity and musical oddity coexist with weak writing and amateurish execution.
What sets it apart
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The stilted dialogue, baffling scene transitions, amateur performances, and clumsy fight choreography generate the film’s enduring cult reputation.
Dragon Sound’s band identity and performances are woven directly into their campaign against Florida’s drug dealers, bikers, and ninjas.
Roundhouse kicks, taekwondo heroes, motorcycle ninjas, and heightened crime villains are presented with exuberant low-budget theatricality.
The Miami setting, cocaine-crime premise, rock songs, computer-class scenes, bikers, and ninja mythology strongly evoke 1980s exploitation cinema.
Films like Miami Connection, and why
The Room
campy martial arts spectacle, exaggerated villains, and cult midnight-movie energy
Samurai Cop
eccentric low-budget action, bizarre dialogue, and exuberant amateur filmmaking
Ninja III: The Domination
ninja-centered crime action with flamboyant violence and retro genre excess
Streets of Fire
music-driven cult entertainment combining unlikely performers, crime, and heightened action
Movie Details
- Directors
- Richard Park Wu-sang, Y.K. Kim
- Release Date
- 1987-08-18
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (156)
Cast
- Y.K. Kim
- Vincent Hirsch
- Joseph Diamand
- Maurice Smith
- Angelo Janotti
- Kathy Collier
- William Ergle
- Si Y Jo
- William P. Young
- Joy Sharpe
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Fandor, FlixFling, ARROW, Cinefest Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Miami Connection about?
- A gloriously eccentric 1980s cult action musical where a multinational rock band battles cocaine dealers, bikers, and motorcycle ninjas in Miami.
- What is Miami Connection like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Miami Connection as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Miami Connection violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Miami Connection as graphic.
- What did critics think of Miami Connection?
- Critics and viewers broadly recognize the film as a bizarre, entertaining cult object whose sincerity and musical oddity coexist with weak writing and amateurish execution.
- Which films are like Miami Connection?
- Films with a similar feel include The Room, Samurai Cop, Ninja III: The Domination, and Streets of Fire.
- How long is Miami Connection?
- Miami Connection runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Miami Connection?
- In United States, Miami Connection streams on fuboTV, Fandor, FlixFling, ARROW, Cinefest Amazon Channel.
