Two super guys in Miami

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Television series
German title Two super guys in Miami
Original title Detective Extralarge
Country of production USA , Germany , Italy
original language English
Year (s) 1990-1993
length 90 minutes
Episodes 12 in 2 seasons
genre Comedy , crime film
Theme music Amii Stewart " Extralarge " (1st season),
Harold Faltermeyer (2nd season)
idea Giuseppe Pedersoli ,
Alessandro Moretti
music Enrico Riccardi ,
Amii Stewart (1st season),
Harold Faltermeyer (2nd season)
German-language
first broadcast
October 1992 on RTL plus
occupation

Two super guys in Miami (also: Extralarge ) is a twelve-part television series that was filmed largely in the USA from 1990 to 1993 as a co-production by RTL plus and RAI . Bud Spencer plays the main character, private detective and ex- cop Jack Costello . As his partner Dumas , Philip Michael Thomas can be seen in the first season and Michael Winslow in the second season . Directed in the first season Enzo G. Castellari , in the second season Alessandro Capone .

main characters

Jack Costello

Bud Spencer (2015)

Jack Costello, also known as Extralarge, a former cop, is an excellent detective. He is embodied by Bud Spencer. He solves difficult cases and has no problem suspecting notable people. In doing so, he often moves illegally. He can handle his fists as well as weapons. Costello is - at least externally - not to be disturbed by anything.

His hobbies include fishing and making music: he plays the saxophone in a jazz band .

Dumas

Michael Winslow starred alongside Spencer in the second season of the series

Jean Philippe Yannick Dumas, the partner (actually more like an assistant) of Jack Costello, is not quite as bright as the latter. He tends to get on the nerves of those around him (especially Costello). Dumas is often offended because he is not privy to the details of the case and is constantly waiting for his opportunity to show that he is actually as good a detective as his role model Extralarge. However, he usually has to do hard work. Although Dumas is mostly just an annoying appendage for him, Jack knows that he can always rely on him in an emergency.

Dumas is a talented draftsman and managed to publish the comic book series "Extralarge" during the course of the first season. But later he moved to Paris.

Dumas No. 2: Actually called Archiebald and the son of Extralarge's best friend from police times. When he dies during an operation, he asks Extralarge to take his son in and teach him everything a private detective needs to know. Costello then calls him Dumas "because it is easier to remember".

Both Dumas were lovers of good cuisine and also enjoyed cooking themselves.

Maria Martinez

Maria is the landlady who sublet Jack Costello lives with. She is a very choleric person.

A running gag is that Maria regularly (according to her own statement) spends hours behind the stove to prepare a particularly delicious meal for Jack and Dumas, which is then spurned for various reasons, whereupon Maria often promises to "never cook again" .

Inspector Sam

Sam is a friend of Jack Costello's who works in the police force. Jack regularly helps him solve difficult cases. In return, he gets information from Sam.

Like Jack, Sam loves fishing.

Episode list

1st season (1992)

(Broadcast: October 18 to November 22, 1992)

  1. The beautiful one with the little touch
  2. The formula of death
  3. The Miami killer
  4. The little one with the big mouth
  5. Deadly game
  6. Extra charge against death and the devil

2nd season (1993)

(Broadcast: October 29 to December 29, 1993)

  1. The Lord of the Sun
  2. The revenge of Gonzales
  3. Hot diamonds
  4. The shadow of the ninja
  5. Secret operation Condor
  6. Extralarge and the Indians

success

Despite mixed reviews, the series was very successful on German and Italian television. Bud Spencer fans criticize the lack of action (there are only a few of the spanking scenes typical of Spencer, as Jack Costello he often faces the criminals armed) as well as the portrayal of Costello's partner Dumas.

criticism

The beautiful one with the little touch

"Although the main actors show their funny side, just a thin crime thriller with a holey plot, thick clichés and ancient gags."

The formula of death

“Second part of the series; Fast-paced, but simply knitted and annoying because of his clumsy enemy image. "

The child killer

“Exciting, but with numerous clichés and inconsistencies; in which the actual stars Spencer and Thomas only play supporting roles. "

DVD

In 2004 , all episodes of the series were released as German-language DVDs by ems new media AG . The success of the DVDs, however, was rather moderate and the series turned into a loss for ems.

Trivia

Web links

The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) lists two super guys in Miami not as a television series, but only as individual films:

1st season
2nd season

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Broadcast dates at fernsehserien.de