Square Grouper (2011)

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Synopsis

In 1979, the US Customs Service reported that 87% of all marijuana seizures in the US were made in the South Florida area. Due to the region's 5,000 miles of coast and coastal waterways and close proximity to the Caribbean and Latin America, South Florida was a pot smuggler's paradise. In sharp contrast to the brazenly violent cocaine cowboys of the 1980's, Miami's marijuana smugglers were cooler, calmer, and for the most part, nonviolent. SQUARE GROUPER paints a vivid portrait of Miami's pot smuggling culture in the 1970s and 1980s through three of the city's most colorful stories.

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 15th, 2011 (Limited) by Magnolia Pictures
MPA Rating: R for images of drug use - some involving children.
(Rating bulletin 2162, 3/9/2011)
Running Time: 100 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Segments
Plot point: Corrupt Cops, Narcotics, Political, Religious
Social setting: Organized Crime
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Rakontur production
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Interviewee

Thomas Reilly    Himself
Clifton Ray Middleton    Himself
Robert Platshom    Himself
Robert Meinster    Himself

Production and Technical Credits

Alfred Spellman    Producer
Billy Corben    Producer
Lindsey Snell    Producer
Todd Glaser    Executive Producer
Billy Corben    Director

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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Synopsis

In 1979, the US Customs Service reported that 87% of all marijuana seizures in the US were made in the South Florida area. Due to the region's 5,000 miles of coast and coastal waterways and close proximity to the Caribbean and Latin America, South Florida was a pot smuggler's paradise. In sharp contrast to the brazenly violent cocaine cowboys of the 1980's, Miami's marijuana smugglers were cooler, calmer, and for the most part, nonviolent. SQUARE GROUPER paints a vivid portrait of Miami's pot smuggling culture in the 1970s and 1980s through three of the city's most colorful stories.

Metrics

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 15th, 2011 (Limited) by Magnolia Pictures
MPA Rating: R for images of drug use - some involving children.
(Rating bulletin 2162, 3/9/2011)
Running Time: 100 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Segments
Plot point: Corrupt Cops, Narcotics, Political, Religious
Social setting: Organized Crime
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Rakontur production
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Interviewee

Thomas Reilly    Himself
Clifton Ray Middleton    Himself
Robert Platshom    Himself
Robert Meinster    Himself

Production and Technical Credits

Alfred Spellman    Producer
Billy Corben    Producer
Lindsey Snell    Producer
Todd Glaser    Executive Producer
Billy Corben    Director

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.