''Miami Supercops'' () is a

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film starring the comedy team of

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and

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. Only one of the robbers was caught and imprisoned. Following his release, the man was found dead in

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. Two

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agents start working undercover as Miami police officers, in hope of locating the last surviving robber and his loot.

Synopsis

In 1978, $20 million was stolen from a

bank. One of the robbers was caught, one was found dead, and the third disappeared. The money was never found. In 1985, the captured robber was released from jail. He immediately went to

, only to be found dead the next day. Now

agents Doug Bennet (a cop in New York) and Steve Forest (who has opened a school for helicopter pilots in

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) have been called in to investigate the case while posing as Miami police officers. Somewhere in Miami, the third robber is hiding with his $20 million, and he has a seven-year head start on the authorities.

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