Kelly Ripa Loves Her Some Cocaine Cowboys

Cocaine Cowboys, the acclaimed documentary chronicling the Miami drug trade during the '70s and '80s produced by local studio Rakontur, got a shout out in the most unlikely of places this month: Live with Regis & Kelly. Kelly and her husband caught the documentary on Showtime, and said it was...

By Kyle Munzenrieder

October 23, 2008

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Cocaine Cowboys, the acclaimed documentary chronicling the Miami drug trade during the '70s and '80s produced by local studio Rakontur, got a shout out in the most unlikely of places this month: Live with Regis & Kelly.

Kelly and her husband caught the documentary on Showtime, and said it was a "remarkable documentary, very interesting."

The doc is still screening on Showtime channels (next airdate: Tomorrow at 7pm). Ms. Ripa and other fans might also be interested in the sequel, recently released on DVD.

--Kyle Munzenrieder

Kyle Munzenrieder

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