# The 2006 movie Colin Farrell “completely fell to shit” while making

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-2006-movie-colin-farrell-completely-fell-to-shit-while-making/
- Published: 2026-11-14T09:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T09:19:56+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/2006-movie-colin-farrell-completely-fell-to-shit-making/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Farrell struggled during the making of *Miami Vice*.
- Hurricanes and production disputes complicated filming.
- He later found a strong creative partnership with Martin McDonagh.

## Summary

Colin Farrell later said he “completely fell to shit” while making Michael Mann’s 2006 film *Miami Vice*, struggling to stay on time and hit his marks. The troubled production came during a difficult period in his personal life and highlights how far his public image and career have since changed.

The film, starring Farrell and Jamie Foxx, was shot across South America and the Caribbean as hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma hit the region. The article says Foxx sought higher pay and top billing, insisted on private flights and left the set after gunshots were fired, forcing a rewrite of the ending. Made with a budget of up to $150 million, the film roughly broke even and received mixed reviews; Farrell took a pay cut, then went on to work with Martin McDonagh on *In Bruges*.

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