Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Operation Odessa:
I’m mad my parents didn’t buy me a helicopter when Soviet Russia fell.
Quick synopsis for Operation Odessa:
Three gangsters try to sell a nuclear submarine to a drug cartel. It’s so much more than that but honestly, it’s really hard to sum this up quickly.
Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like:
The federal agents have to stifle their laughter during their interviews for the documentary. That is all you need to know.
Fun Fact for History Nerds:
Wait until you hear how much you could buy a nuclear submarine for back in the day!
My Take on Operation Odessa:
A Russian mobster, a Miami playboy, and a Cuban spy walk into a bar. Actually, it was a car lot. It’s not really important. What is important is how absolutely insane this documentary gets in the first 15 minutes. And then it gets more insane. And more.
I don’t want to spoil too much. I tried to hint at the highlights. There are a lot of drugs and strippers. A lot of used Russian military vehicles. A lot of double crosses and a lot of people who really should have been killed by now.
It is Miami Vice only real and much funnier both intentionally and unintentionally.
Verdict:
This is bonkers. You are going to love it. Watch it here!
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