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Bad Boys 1995


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Users: 6.6/10 (58,773 votes) 175 reviews | Critics: 63 reviews Metascore: 41/100 (based on 15 reviews from Metacritic.com)
Two hip detectives protect a murder witness while investigating a case of stolen heroin.

Director:

Michael Bay

Writers:

George Gallo (story), Michael Barrie (screenplay), and 2 more credits »

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lisa Boyle ...
Girl Decoy
Will Smith ...
Martin Lawrence ...
Michael Taliferro ...
Carjacker
Emmanuel Xuereb ...
Eddie Dominguez
Tchéky Karyo ...
Fouchet (as Tcheky Karyo)
Marc Macaulay ...
Noah Trafficante
Ralph Gonzalez ...
Kuni
Vic Manni ...
Ferguson
Frank John Hughes ...
Mike Kirton ...
Andy
Will Knickerbocker ...
Officer Bill O'Fee
Theresa Randle ...
Tiffany Samuels ...
Cory Hodges ...
James Burnett
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Storyline

Marcus Burnett is a hen-pecked family man. Mike Lowry is a foot-loose and fancy free ladies' man. Both are Miami policemen, and both have 72 hours to reclaim a consignment of drugs stolen from under their station's nose. To complicate matters, in order to get the assistance of the sole witness to a murder, they have to pretend to be each other. Written by James Hastie <jdh1000@cus.cam.ac.uk>  
Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Murder | Heroin | Police | Witness  | See more »

Taglines:

Whatcha gonna do?

Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for intense violent action and pervasive strong language. See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 April 1995 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Bad boys - flics de choc See more »

Filming Locations:

Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables, Florida, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$15,523,358 (USA) (9 April 1995)

Gross:

$140,800,000 (Worldwide)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR  | SDDS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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MOVIEmeter:

Down 3% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The building used for the police headquarters is actually the county courthouse for Dade County. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the scene when Marcus wakes up in bed with his wife, he reaches to turn-off the radio on the left, then the radio is shown on his right, then back to the left. See more »

Quotes

Marcus Burnett: [to Mike] I'm not understanding, I - I really don't.
Store Clerk: [pointing gun at Marcus] Shut up!
Marcus Burnett: I mean, do you just attract violence?
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Connections

Referenced in Fight Club (1999) See more »

Soundtracks

"Shy Guy"
Written by Diana King, Andy Marvel and Kingsley Gardner
Produced by Andy Marvel
Performed by Diana King
Courtesy of The Work Group
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing See more »

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User Reviews

A funny, thoroughly entertaining action comedy
7 August 2003 | by LG72387 (Riverside, Connecticut) – See all my reviews
Bad Boys is a great action comedy from producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. It features Will Smith (in his breakout performance) and Martin Lawrence, an unlikely pair who quite simply are the best movie duo I've seen since Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Rush Hour. The film features incredible action sequences (i.e. the Ether truck chase scene featuring massive explosions and pervasive gun fights) which all lead up to the film's action-packed climax which could only be done in a Jerry Bruckheimer film. The film also stars Tea Leoni (who is pretty good in playing the damsel in distress), Joe Pantoliano (whom we all know as Ralphie on The Sopranos, as a police captain) and Tcheky Karyo as the villain. (He was also the French officer opposite Mel Gibson in 2000's The Patriot) The movie features comedic one-liners from Smith and Lawrence as well as a few by Leoni. It also features a few sex jokes and just plain "disses". However, the characters are so underdeveloped that all we are left with is action and comedy. This formula is also seen in the recent summer blockbuster Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, in which we could care less about the characters and just look for the action. However, Simpson and Bruckheimer's Bad Boys succeeds where T3 does not. By the end of the movie, we care about the heroes because they are fun to watch. In T3, the great Ah-nuld is just a figurehead for a movie romped with action-packed sequences and jaw-dropping stunts. This is one of only three good Michael Bay films (right next to Pearl Harbor and The Rock) and should seen by any action movie fan.

Lenny's Grade: B
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