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Bad Boys (1983)

 -  Crime | Drama | Thriller  -  25 March 1983 (USA)
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Chicago crime kid Mick O'Brien is sent to reform school after accidentally killing Paco Moreno's kid brother.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Mick O'Brien
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Ramon Herrera
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Gene Daniels
Eric Gurry ...
Horowitz
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Paco Moreno
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J. C. Walenski
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Robert Lee Rush ...
Tweety
John Zenda ...
Wagner
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Carl Brennan
Tony Mockus Jr. ...
Warden Bendix (as Tony Mockus)
Erik Barefield ...
Terrell
Dean Fortunato ...
Perretti
Lawrence Mah ...
Ricky Lee
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Carlos
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Storyline

A delinquent held in juvenile detention for the murder of a noted youth gang member awaits a showdown with the dead man's vengeful brother in the deadly prison environment. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>

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Plot Keywords:

prison | revenge | murder | showdown | gang | See more »

Taglines:

There's Only One Person Left Who Believes Mick O'Brien Can Make It... Mick O'Brien. See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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R | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

25 March 1983 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Anilika katharmata  »

Box Office

Gross:

$9,200,000 (USA)
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1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The name of the youth jail was the "Rainford Juvenile Correctional Facility". Established in 1919, it's motto was "Justice with Mercy". The name of the other prison facility, the gaol for adults, was the "Illinois State Penitentiary". See more »

Goofs

When Horowitz swings Warden Bendix's golf club and breaks his green desk lamp, the next shot shows it unbroken. See more »

Quotes

Viking Lofgren: Hey, lipshitz.
Horowitz: The name is Horowitz, asshole.
Viking Lofgren: Horowitz asshole?
Paco Moreno: I heard it was lipshitz.
Viking Lofgren: Yeah, and if your lip shits, what's your asshole doin'?
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Connections

References Leave It to Beaver (1957) See more »

Soundtracks

"Crime Wave"
Performed by Prism
Courtesy Capitol Records, Inc.
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User Reviews

Penn At His Grittiest
26 November 2003 | by (Los Angeles, California) – See all my reviews

This is probably one of the grittiest teen flicks to ever come out. This film puts all the films in the Dead End kids to shame. Sean Penn is perfect as Mick and Esai Morales is great as Paco. Also, this film as well as the similarly themed Born Innocent pulls no punches as it shows how the juvenile justice system which is supposed to rehabilitate young offenders does just the opposite and makes them even more hardened. This truly is one of the best films of the 1980's.


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