Bad Boys (1995)

Two hip detectives protect a murder witness while investigating a case of stolen heroin.

Director:

Michael Bay

Writers:

George Gallo (story), Michael Barrie (screenplay),

Stars:

Lisa Boyle, Will Smith, Martin Lawrence

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lisa Boyle	...	Girl Decoy
Will Smith	...	Mike Lowrey
Martin Lawrence	...	Marcus Burnett
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	...	Casper
Mike Kirton	...	Andy
Will Knickerbocker	...	Officer Bill O'Fee
Theresa Randle	...	Theresa Burnett
Tiffany Samuels	...	Megan Burnett
Cory Hodges	...	James Burnett

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.

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Plot Keywords:

drugs | murder | heroin | police | witness | 

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Taglines:

Whatcha gonna do?

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for intense violent action and pervasive strong language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 April 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bad boys - flics de choc

Filming Locations:

Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$19,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£843,940 (UK) (16 June 1995)

Gross:

£4,734,434 (UK) (11 August 1995)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Michael Bay didn't like the script and often engaged Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in discussions about how the dialogue and scenes could improve. He often allowed them to improvise while the camera were rolling. He secretly told Will to call Lawrence a bitch before the car-scene. The whole "two bitches in the sea" was improvised, as was Martin's comment when Téa Leoni called him gay.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

Fouchet: I like it when a woman takes pride in her appearance. Don't you?
Casper: Yeah, I hate it when a bitch lets herself slide.

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Connections

Referenced in The Rock (1996)

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Soundtracks

"Someone to Love"
Written and Produced by Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds (as Babyface)
Performed by Jon B. featuring Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds (as Babyface)
Jon B. courtesy of Yab Yum Records/Sony 550 Music
Babyface courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Pretty entertaining buddy comedy

The 'buddy comedy' genre is fairly well-known, there have been plenty of them, all of them primarily based on the basic idea of having two main characters who are, well, buddies; they act like friends to each other, they get in fights, they help each other out, they compliment each other. It's a fairly easy genre to master, and an easy way to make a good movie. This is one of the best examples, since Smith and Lawrence really do compliment each other so well; Smith's the sleek, cool one who is popular with the ladies, while Lawrence is often nervous, and pretty much a direct opposite of Smith. They have pretty good on-screen chemistry, too; you believe that these are good friends and partners. My only real problem with the film is the way the comedy almost all is generated by stereotypes, and, worse, the age-old complications that arise from certain situations. I think that's a little unoriginal, but, hey, that's the only complaint about it, and the film does have some very entertaining comedy parts. The plot is pretty good, it keeps the film going and supplies every single scene with comedy, action, or both. It takes off immediately, and keeps a good pace throughout the 2 hour duration. The acting is all pretty good. The characters are well-written, well, for stereotypes at least(because, lets face it; they are). The comedy is well-done and often made me laugh out loud, and, believe me, I am not, in any way, shape or form, a Will Smith fan. The action was well-done too, intense and exciting. The film, all in all, was pretty good, very entertaining. For a buddy comedy, it's good. For an action comedy, it's good too. I recommend it to all fans of action comedies, and buddy comedies. 7/10