Bad Boys II (2003)

Director:

Michael Bay

Writers (WGA):

George Gallo (characters)
Marianne Wibberley (story) ...

Release Date:

18 July 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Plot:

Two loose-cannon narcotics cops investigate the flow of Ecstacy into Florida.

Plot Keywords:

Ecstasy | Money | Cuba | Undercover | Dea

Awards:

3 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Martin Lawrence	...	Detective Marcus Burnett
Will Smith	...	Detective Mike Lowrey
Jordi Mollà	...	Hector Juan Carlos 'Johnny' Tapia
Gabrielle Union	...	Syd
Peter Stormare	...	Alexei
Theresa Randle	...	Theresa
Joe Pantoliano	...	Captain Howard
Michael Shannon	...	Floyd Poteet
Jon Seda	...	Roberto
Yul Vazquez	...	Detective Mateo Reyes (as Yul Vázquez)
Jason Manuel Olazabal	...	Detective Marco Vargas (as Jason Manuel Olazábal)
Otto Sanchez	...	Carlos
Henry Rollins	...	TNT Leader
Antoni Corone	...	DEA Tony Dodd
Gary Nickens	...	TNT Fanuti

Also Known As:

Bad Around the World (USA) (working title)
Bad Boys 2 (USA) (alternative spelling)
Good Cops: Bad Boys II (Malaysia: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and action, pervasive language, sexuality and drug content.

Runtime:

147 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Portuguese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

Taiwan:R-12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Malaysia:18SG | Japan:R-15 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) (cut) | Singapore:R(A) (cut) | Philippines:R-18 | Australia:M (TV rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-15 (re-rating) | Finland:K-18 (original rating) | France:-12 | Germany:16 (cut) | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #39539) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

During the filming of the scenes at Cape Florida State Park the movie crew fenced off one of the main parking lots with a chain-link fence for trailers for 'Will Smith' and 'Martin Lawrence' and a basketball court was erected in their compound.

Goofs:

Continuity: The parking garage ramp is only four levels. They drive down at least to level two before the guy falls with the door, but we see him falling from the top of the ramp.

Quotes:

[Johnny has just shot his cousin Roberto - upon hearing the shot, Mama rushes out to the balcony overlooking the courtyard]
Donna Maria Tapia: What happened to Roberto?
Hector Juan Carlos 'Johnny' Tapia: He just killed himself, Mama.
Donna Maria Tapia: Ai!
Hector Juan Carlos 'Johnny' Tapia: Yes, very sad.
Donna Maria Tapia: You write his mother a nice letter.
[Johnny holds up his hands, one of which is still holding the gun he shot Roberto with]
Hector Juan Carlos 'Johnny' Tapia: I'll do it.

Movie Connections:

References "Dr. Phil" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Cosmic Dancer

Bad Boys is Bad Ass (Retort to "bad is the right word for title")

I think us movie buffs sometimes forget that not all movies are made to have some sort of under lying message that can or will change our lives. That's why it pains me to see some users give this film a bad review because "the dialog is weak" or "the scenery isn't vibrant" or something along those lines. This is not a stab or an insult to you, but what I'm saying is; sometimes movies are made with one intended purpose... ENTERTAINMENT! I could careless if this film had poor actors, poor script, poor lighting, that doesn't matter when you watch an action film. This movie delivers your monies worth too, in my opinion Will Smith and Martin Larwence make such a great team that part of the fun is just watching these two get into it from time to time. And with Michael Bay directing, you know you're going to get some good action scenes. Let's face it, Bad Boys II has one of the best car chase scenes ion recent history, it dominates the dismal over played chase in Matrix Reloaded which was the other big summer sequel of that year. I think all that needs to be said here in a retort is the movie is an action movie ans needs to be looked at as an action movie. To hell with the elements that the Academy looks at, appreciate the film for all the stuff that blows up and the laughs the cast can bring you to.