Bad Boys II (2003)

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

Director:

Michael Bay

Writers:

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

Stars:

Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Jordi Mollà

4 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Narcotics cops Mike Lowrey and Marcus Bennett head up a task force investigating the flow of ecstasy into Miami. Their search leads to a dangerous kingpin, whose plan to control the city's drug traffic has touched off an underground war. Meanwhile, things get sexy between Mike and Syd, Marcus's sister.

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Plot Keywords:

cuba | money | drugs | undercover | dea | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Sony Pictures

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

18 July 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bad Around the World

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Box Office

Budget:

$130,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,202,039 (Japan) (28 November 2003)

Gross:

$4,368,957 (Japan) (2 January 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

147 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS (8 channels)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to the yearbook Mike Lowrey flips through, his extra-curricular activities included the chess club and the world geometry society.

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Goofs

When Mike and Marcus are talking to Captain Howard in his house to get a warrant, Captain Howard takes his glasses off twice.

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Quotes

Marcus Burnett: To the DEA you're nothing but a honeypot.
Syd: What did you say?
Marcus Burnett: It's no wonder you got the job because you look good in a bathing suit.

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Crazy Credits

During the end credits, Marcus and Mike continue to bicker while laying in the new pool Mike bought for Marcus.

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Connections

References The Rock (1996)

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Soundtracks

"Show Me Your Soul"
Written by Pharrell Williams, Lenny Kravitz, Sean Combs (as Sean Combs),
Loon (as Chauncey Hawkins) and Varick D. Smith (as Varick Smith)
Produced by The Neptunes, Sean Combs and Lenny Kravitz
Performed by Sean Combs (as P. Diddy), Lenny Kravitz, Pharrell Williams and Loon
P. Diddy and Loon appear courtesy of Bad Boy Records
Pharrell Williams of N.E.R.D. and Lenny Kravitz appear courtesy of Virgin Records America, Inc.

User Reviews

Ten times the action, total hardcore

Well after that blunder of a motion picture called "Pearl Harbour" Micheal Bay bounces back with a better movie here. To his credit though in the few short films he has made so far none of them have bombed. This movie was 10x the action definately, and was actually way funnier than first one. Will Smith was definately more built, much tougher and more in charge, Martin Lawrence stole the show with his silly remarks every 5 seconds but I loved it.

The car chase scene on the highway was way better than the Matrix Reloaded's car chase scene, it puts that one to shame. But this highway chase scene will definately rank up there with T3's. Some parts in this movie were a bit overdone such as the morgue scene, won't get into it but I'll leave it at that, and the rats...that's it! :)

If you are looking for a solid type performance from Will Smith to be a good actor don't bother, this movie was all about pure action, and mindless fun, if that's what you want then go see it, if not don't waste your 2 hours and 40 minutes seeing it. Funny thing is, it didn't feel that long.

Can't wait to see this out on DVD in superbit. A great sequel.