Bad Boys (1983)

Chicago crime kid Mick O'Brien is sent to reform school after accidentally killing a rival's kid brother.

Director:

Rick Rosenthal

Writer:

Richard Di Lello

Stars:

Sean Penn, Reni Santoni, Jim Moody

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sean Penn	...	Mick O'Brien
Reni Santoni	...	Ramon Herrera
Jim Moody	...	Gene Daniels
Eric Gurry	...	Horowitz
Esai Morales	...	Paco Moreno
Ally Sheedy	...	J. C. Walenski
Clancy Brown	...	Viking Lofgren
Robert Lee Rush	...	Tweety
John Zenda	...	Wagner
Alan Ruck	...	Carl Brennan
Tony Mockus Jr.	...	Warden Bendix (as Tony Mockus)
Erik Barefield	...	Terrell
Dean Fortunato	...	Perretti
Lawrence Mah	...	Ricky Lee
Jorge Noa	...	Carlos

Storyline

Chicago crime kid Mick O'Brien (Sean Penn) has been sent to a juvenile prison for vehicular manslaughter. Most unfortunately, the person he kills is the kid brother of his nemesis Paco Moreno (Esai Morales), who vows revenge by raping Mick's girlfriend (Ally Sheedy). Paco is caught and sent to the same prison where he reworks his revenge plan, and Mick has no choice but to defend himself.

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Plot Keywords:

prison rape | prison | revenge | manslaughter | lunchroom | 

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Taglines:

Life Has Pushed Him Into A Corner... And He's Comin' Out Fighting.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 March 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bad Boys - Klein und gefährlich

Filming Locations:

William Cullen Bryant School 1355 South Kedvale Avenue, Chicago, IL.

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,171,197, 27 March 1983, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$9,200,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

EMI Films, Solofilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Astrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The nick-name for the penitentiary was "The Zoo".

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Goofs

When O'Brien and Horowitz are talking in the shower, the shadow of the boom mic moves back and forth on the wall when O'Brien walks away.

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Quotes

Warden Bendix: One way or the other, I'm going to get to the bottom of this.

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Alternate Versions

The differences between the full 123 min. version and the 104 min. one are:

• Mick playing his guitar in his bedroom
• Paco talking to his father
• Mick entering the correctional center and walking in
• A jogging scene where the new kid says Viking and Tweety are going to get him
• J.C. walking out of Walgreen's Supermarket
• Another scene where Viking and Tweety harass the new kid
• Longer scene of J. C. walking before she gets raped
• After the rape, there is a line-up where she identifies Paco
• Tweety getting released from the correctional center
• A scene where Mick hands out the work assignments
• A scene where Paco talks to Paretti about going 50/50
• Paco and Viking harass Horowitz and Mick while they're watching "Kiss Of Death" (1947)
• Another scene of Horowitz working on the fertilizer bomb

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Connections

References Halloween II (1981)

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Soundtracks

Give Me Your Love
Written by Peabo Bryson (uncredited)
Performed by Peabo Bryson
Courtesy Capitol Records, Inc.

User Reviews

One of Penn's best films

This is a fantastic crime drama/thriller about a troubled teen(Penn) who accidentally kills a young boy during a bungled drug heist. He is sent to a maximum security juvenile correctional facility and is thrown in with some of the meanest, most violent young criminals. Meanwhile, the older brother of the young boy that he accidentally killed is out for revenge and tries to get back at him through his girlfriend(Ally Sheedy) outside of prison.

Many of the horrific images in this film will stay with you for a long time. There is a constant sense of fear and danger that lingers throughout the film and is highlighted by a terrific score by Bill Conti(Rocky, The Karate Kid). Penn gives one of his best performances here. A must see film.