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Bad Boys

  • 1995
  • R
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
275K
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Will Smith, Téa Leoni, and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys (1995)
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Two hip detectives protect a witness to a murder while investigating a case of stolen heroin from the evidence storage room from their police precinct.Two hip detectives protect a witness to a murder while investigating a case of stolen heroin from the evidence storage room from their police precinct.Two hip detectives protect a witness to a murder while investigating a case of stolen heroin from the evidence storage room from their police precinct.

  • Director
    • Michael Bay
  • Writers
    • George Gallo
    • Michael Barrie
    • Jim Mulholland
  • Stars
    • Will Smith
    • Martin Lawrence
    • Lisa Boyle
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    275K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,815
    118
    • Director
      • Michael Bay
    • Writers
      • George Gallo
      • Michael Barrie
      • Jim Mulholland
    • Stars
      • Will Smith
      • Martin Lawrence
      • Lisa Boyle
    • 323User reviews
    • 85Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

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    Will Smith
    Will Smith
    • Mike Lowrey
    Martin Lawrence
    Martin Lawrence
    • Marcus Burnett
    Lisa Boyle
    Lisa Boyle
    • Girl Decoy
    Michael Taliferro
    Michael Taliferro
    • Carjacker
    Emmanuel Xuereb
    Emmanuel Xuereb
    • Eddie Dominguez
    Tchéky Karyo
    Tchéky Karyo
    • Fouchet
    • (as Tcheky Karyo)
    Marc Macaulay
    Marc Macaulay
    • Noah Trafficante
    Ralph Gonzalez
    • Kuni
    Vic Manni
    • Ferguson
    Frank John Hughes
    Frank John Hughes
    • Casper
    Mike Kirton
    • Andy
    Will Knickerbocker
    • Officer Bill O'Fee
    Theresa Randle
    Theresa Randle
    • Theresa Burnett
    Tiffany Samuels
    • Megan Burnett
    Cory Hodges
    • James Burnett
    Scott Cumberbatch
    Scott Cumberbatch
    • Quincy Burnett
    Anna Thomson
    Anna Thomson
    • Francine
    Joey Romano
    • Detective
    • Director
      • Michael Bay
    • Writers
      • George Gallo
      • Michael Barrie
      • Jim Mulholland
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    Storyline

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    • 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.
    • Goofs
      Fouchet has no reason to phone the police after the unnecessary kidnapping of Julie, especially since he does not even make any demands. And as a general rule, no drug dealer ever has a reason to tell the police when exactly his next drug deal will go down.
    • Quotes

      [Mike, Marcus, and Julie start arguing, nobody paying attention to his gun; Julie just walks out]

      Store Clerk: Hey, freeze bitch!

      Mike Lowrey: [as he points the gun her way, in a flash Mike and Marcus stop arguing and point their guns at his head] YOU freeze, bitch!

      Store Clerk: Oh shit, I'm fucked.

      Mike Lowrey: Now back up, put the gun down, and get me a pack of Tropical Fruit Bubblicious.

      Marcus Burnett: And some Skittles.

    • Alternate versions
      The final chase along the runway has been treated with orange 'sunset' filters in the UK pay-TV version, but in the UK laserdisc release the same scene takes place in normal daylight.
    • Connections
      Featured in Diana King: Shy Guy (Bad Boys Version) (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Boom Boom Boom
      Written by Daz Dillinger (as Dillinger) and Juvenile

      Produced by Steve Shafer and Greg Alan

      Performed by Juster

      Courtesy of TVT Records

    User reviews323

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    Featured review
    Finally, a successful marriage of comedy and action/thriller
    This high-action crime drama stands out for me because it succeeds at doing what other movies* have tried and, in my opinion, failed to do -- integrate genuinely funny comedy into the mix. The success is attributable partly to the comedic talents of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence -- who have the ability to deliver crude, rude dialog such that it's funny nevertheless -- and partly to a story that combines suspense and humor into a believable whole.

    Our two heroes are police detectives Mike Lowry (Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Lawrence), who are a kind of tough-cop variation on The Odd Couple . Lowry is suave, slick, self-controlled, well-to-do, heroic, and a real ladies man. Burnett, on the other hand, is an ordinary guy who manages to stumble reasonably effectively, if somewhat ineptly, through his work and his married life.

    So imagine what happens when Burnett has to convince a key witness, Julie (Téa Leoni) that he's Mike Lowry -- not just for a few hours, but for a few days. Furthermore, this is no pre-planned, well-orchestrated masquerade. A large stash of confiscated heroin has been un-confiscated right from police headquarters, and both the heroin and the perpetrator must be found within four days, or Internal Affairs is going to take some big-time disciplinary action. Lowry and Burnett are called in because they were the ones who captured the heroin in the first place, and because of the one trait they share -- a renegade approach to police work, which may not have their boss's approval, but which does get the job done (and at one point, causes a store owner to think they're out to rob him). The various twists and turns of the investigation lead to Lowry getting knocked out of commission at the same time that Julie witnesses a murder and refuses to deal with anybody but Mike Lowry. But Marcus Burnett is the only one available to deal with her, and since waiting for Lowry to recover isn't an option …

    Subsequent events include Lowry's bachelor pad being invaded by Julie and her dogs, while Lowry stays with Burnett's wife, Burnett trying to keep his wife from finding out what's really going on, and Burnett and Lowry trying to find the heroin and keep Julie alive.

    For all you action movie fans, plenty of cars, plenty of buildings, and plenty of people get blown up along the way. (Looking over this review, I see that I've belied the high level of violence, which I definitely should warn you against.)

    BAD BOYS kept me both amused and on the edge of my seat throughout. I'm afraid I did have two small complaints, however. First, I wish the resolution of the Burnett-pretending-to-be-Lowry story had been timed to coincide with the resolution of the main plot.

    As it is, the comic subplot ends, leaving the rest of the movie to proceed in a rather formulaic and pedantic fashion. Second, I wish more time had been spent on Lowry's problem of stepping into Burnett's shoes. The swinging bachelor having to play family man would have been good for a few laughs that we never got.

    Aside from that, however, this is an action movie that stands out among the rest.

    One final note concerning the DVD "Special Edition" release. BAD BOYS was a movie in which the music was particularly effective, and the DVD actually lets you listen to the music track by itself. I wish DVDs of other movies with great music had this option.

    * Three examples that come to mind are 48 HOURS, KINDERGARTEN COP, and another Michael Bay film, ARMAGEDDON. 48 HOURS was grim enough to seriously stifle the humor, even with Eddie Murphy in the lead role. KINDERGARTEN COP made me laugh, but the crime drama felt like an unwelcome intrusion. In ARMAGEDDON, I felt the stakes were high enough that humor didn't seem appropriate.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 7, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • Persian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bulletproof Hearts
    • Filming locations
      • Miami, Florida, USA
    • Production company
      • Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $19,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $65,807,024
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,523,358
      • Apr 9, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $141,407,024
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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