Bad Boys II (2003)

Two loose-cannon narcotics cops investigate the flow of Ecstasy into Florida from a Cuban drug cartel.

Director:

Michael Bay

Writers:

George Gallo (characters), Marianne Wibberley (story)

Stars:

Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Gabrielle Union

5 wins & 13 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

Miami is being flooded with ecstasy that's coming from Cuba through drug lord Johnny Tapia. Detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett are on the case, and are determined to bring the man to justice. Additional drama is provided by friction with the DEA, which counts Marcus' younger sister Sydney among its agents, and from Marcus possibly transferring out of the department, leaving Mike without his longtime partner.

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Plot Keywords:

cuba | car crash | black comedy | car chase | police | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mark Mancina was supposed to score the film along with Trevor Rabin, but ended up leaving the project due to "creative differences."

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Goofs

When the Haitian gets into the semi's cab before the causeway scene, director Michael Bay is seen operating a camera for a handheld shot in the background. Behind him is much of the crew.

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Quotes

Mike Lowery: [in a stand off, while inside the Haitian house] A bullet in the head will really mess up your extensions!

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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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Alternate Versions

TBS and TNT versions are edited for TV where they edited out the violence and much of the profanity are removed or dubbed. Including Mike Lowery's "Y'all bunch of filthy motherlovers".

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Connections

Featured in The Jay Leno Show: Episode #1.54 (2009)

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Soundtracks

Shake Ya Tailfeather
Written by Nelly, Varick D. Smith (as Varick Smith), Murphy Lee and Jayson Koko Bridges (as Jayson Bridges)
Produced by Nelly and Jason 'Koko' Bridges
Performed by Nelly, Sean 'Diddy' Combs (as P. Diddy) and Murphy Lee
Nelly and Murphy Lee appear courtesy of Fo' Real Entertainment/Universal Records
P. Diddy appears courtesy of Bad Boy Records

User Reviews

A little overdone but still a good watch

This movie was very entertaining. It had me wanting to watch all the way until the end. It was about 30 minutes too long I'm afraid though. There were many times that I thought there were scenes that could have been cut and still made this movie funny and with great action. Some of the parts were a little overacted as well. All in all I thought this was a good film and I will watch it over and over again for a few scenes. It does have some horrible language in this movie so do not let you kids see it unless you don't care if they repeat what they see. Check the movie out if you are of age. It's a good film.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish Russian

Release Date:

18 July 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bad Boys 2

Filming Locations:

Netherlands

Box Office

Budget:

$130,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$46,522,560, 20 July 2003

Gross USA:

$138,608,444

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$273,339,556

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Lightstorm Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

147 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS (8 channels)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1