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

Narcotics cops Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) head up a task force investigating the flow of ecstasy into Miami. Their search leads to a dangerous kingpin Johnny Tapia (Jordi Mollà), whose plan to control the city's drug traffic has touched off an underground war. Meanwhile, things get sexy between Mike and Syd (Gabrielle Union), Marcus's sister.

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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

1:10:36 Floyd Peteet's address is Poteet Brothers Fish, Inc. 805 Glades View Ct. #804 Miami, Florida 33154.

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Goofs

In the Macarthur Causeway chase sequence, the characters drive over the same bridge repeatedly. As a result, you can see them passing the Miami Herald building at least four times.

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Quotes

Marcus Burnett: Look, Mike. Calm down!
Mike Lowery: [before the shooting at the KKK rally] Calm down? I'm calm! I'm calm... Whoaa! Whoa! I am way too unstable for that bullshit! Stop all the goddamn movement! Everybody stop moving!

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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

German theatrical version was cut (ca. 1,5 min.) for violence to secure a more commercial "Not under 16" rating.

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Connections

Referenced in El Reviewer Random: New in Town (2012)

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Soundtracks

Theme
from A Summer Place (1959)
Written by Max Steiner
Performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (as The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)
Courtesy of Silva Screen Records Ltd.

User Reviews

so totally cool!!!!

Bad Boys 2... what can one say about it? well, put it this way, it's much much better than the first and has one of the best car chases in history.

Will Smith and martin Lawrence are two cops have a lot in common, especially their attitude, are sent to investigate the a Cuban drug smuggler who smuggles drugs in America. What a wild, surprising and funny time they have! I know the storyline doesn't sound very convincing, but, this movie is not 'okay' as most people put... it's the action movie of the year! The storyline is, as I said, probably not very convincing and that lots of movie have been made like that and you think that you've seen every on of them...

But if you watch this movie, you'll be really, really surprised. The director, Michael Bay, is one of my favorites and this movie is one of his action masterpieces.

Rating: 7/10

Details

Official Sites:

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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