Bad Boys for Life (2020)

Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett must face off against a mother-and-son pair of drug lords who wreak vengeful havoc on their city.

Directors:

Adil El Arbi (as Adil), Bilall Fallah (as Bilall)

Writers:

Peter Craig (story by), Joe Carnahan (story by)

Stars:

Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens

2 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Will Smith	...	Mike
Martin Lawrence	...	Marcus
Vanessa Hudgens	...	Kelly
Alexander Ludwig	...	Dorn
Charles Melton	...	Rafe
Paola Nuñez	...	Rita (as Paola Nunez)
Kate del Castillo	...	Isabel Aretas
Nicky Jam	...	Zway-Lo
Joe Pantoliano	...	Captain Howard
Jacob Scipio	...	Armando Aretas
Theresa Randle	...	Theresa
DJ Khaled	...	Manny (as Khaled [DJ Khaled] Khaled)
Happy Anderson	...	Jenkins
Bianca Bethune	...	Megan
Dennis Greene	...	Reggie (as Dennis McDonald)

Storyline

Marcus and Mike have to confront new issues (career changes and midlife crises), as they join the newly created elite team AMMO of the Miami police department to take down the ruthless Armando Armas, the vicious leader of a Miami drug cartel.

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Plot Keywords:

buddy cop | buddy comedy | mexico city mexico | mexico | miami florida | 

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Taglines:

Ride Together. Die Together.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, language throughout, sexual references and brief drug use

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie makes a number of jokes about both Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey getting older. Throughout the movie, Mike is constantly telling Marcus to wear his glasses, and Marcus calls out Mike for dyeing his facial hair black. In real life, Martin Lawrence wears glasses and, according to Michael Bay, Will Smith's hair was going gray when Bad Boys II (2003) was being filmed.

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Goofs

Although the film is set in sunny Miami - a vast majority of street scenes show overcast skies and several dead trees line the streets - a give away that filming took place in the much cooler Atlanta, Georgia.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Marcus: [speeding through the streets of Miami] MIKE!
Mike: Whooo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hooooo!
Marcus: What the hell are you doing?
Mike: It's called driving, Marcus.

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Crazy Credits

At the end, the movie fades and it shows a title card Bad Boys For Life. Then there is a brief scene of Mike visiting his son in prison before the actual credits role.

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Connections

Featured in Black Eyed Peas & Jaden Smith & J Balvin: RITMO (Bad Boys for Life) (Remix) (2020)

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Soundtracks

Panama's Boogaloo
Written by Miguel Angel Amadeo
Performed by Kako & His Orchestra
Courtesy of Fania Records/Craft Recordings, a division of Concord

User Reviews

Baap movie

Full of action,comedy + thriller. Suspense is awesome. Lawrence comedy is amazing.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

USA Mexico

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

17 January 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bad Boys 3

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$62,504,105, 19 January 2020

Gross USA:

$206,305,244

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$426,505,244

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, 2.0 Entertainment, Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1