Bad Boys (1995 film)
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Bad Boys is a 1995 action comedy film, directed by Michael Bay and starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. The film also spawned a 2003 sequel, Bad Boys II.
Plot summary
Detective Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Detective Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) are police officers in the Miami police force, investigating the disappearance of millions of dollars of heroin from their secure vault. In the course of their investigation, they discover that one of the gang, Eddie Dominguez, absconded with some of the cocaine and was shot in the head by the French drug kingpin Fouchet (Tchéky Karyo). The only witness to the crime is Julie Mott (Tea Leoni), whom they have to protect while trying to catch the 'bad boys' (their singing of the song 'Bad Boys' re-inspired interest in it).
Cast
- Martin Lawrence - Det. Marcus Burnett
- Will Smith - Det. Mike Lowrey
- Téa Leoni - Julie Mott
- Tchéky Karyo - Fouchet
- Joe Pantoliano - Captain Howard
- Theresa Randle - Theresa Burnett
- Marg Helgenberger - Capt. Alison Sinclair
Reaction and commercial success
The $23 million movie became a hit as it grossed $65.8 million in the United States and $75 million overseas. With a total of almost $141 million in ticket sales worldwide, Bad Boys generated a huge profit for producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Columbia Pictures, and it also led to more big time movies for then-newcomers Will Smith, Martin Lawrence and director Michael Bay.
Reviews from moviegoers were generally positive and many of them felt that the movie finally injected new interest and reinvigorated the buddy cop genre. Some fans of the movie even compared Bad Boys to Lethal Weapon in the sense that both films had two male leads who are at odds with each other while trying to solve cases together. Between the two, Bad Boys is viewed to be a faster movie than Lethal Weapon (which relied on intrigue and suspense).
Because of the popularities of Smith, Lawrence and Bay, Bad Boys continues to enjoy heavy playtime on cable television networks as well as continued presence in video stores worldwide.
See also
External links
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