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7 April 1995 (USA) moreTagline:
Whatcha gonna do?Plot:
Two hip detectives protect a murder witness while investigating a case of stolen heroin. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
1 win & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(233 articles)
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The Smith/Lawrence Show more (173 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Lisa Boyle | ... | Girl Decoy | |
| Michael Taliferro | ... | Carjacker | |
| Emmanuel Xuereb | ... | Eddie Dominguez | |
| Tchéky Karyo | ... | Fouchet (as Tcheky Karyo) | |
| Marc Macaulay | ... | Noah Trafficante | |
| Ralph Gonzalez | ... | Kuni | |
| Vic Manni | ... | Ferguson | |
| Frank John Hughes | ... | Casper | |
| Mike Kirton | ... | Andy | |
| Martin Lawrence | ... | Marcus Burnett | |
| Will Smith | ... | Mike Lowrey | |
| Will Knickerbocker | ... | Officer Bill O'Fee | |
| Theresa Randle | ... | Theresa Burnett | |
| Tiffany Samuels | ... | Megan Burnett | |
| Cory Hodges | ... | James Burnett |
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Rated R for intense violent action and pervasive strong language.Parents Guide:
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118 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Taiwan:R-18 | Brazil:14 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Japan:R | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) | Hungary:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 | Germany:18 | Ireland:18 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #33591) | Iceland:16Fun Stuff
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According to Michael Bay on the DVD commentary, he had a fight with Will Smith over the ending. Three days before they shot the ending, Will agreed that he would say "I love you" to Martin Lawrence. The day they were about to shoot the ending, Will changed his mind and didn't want to say it. Michael Bay fought with Will for over a couple of hours about why he should say it. By the end of the fight, in complete frustration, Michael told Will that he didn't care anymore because he only had about 15 minutes to shoot the ending by this time or he didn't have an ending (he wasn't given additional days at the time of filming). When the scene was shot, Will finally says "I love you" to Martin. That shot appears in the final cut. moreGoofs:
Crew or equipment visible: In the chase scene where the criminals kidnap Julie form Collins Park, they steal a taxi cab. Right after Marcus jumps on top of the cab, you can clearly see a sparkler behind the front fender. This is probably a special effect to simulate sparks from the car bottoming out. moreSoundtrack:
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I'm not a huge fan of Michael Bay, who never has a cut longer than five seconds and seems to be in love with three different shots that he rehashes for all of his movies (The .25 second long tight close-up showing a character expressing shock, someone running in slow motion and the shot from ground level looking up at a character or a number of characters as the sky rolls slowly above him/her/them.)
What "Bad Boys" has going for it, and why it succeeds where "The Rock" and "Armageddon" failed miserably, are Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, who flat-out carry this movie. It's pretty obvious that a number of scenes (Pretty much every scene that's good for a laugh) was ad-libbed, and it's equally obvious that Smith and Lawrence had a great time filming this.
Aside from that, the movie is a strictly by-the-number buddy cop-flick with absolutely no surprises that suffers even more because of Michael Bay's seizure-inducing camera techniques. Check it out strictly for Will and Martin.