Bad Boys (1995)

Director:

Michael Bay

Writers (WGA):

George Gallo (story)
Michael Barrie (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

7 April 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Whatcha gonna do?

Plot:

Two hip detectives protect a murder witness while investigating a case of stolen heroin.

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Heroin | Murder | Witness | Police

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

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
Scott Cumberbatch	...	Quincy Burnett
Anna Levine	...	Francine (as Anna Thomson)
Joey Romano	...	Detective
Sam Ayers	...	Detective
Joe Pantoliano	...	Captain Howard
Marg Helgenberger	...	Alison Sinclair
Nestor Serrano	...	Detective Sanchez
Julio Oscar Mechoso	...	Detective Ruiz
Michael Imperioli	...	Jojo
Karen Alexander	...	Max Logan
Fawn Reed	...	Woman at Boxing Gym
Heather Davis	...	Lois Fields
Téa Leoni	...	Julie Mott
Saverio Guerra	...	Chet the Doorman
Maureen Gallagher	...	Yvette
Juan F. Cejas	...	Ether Van Driver (as Juan Cejas)
Ed Amatrudo	...	Ether Van Boss
Jimmy Franzo	...	Club Bartender
Tony Bolano	...	Drunk Guy at Urinal
Shaun Toub	...	Store Clerk
Marty McSorley	...	Henchman
Norman Max Maxwell	...	Henchman
Kevin Corrigan	...	Elliot
Buddy Bolton	...	Wally
Stan Miller	...	News Anchor
Dug Jones	...	Man #1
John Salley	...	Hacker 'Fletcher' (as John Spider Salley)
Dana Mark	...	Police Technician
Mario Ernesto Sánchez	...	Drug Buyer (as Mario Ernesto Sanchez)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kim Coates	...	White Carjacker (uncredited)
Cherie Wimberly	...	Club Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Bay

Writing credits (WGA)
George Gallo		(story)
Michael Barrie		(screenplay) &
Jim Mulholland		(screenplay) and
Doug Richardson		(screenplay)

Produced by
Jerry Bruckheimer	....	producer
Lucas Foster	....	executive producer
Bruce S. Pustin	....	executive producer
Don Simpson	....	producer

Original Music by
Mark Mancina

Cinematography by
Howard Atherton		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Christian Wagner

Casting by
Lynn Kressel
Francine Maisler

Production Design by
John Vallone

Art Direction by
Peter Politanoff

Set Decoration by
Kate J. Sullivan

Costume Design by
Bobbie Read

Makeup Department
Caridad 'Cuqui' Collazo	....	hair stylist (as Caridad Collazo)
Jeni Lee Dinkel	....	makeup artist
Laini Thompson	....	makeup artist: Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Smith

Production Management
Christopher Cronyn	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeffrey T. Barabe	....	second second assistant director
Kenny Bates	....	second unit director (as Ken Bates)
Bruce Moriarty	....	first assistant director (as Bruce G. Moriarty)
Lisandra Soto	....	second assistant director: second unit
Barry H. Waldman	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Barry Waldman)
Jonathan Watson	....	second assistant director (as Jonathan M. Watson)
Michelle Marx	....	assistant director: Miami (uncredited)

Art Department
Mark Dane	....	set dresser
Rod England	....	set dresser
Charles Guanci Jr.	....	property master (as Charles P. Guanci Jr.)
Arturo Mendez	....	sign painter
Jeremy Alan Read	....	set dresser
Carl Ritz	....	construction coordinator (as Carl L. Ritz)
Eric Weiler	....	assistant property master
Cary Whittaker	....	greensman
Cary Whittaker	....	set dresser
Lewis Zucker	....	set dresser
Jerry Blohm	....	leadman (uncredited)
Curtis Carlin	....	swing gang (uncredited)
Robert Crowley	....	props (uncredited)
Erik Grasteit	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
Kevin Long	....	props (uncredited)
Carlos Menéndez	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
John Patteson	....	assistant props (uncredited)
Paul Stanwyck	....	head painter: Chicago (uncredited)
Michele Tedlis	....	art department coordinator: additional photography (uncredited)
Valarie Wise	....	set decoration buyer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Willy Allen	....	foley editor (as Willie Allen)
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer (as Jim Ashwill)
Nancy Barker	....	adr assistant
William C. Carruth	....	adr editor (as Bill Carruth)
Virginia Cook-McGowan	....	sound editor
Samuel C. Crutcher	....	sound editor
Ali Derakhanan	....	assistant sound editor
Peter J. Devlin	....	production sound mixer
Greg Dillon	....	sound editor
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley walker (as Gary Hecker)
Robert G. Henderson	....	supervising sound editor (as Robert Henderson)
David M. Horton	....	sound editor
David L. Horton Jr.	....	supervising foley editor (as David L. Horton)
Adam Johnston	....	sound editor
Rick Kline	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dan O'Connell	....	foley walker
Kevin O'Connell	....	sound re-recording mixer
David M. O'Dell	....	boom operator
Rodney Sharpp	....	assistant sound editor
James Simcik	....	supervising adr editor
Brooke H. Ward	....	assistant sound editor (as Brooke Henderson Ward)
Gregory H. Watkins	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
David Williams	....	foley editor
Marshall Winn	....	sound editor
Kevin Cerchiai	....	second boom operator (uncredited)
David Diamond	....	boom operator: second unit (uncredited)
Fred Peck III	....	foley recordist (uncredited)
Bruno Roussel	....	assistant sound engineer (uncredited)
Gregg Silk	....	second engineer (uncredited)
Samuel Webb	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Marc Banich	....	special effects foreman
Richard Lee Jones	....	special effects coordinator
Michael Meinardus	....	chief pyrotechnician (as Mike Meinardus)
Ray O. Hardesty	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Christine Onesky	....	pyrotechnician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Kent Demaine	....	creative director: interactive design
Steve Rodriguez	....	digital colorist (uncredited)
Xye	....	visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Jay Amor	....	stunts
Kenny Bates	....	stunt coordinator (as Ken Bates)
Chick Bernhardt	....	stunts (as Chick Bernharvt)
Nick Brett	....	stunts
Butch Brickell	....	stunts
William H. Burton	....	stunts
David Wayne Campbell	....	stunt driver
Tony De Leon	....	stunts (as Tony DeLeon)
Richard L. Duran	....	stunts (as Richard Duran)
Alex Edlin	....	stunts
Kenny Endoso	....	stunts
Steve Filmore	....	stunts (as Steve Fillmore)
Scotty Gallin	....	stunts
Gene Hartline	....	stunts
David Hayes	....	stunts
Leigh Hennessy	....	stunts
Henry Kingi	....	stunts
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunts
Randolph LeRoi	....	stunts
Janine Mitchell	....	stunts
Manny Perry	....	stunts
Norb Phillips	....	stunts
Chuck Picerni Jr.	....	stunts
Steve Picerni	....	stunts (as Steven Picerni)
Buddy Reynolds	....	stunts
James Hooks Reynolds	....	stunts (as Jimmy Reynolds)
Stan Lee Rice	....	stunts
J.C. Robaina	....	stunts
Troy Robinson	....	stunts
Danny Rogers	....	stunts
Ronald C. Ross	....	stunts
Gar Stephen	....	stunts
Frank Torres	....	stunts
Peter Tors	....	stunts (as Peter A. Tors)
Lisa Vanderpool	....	stunts
Michael M. Vendrell	....	stunts (as Mike Vendrell)
Amy Stephen Wilder	....	stunts
Glenn R. Wilder	....	stunts (as Glenn Wilder)
Leigh Hennessy	....	stunt double: Tea Leoni (uncredited)
Donna Keegan	....	stunts (uncredited)
Randolph LeRoi	....	stunt double: Mr. Smith (uncredited)
Robert Powell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Stan Lee Rice	....	stunt double: Martin Lawrence (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Lyons Collister	....	director of photography: second unit
Biff Delany	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Biff DeLany)
Jon Baronn Farmer	....	still photographer (as Jon Farmer)
Ken Glassing	....	first assistant camera: second unit
James J. Green	....	dolly grip
Phil Green	....	second grip
Craig Haagensen	....	camera operator
Don Hamzik	....	video assist
Jamie Klein	....	key grip: second unit
Michael Klimchak	....	first assistant camera
Peter Manno	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
John McGowan	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as John D. McGowan)
Mike McGowan	....	second assistant camera: second unit (as Michael B. McGowan)
Peter Mercurio	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Gene Moffat	....	chief lighting technician: second unit (as Eugene Moffatt)
Douglas F. O'Neons	....	camera operator (as Doug O'Neons)
Casey Osborne	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Barry Ryan	....	key grip (as Barry J. Ryan)
Gary Ryan	....	chief lighting technician
Warner R. Wacha	....	second assistant camera (as Warner Wacha)
Andrew Fisher	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Megan Forste	....	additional second assistant camera (uncredited)
Dylan Goss	....	aerial camera operator (uncredited)
Michael Kelem	....	aerial camera operator (uncredited)
Shane D. Kelly	....	gaffer: second unit (uncredited)
Gregory Shummon	....	electrician (uncredited)
Owen Stephens	....	electrician: rigging crew (uncredited)
Fred Valentine	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Scott Genkinger	....	casting assistant (as Scott D. Genkinger)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kristy Aitken-Hernandez	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Kristy Aitken Hernandez)
Robert Mata	....	wardrobe supervisor
Rhona Meyers	....	key costumer
Romeo Pompa	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Clark Campbell	....	assistant editor
Jordan Dawes	....	apprentice editor
David Orr	....	color timer
Dwight Raymond	....	first assistant editor: film (as H. Dwight Raymond IV)
Robin Rosenthal	....	assistant editor
David Lewis Smith	....	assistant editor
Julie Janata	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Michelle Belcher	....	soundtrack coordinator
Michael Dilbeck	....	music supervisor
Bruce Fowler	....	orchestrator
J.J. George	....	assistant music editor
Nick Glennie-Smith	....	composer: additional music
Alan Meyerson	....	score mixer
Jeffrey Pollack	....	music consultant
Curtis Roush	....	music editor
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Happy Walters	....	music supervisor
Christopher Ward	....	composer: additional music
Ryeland Allison	....	musician (uncredited)
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Larry Crenshaw	....	transportation captain (as Larry W. Crenshaw)
Pirty Lee Jackson	....	transportation co-captain
Jon Bergholz	....	driver (uncredited)
Greg Koronowicz	....	picture cars (uncredited)

Other crew
Ernest 'Tron' Anderson	....	assistant: Mr. Smith (as Ernest Tron Anderson)
Simona Aranda	....	assistant: Mr. Pustin
Diane Bandolas	....	production accountant
Viki Cacciatore	....	assistant accountant
Jennifer Cook	....	production assistant
Peaches Davis	....	assistant: Mr. Lawrence (as Nilah Peaches Davis)
Diane DiPrima	....	production secretary
Andrew Form	....	assistant: Jerry Bruckheimer
Wendi Friedman	....	assistant: Mr. Bruckheimer
Carol Green	....	unit publicist
Margery Kimbrough	....	assistant: Mr. Foster
Fay Kladouris	....	assistant: Mr. Bay (as Fay J. Kladouris)
Robert Lawrence	....	assistant: Mr. Lawrence
Melonie Lewis	....	assistant: Mr. Bruckheimer
Todd Marrero	....	assistant: Don Simpson
Nelson Oramas	....	technical advisor (as Major Nelson Oramas)
Jeffrey Scott Pawlak	....	craft service
Jennifer Pepper	....	administrative production secretary
Robert Runge	....	production assistant
Brad Scheel	....	production assistant (as Bradley Scheel)
Andrea Schlupp	....	assistant: Mr. Simpson
Sam Tedesco	....	location manager (as Samuel P. Tedesco)
Michael Dean Valeo	....	production assistant
Lois Walker	....	production coordinator
Corey B. Yugler	....	script supervisor
Josue Aguilar	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Nigel Arscott	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Christian Clarke	....	set production assistant: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Nick Conti	....	voice looping: multiple voices (uncredited)
Robert Dawson	....	title designer (uncredited)
Pamella D'Pella	....	location scout (uncredited)
April Fitzsimmons	....	production assistant (uncredited)
John Patteson	....	armorer (uncredited)
Anthony Petzold	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Ilene Pickus	....	script supervisor (uncredited)
Larry Zience	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• Fox Network (1998) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Columbia TriStar Film (1995) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (1995) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Artisan Entertainment (19??) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (Spain)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (1999) (Germany) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1995) (USA) (laserdisc)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1997) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (DVD)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Cinema Research  opticals
• Cop Shop Miami  picture vehicle: rescue truck
• D. Bassett & Associates  negative cutting
• Ellen Jacoby Casting  casting
• Inter Video  24 frame video services
• La-La Land Records  score album released by (limited edition)
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• Panavision  camera and lenses
• R.E.D. Productions  titles
• Roll Em  picture vehicles: police cars
• Sony Pictures Studios  sound services
• Trademark Animal Talent  animal wranglers
• Work Records  soundtrack published by

Also Known As:

Bulletproof Hearts (USA) (original script title)

MPAA:

Rated R for intense violent action and pervasive strong language.

Runtime:

118 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR | SDDS

Certification:

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:16

Filming Locations:

Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables, Florida, USA

Company:

Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Trivia:

The Porsche that Will Smith's character drives is a 1993 Porsche 911 Turbo II 3.6. The designation on the rear end "Turbo 3.6" can clearly be seen at various points throughout the movie. The '93 Turbo 3.6 is actually a fairly rare car, as less then 1,000 copies were produced.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the Biltmore Hotel when Julie and Max arrive the sun is out, but when they are chasing Julie on the roof, it is already night.

Quotes:

Ferguson: [as Julie reaches into her bra for a hidden handcuff key] What you got an itch? I'd love to scratch it.
Julie Mott: [gives Ferguson the finger] Scratch this, okay?
Ferguson: Yeah I'll scratch anything you want to you blue-eyed bitch.
Julie Mott: Did you go to college?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: I, Stank Horse (#6.20)" (1996)

Soundtrack:

Me Against the World

Typically stylish cop flick that is better than the average

I don't know about you but there are two words that I associate with disastrously bad films. Two words that fill my soul with dread and my bowels with fear. And those two words are... "sports drama". Two OTHER words that carry similar feelings are "Martin Lawrence" so to find a film with him in that I like is something of a surprise. "Bad Boys" is as traditional an action-cop film as you can imagine, filled with hot action sequences, fast cars and beautiful women. And Martin Lawrence.

Lawrence is Det. Marcus Burnett, straight-laced family man and partner to Det. Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) who is Burnett's polar opposite. He's a fast-living ladies man with a passion for sports car and when $100 million dollars worth of heroin is stolen from the Miami PD, he and Burnett are put on the case. But in order to trace the drugs, they need to protect murder witness Julie Mott (Téa Leoni) from local hoodlums led by suave gangster Fouchet (Tchéky Karyo).

As you'd expect from a Bruckheimer & Simpson production, this follows a strict mantra of "style over substance" which makes "Bad Boys" feel like an update of another Miami-based cop show "Miami Vice". The suits are sharp, the action is loud and the cars look way beyond the economic means of cops. And despite the characters being way too familiar ("Lethal Weapon", anyone?), Smith and Lawrence bring humour and chemistry to their roles and lift the film beyond your expectations. In truth, this is the sort of film where you switch your brain off and just enjoy it and thanks to Smith and Lawrence, you can do just that. They spark off each other really well, seeing them in good stead for the almost inevitable sequel.

"Bad Boys" is not what you'd call a classic but it is an enjoyable movie that you can enjoy if it's on TV or a rental DVD. Sometimes, you just want to relax in front of something undemanding and while that may sound like criticism, it isn't. The male half of the species will enjoy this much more than their girlfriends (well, she didn't mind it...) but this sort of thing isn't likely to expand your mind that much. Get yourself some popcorn, slouch on the couch and watch the epitome of the blockbuster cop movie.