Bad Company (2002)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Writers (WGA):

Gary M. Goodman (story) and
David Himmelstein (story) ...

Release Date:

7 June 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Thriller

Tagline:

Two Mismatched Partners. One Messed Up Case!

Plot:

When a Harvard-educated CIA agent is killed during an operation, the secret agency recruits his twin brother.

Plot Keywords:

CIA | Twin Brother | CIA Agent | Terrorist | Train

Cast

Anthony Hopkins	...	Officer Oakes
Chris Rock	...	Jake Hayes / Kevin Pope / Michael Turner
Peter Stormare	...	Adrik Vas
Gabriel Macht	...	Officer Seale
Kerry Washington	...	Julie
Adoni Maropis	...	Jarma / Dragan Henchman #1
Garcelle Beauvais	...	Nicole (as Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon)
Matthew Marsh	...	Dragan Adjanic
Dragan Micanovic	...	Michelle 'The Hammer' Petrov
John Slattery	...	Roland Yates
Brooke Smith	...	Officer Swanson
Daniel Sunjata	...	Officer Carew
DeVone Lawson Jr.	...	Officer Parish
Wills Robbins	...	Officer McCain
Marek Vasut	...	Andre

Also Known As:

Black Sheep (USA) (working title)
Ceská spojka (Czech Republic)
Czech Mate (USA) (working title)
The Double (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, some sensuality and language.

Runtime:

116 min | Spain:125 min

Country:

USA | Czech Republic

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:U | Canada:A (Ontario) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | New Zealand:M | Brazil:12 | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Australia:M | Austria:16 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:16 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39081) | Iceland:14

Filming Locations:

Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

One of several films that had its release date changed after the terrorist attacks on the USA of 11 September 2001. The film was originally set for release in November 2001, but was not released until June 2002.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Jake is calling with the NOKIA 9210 he is speaking on the wrong side of the phone. The speaker and the mic are on the other side.

Quotes:

Jake Hayes: If you stayed on top of things, you'd understand that the traditional checks are not 100% fool-proof. This last test was designed by the head of nuclear science at Caltech, a Dr. Dre. Dr. Dre, along with Dr. Irving and Professor Griffin and the rest of the Wu Tang Clan, know that it is best when you have a baseline screen situation to achieve a pulsopular cataclysmic calibration or something we like to call the Shaq Attack.
Michelle Petrov: Shaq Attack?
Jake Hayes: Yes, named after Dr. O'Neal of Los Angeles, formerly of Orlando.

Movie Connections:

References Pretty Woman (1990)

Soundtrack:

Moments Musicaux Op. 16

Chris Rock as a CIA agent? HA HA HA HA!

From the beginning I was laughing at unintentional moments. Chris Rock's buggy-eyed CIA agent character completely ruined the mood. The movie has some half-decent action scenes though and OK suspense. Anthony Hopkins, much like the underplaying of Hannibal, pulled off a hauntingly good character that saved Rock from being too goofy. Some of Rock's jokes clicked good too, but there's absolutely nothing special about BAD COMPANY. Actually, it is too old-fashioned.

A CIA agent is killed. What a coincidence, he had a twin brother whom they were both separated at birth. The CIA sell him on the old notion of saving the world if he finishes the mission his brother set out on in the first place.

BAD COMPANY will only be remembered for being one of the last movies (if not, THE last) to be filmed at the World Trade Center, which ironically, the movie is centered around international terrorism and hatred towards the United States as well. With that in mind, and average performances from all involved, BAD COMPANY 's boring tendencies will make it easily forgotten.