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Bad Boys
Directed by	Michael Bay
Produced by	Don Simpson Jerry Bruckheimer
Written by	Michael Barrie Jim Mulholland Doug Richardson
Starring	Martin Lawrence Will Smith Téa Leoni Tchéky Karyo Theresa Randle Joe Pantoliano
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	April 7, 1995
Running time	118 min.
Language	English
Budget	$19,000,000
Followed by	Bad Boys II
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Bad Boys is a 1995 action comedy film, directed by Michael Bay, produced by Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer and starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith. The film also spawned a 2003 sequel, Bad Boys II. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director and producer. ... Donald Clarence Simpson (October 29, 1943 - January 19, 1996) was an American film producer. ... Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) is a film and television producer in the genre of action, drama, and science fiction. ... Doug Richardson is an American screenwriter known for his ability to write action movies. ... Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence[1] (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, director and producer. ... “W. S.” redirects here. ... Téa Leoni (born February 25, 1966) is an American actress. ... Tchéky Karyo as Dmitri Mishkin in the James Bond film Goldeneye. ... Theresa Randle (born December 27, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) is an American stage, film and television actress. ... Joseph Peter Joe Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951)[1] is an Emmy Award-winning American film and television actor. ... The Columbia Pictures logo from 1993 to the present Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... The year 1995 in film involved some significant events. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... USD redirects here. ... Bad Boys II is a 2003 action comedy film directed by Michael Bay and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. ... The year 1995 in film involved some significant events. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... A comedy is a dramatic performance of a light and amusing character, usually with a happy conclusion to its plot. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ... Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director and producer. ... A film producer creates the conditions for making movies. ... Donald Clarence Simpson (October 29, 1943 - January 19, 1996) was an American film producer. ... Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) is a film and television producer in the genre of action, drama, and science fiction. ... Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence[1] (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, director and producer. ... “W. S.” redirects here. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Sequel (disambiguation). ... Bad Boys II is a 2003 action comedy film directed by Michael Bay and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. ...

Plot

Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) and Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) are detective sergeants in the Miami-Dade Police Department. While Lowrey is from a wealthy background and enjoys a playboy-like lifestyle, the family man Burnett is married, with three kids.

One night, $100 million of seized heroin is stolen by gangsters from a secure police vault. This is a major blow to Burnett and Lowrey, because it was the biggest drug bust of their careers. Internal Affairs believe it was an inside job and issue an ultimatum—if they do not recover the drugs in five days, the narcotics division will be shut down. It is quickly discovered that one of the gang members was Eddie Domínguez, a former cop, who has absconded with some of the heroin. Dominguez is shot to death by his boss, French drug kingpin Fouchet (Tchéky Karyo), who also kills escort girl Max, one of Lowrey's ex-girlfriends. The only witness to the crime is Max' friend Julie Mott (Téa Leoni). For other uses, see Heroin (disambiguation). ... The internal affairs (United States terminology) division of a law enforcement agency investigates incidents and plausible suspicions of lawbreaking and professional misconduct attributed to officers on the force. ... Tchéky Karyo as Dmitri Mishkin in the James Bond film Goldeneye. ... A call girl is a prostitute who is not visible to the general public, like a street walker, and who does not usually belong to an institution like a brothel. ... Téa Leoni (born February 25, 1966) is an American actress. ...

Although she has never met him, Julie will only testify to Lowrey, but he is out of contact when she threatens to run, so Burnett is forced to impersonate him in order to get her to co-operate. In order to continue the deception Burnett moves Julie into Lowrey's apartment, which he himself has to move into, while Lowrey moves in with Burnett's family and claims to be Burnett in Julie's presence while Burnett claims to be Lowrey.

Eventually, Fouchet and his gang of criminals learn where Julie is and kidnap her. Burnett, Lowrey and the Miami P.D. organize a team of commandos to stop the criminals from killing Julie and selling the drugs to a Colombian drug lord. A final shoot-out erupts between Burnett, Lowrey and the drug dealers. The criminals are eliminated, Julie is saved in the process and Lowrey kills Fouchet. For other uses, see Commando (disambiguation). ...

Production

In the film's early stages of development, Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer initially envisioned Dana Carvey and Jon Lovitz in the roles. When the movie was written for Carvey and Lovitz, the original title for Bad Boys was Bulletproof Hearts. Donald Clarence Simpson (October 29, 1943 - January 19, 1996) was an American film producer. ... Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) is a film and television producer in the genre of action, drama, and science fiction. ... Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955) is an American Emmy-award winning actor and comedian known for his work on Saturday Night Live and the spin-off movie Waynes World. ... Jonathan Lovitz (born July 21, 1957 in Tarzana, California) is an American actor and comedian perhaps best known as a cast member of Saturday Night Live and for his show The Critic. ...

Improvisation

Director Michael Bay didn't like the script and often engaged Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in discussions about how the dialogue and scenes could improve. He often allowed them to improvise while the cameras were rolling. He secretly told Will to call Lawrence a bitch before the car scene. The whole "two bitches in the sea" was improvised, as was Martin's comment when Téa Leoni called him gay.

The scene in the convenience store where the clerk puts a gun to Burnett and Lowrey's heads and tells then to "freeze bitch!" is also improvised. They came up with "No YOU freeze bitch! Now back up, put the gun down and get me a pack of Tropical Fruit Bubbalicious, and some Skittles." Skittles (sport) is the sport from which bowling originated. ...

According to Michael Bay in his DVD commentary, at the end of the film when Mike (Smith) and Marcus (Lawrence) are recuperating, Mike says "I love you, man." Bay claims that Smith refused to say the line, causing the director and actor to argue back and forth over the line. Bay wanted Smith to say the line as he felt it summed up the friendship between the cops. After their argument had lasted for half of the day's shoot and much of the crew was ready to pack up, a fed up Bay told Smith to do whatever he wanted, after which Smith changed his mind and agreed to say the line. Then Mike (Smith) decided to perform felacio on Marcus (Lawrence) just for kicks. DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc - see Etymology) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ...

Reaction and commercial success

The $23 million movie became a success as it grossed $65.8 million in the United States and $75 million overseas. With a total of over $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. Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) is a film and television producer in the genre of action, drama, and science fiction. ... The Columbia Pictures logo from 1993 to the present Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. ...

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). The Buddy Cop genre of films are action films with plots involving two men of very different and conflicting personalities who are forced to work together to solve a crime and/or defeat criminals, sometimes learning from each other in the process. ... Lethal Weapon is a 1987 action film, the first in a series of American movies that were released in 1987, 1989, 1992, and 1998, all directed by Richard Donner and starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover as a mismatched pair of LAPD detectives. ...

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.

The films popularity has reached such a universal status that Smith's character is mentioned in the Lil Wayne song, A Milli and also mentioned by Young Dro in Crime Mob's song Rock yo Hips remix wherein both artists compare themselves to "Mike Lowrey". Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. ... Young Dro (born D Juan Hart in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1979) is an American rapper signed to T.I.s label, Grand Hustle. ... Crime Mob is a hip hop/crunk group consisting of five members, M.I.G., Diamond, Cyco Black, and siblings Lil Jay and Princess. ...

Soundtrack

The Bad Boys Official Soundtrack was released in March 1995 on the Sony label. The film soundtrack was primarily hip-hop and R&B influenced, with the soundtrack album reflecting said influence. Tracks are listed in order: Breakdance, an early form of hip hop dance, often involves battles, showing off skills without any physical contact with the adversaries. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ...

1. Shy Guy - Diana King
2. So Many Ways (Bad Boys Version) - Warren G
3. Five O, Five O (Here They Come) - 69 Boyz
4. Boom Boom Boom - Juster
5. Me Against the World - 2Pac
6. Someone to Love - Jon B. featuring Babyface
7. I've Got a Little Something for You - MN8
8. Never Find Someone Like You - Keith Martin
9. Call the Police - Ini Kamoze
10. B Side - Da Brat featuring The Notorious B.I.G.
11. Work Me Slow - Xscape
12. Clouds of Smoke - Call O' Da Wild
13. Juke-Joint Jezebel - KMFDM
14. Bad Boys' Reply - Inner Circle featuring TEK
15. Theme from Bad Boys - Mark Mancina

The album was well received by fans of the rap/R&B genres, but disappointed fans of Mark Mancina's movie score, as only one of up to fifteen tracks composed for the film by Mancina was featured on the album. Also, the industrial rock tracks, which featured primarily in the "Club Hell" scene, are also missing from the album. These include "Nothing" by Stabbing Westward, "Angels" by Dink, and "Sweet Little Lass" by DAG. This article is about the singer. ... Warren Griffin III (born November 10, 1970 in Long Beach, California [1]) better known by his stage name Warren G, is an American West Coast rapper and producer. ... 69 Boyz 69 Boyz are a Miami bass and hip hop group from Jacksonville, Florida. ... Years after his death, Tupac Shakur is still considered one of the most influential hip hop artists of all time. ... Jon B. Jon B. (born Jonathan David Buck November 11, 1974 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island) is a Grammy nominated American R&B singer and songwriter. ... Kenneth Babyface Edmonds (born April 10, 1958 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an R&B and pop singer, songwriter, keyboardist, record producer, film producer, and entreprenuer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Brat. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... KMFDM is an industrial rock band and the brainchild of founding member Sascha Konietzko. ... Inner circle may refer to: The Inner Circle, a secret organization in Max Payne The Inner Circle, an early name for the central circuit route of the London Underground that is now known as the Circle Line friendship networks, where inner circle may describe the closest of friends a social... Tek is an American rapper, famous as a member of the duo Smif-N-Wessun, and the Hip Hop collective Boot Camp Clik. ... Mark Mancina (born March 9, 1957 in Santa Monica, California) is a composer, primarily for Hollywood soundtracks, such as his collaboration with Trevor Rabin on the soundtrack for Con Air. ... Industrial Rock is a musical genre which is a fusion between Industrial Music and specific Rock n Roll subgenres such as Punk, Oi!, Hardcore and later on Hard Rock. ... Stabbing Westward was an American industrial rock and alternative rock band. ... Dink, also written DINK, was an Alt-Industrial band formed in Kent, Ohio in 1992. ...

The original score by Mark Mancina^[1] was released in September 2007 by La-La Land Records as a limited edition of 3000 copies.

Trivia

• Both Martin Lawrence and Will Smith were starring in their own hit TV shows, Martin and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air when filming this movie, which The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air refers the film in an epsiode, which Nicky Banks tells Will that his mom and dad won't let him watch Bad Boys, which Will replies, "Oh, so whatcha gonna do?"

Martin is an American television sitcom produced by HBO Independent Productions (a subsidiary of HBO, in turn a division of Time Warner) that aired for five seasons from August 27, 1992 to May 1, 1997 on FOX. The show starred comedian Martin Lawrence and Tisha Campbell. ... The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an Emmy, BAFTA, and RTS-award winning popular American television sitcom that aired on NBC from September 10, 1990, to May 20, 1996. ...

See also

• Bad Boys II, the sequel to this film
• Bad Boys: Miami Takedown, the video game spin-off to this film
• Bad Boys for other uses of this term

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References

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