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Bad Boys

Bad Boys

Whatcha gonna do?

19956.81h 59m

Overview

Marcus Burnett is a henpecked family man. Mike Lowrey is a footloose and fancy free ladies' man. Both Miami policemen, they have 72 hours to reclaim a consignment of drugs stolen from under their station's nose. To complicate matters, in order to get the assistance of the sole witness to a murder, they have to pretend to be each other.

Directed by Michael Bay
Written by George Gallo, Michael Barrie, Jim Mulholland
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Don Simpson
Box OfficeBudget: $19.0MRevenue: $141.4M

Top Cast

Will Smith

Will Smith

Mike Lowrey

Martin Lawrence

Martin Lawrence

Marcus Burnett

Téa Leoni

Téa Leoni

Julie Mott

Tchéky Karyo

Tchéky Karyo

Fouchet

Joe Pantoliano

Joe Pantoliano

Captain Howard

Theresa Randle

Theresa Randle

Theresa Burnett

Marg Helgenberger

Marg Helgenberger

Alison Sinclair

Nestor Serrano

Nestor Serrano

Detective Sanchez

Julio Oscar Mechoso

Julio Oscar Mechoso

Detective Ruiz

Saverio Guerra

Saverio Guerra

Chet The Doorman

Themes & Keywords

miami, floridamexican standoffmale friendshipwitness protectionstrippercar crashstrip clubinternal affairspolice corruptiongunfightfoot chasedrug lordmurder investigationnostalgichangarloose cannonbuddy copmale camaraderienarcotics detectiveaction herobuddy moviemurder witnessstolen drugsawestruck

About Bad Boys

Bad Boys is a action, comedy, crime, thriller film released in 1995 exploring themes of miami, florida, mexican standoff, male friendship, witness protection, stripper, car crash. Directed by Michael Bay, it stars Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Téa Leoni. Marcus Burnett is a henpecked family man. Mike Lowrey is a footloose and fancy free ladies' man. Both Miami policemen, they have 72 hours to reclaim a consignment of drugs stolen from under their station's nose. To complicate matters, in order to get the assistance of the sole witness to a murder, they have to pretend to be each other.

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