Bad Boys (1995) movie poster

Bad Boys (1995)

"Whatcha gonna do?"
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👍 85%Google users liked it archived
Critics Score
🎬 44% (RT: 46%, MC: 41) ℹ️RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Runtime
1h 59m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.8/10 (6,842 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
46%
Metacritic
41
Cast
Will Smith as Mike Lowrey
Martin Lawrence as Marcus Burnett
Téa Leoni as Julie Mott
Tchéky Karyo as Fouchet
Joe Pantoliano as Captain Howard
Theresa Randle as Theresa Burnett
Marg Helgenberger as Alison Sinclair
Nestor Serrano as Detective Sanchez
Yes. 85% of real audiences liked it based on 6,842 votes. Critics scored it lower at 44%, but audiences disagreed.
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. Wikipedia ↗
Fun Facts
  • During the filming of Bad Boys, Will Smith improvised one of the most famous lines in the movie.
  • The incredible score for Bad Boys was composed in just a few weeks after the original composer dropped out.
  • Eagle-eyed viewers have noticed a hidden easter egg referencing Michael Bay's previous film in the background of the opening scene.
Audience Consensus

Bad Boys is a 1995 American action comedy directed by Michael Bay in his feature debut, the film that launched both his blockbuster career and the partnership of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. Smith plays Detective Mike Lowrey, a smooth, wealthy bachelor, and Lawrence plays Detective Marcus Burnett, a henpecked family man, both members of the Miami Police Department's narcotics division who must recover $100 million worth of heroin stolen from the police evidence vault. When a key witness needs protection, Mike and Marcus must swap identities — a mixup that forces the lifestyle-obsessed Mike to pretend to be the domesticated Marcus and vice versa.

Michael Bay's directorial style — saturated sunset cinematography, low-angle hero shots, rapid editing, and explosive action — was already fully formed in his debut. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence's chemistry, built on rapid-fire improvisational bickering that felt genuinely spontaneous, was the film's primary asset. Bad Boys earned $141 million worldwide on a $19 million budget and launched a franchise spanning three decades.

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