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Bad Boys

Whatcha gonna do?

1995 · 118 min · Action
7.6 Modest
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Action Comedy Crime Thriller

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.

Country of origin
🇺🇸 United States
Year
1995
Studio
Columbia Pictures · Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Trivia & behind the scenes

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Origins

In the film's early development stages, producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer initially envisioned Dana Carvey and Jon Lovitz for the lead roles, and the project was then titled 'Bulletproof Hearts'.

Origins

The film was originally set up at Hollywood Pictures, a Walt Disney Studios subsidiary, but was placed into turnaround by management and eventually sold to Columbia Pictures.

Casting

Arsenio Hall turned down the role of Mike Lowrey, a decision he later called the worst mistake of his career; the part eventually went to Will Smith.

Filming

The Miami setting replaced the story's original New York locale, with filming taking place at spots like the Dade Tire company, South Beach's Tides Hotel, the Biltmore Hotel, and a freighter on the Miami River converted into a fake drug lab.

Filming

Since both Martin Lawrence and Will Smith were simultaneously starring in their own hit sitcoms ('Martin' and 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'), filming had to be completed quickly, wrapping on August 31, 1994, after starting on June 27.

Filming

The film's opening sequence was actually written and shot during post-production, after principal photography had already wrapped.

Filming

Director Michael Bay disliked the original script and frequently let Smith and Lawrence improvise their dialogue on camera, including the convenience store scene where the clerk yells 'Freeze, mother bitches!' and the duo's ad-libbed response about Tropical Fruit Bubbalicious and Skittles.

Filming

Bay secretly instructed Will Smith to call Martin Lawrence a 'bitch' before the car scene to provoke an unscripted reaction, and lines like 'two bitches in the sea' were improvised on the spot.

Filming

For the ending line 'I love you, man,' Smith reportedly refused to say it, leading to a half-day argument with Bay; Smith only agreed to deliver the line after Bay told him to do whatever he wanted.

Memorable quotes

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Whatcha gonna do?

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Marcus, I just have one question for ya bro. How the hell you gonna leave my ass at a gun fight to go get the car?!

Det. Mike Lowrey Mike complains about being left at a gunfight

He steals our shit, kidnaps Julie, shoots at my wife. Oh, we beatin' him down. We beatin' him down!

Det. Marcus Burnett Marcus rallies to fight back after being wronged

Do you see the fuckin' emotion I'm goin' through right now?! That means this shit is serious. That means me and this motherfucker's not vibin' right now. That's what that shit means.

Det. Marcus Burnett Marcus expresses intense frustration and anger

[to Fletch] If you don't sit your lanky ass down right now, bottom-line, I will knock you the fuck out!

Det. Marcus Burnett Marcus threatens to knock someone out

My shit always works sometimes!

Det. Mike Lowrey Mike jokes about his unreliable gadget or gun

I don't know why you going home to your wife. You got shot in the leg, your dick probably don't even work.

Det. Mike Lowrey Mike teases Marcus about his injury

[on Captain Howard and Captain Sinclair, having another vicious argument] They should just bone and get that shit over with.

Det. Mike Lowrey Mike comments on the captains' constant arguing

You know you drive almost slow enough to drive Miss Daisy.

Det. Mike Lowrey Mike teases Marcus about his slow driving

Now that's how you supposed to drive! From now on, that's how you drive!

Det. Mike Lowrey Mike praises a wild driving stunt

Mike, go down and you can have a Coke and a smile.

Det. Marcus Burnett Marcus tells Mike to go relax and enjoy himself

This is bad. No, let me call it what is. This is fucked up.

Det. Marcus Burnett Marcus reacts to a bad situation

You know I'm a better cop when I get some in the morning, I feel lighter on my feet.

Det. Marcus Burnett Marcus jokes about his morning routine improving his police work

King Dingaling.

Det. Mike Lowrey Mike's nickname for himself

You forgot your boarding pass.

Det. Marcus Burnett Marcus reminds someone they forgot something

Damn, why am I tripping on shit I know is there?

Det. Marcus Burnett Marcus questions his own doubts

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😆 Amused 50%
🤩 Amazed 50%

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Torrezno ★ 6

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La demostración de que las películas no necesitan guión. Bueno, al menos las de Michael Bay.

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