"Bad Boys" is a film (1995), whose actors are now known all over the world. In fact, this comedy is rightfully considered a cult tape in its genre. Both actors in the lead roles became very popular after the triumph of the film.
About the film
This comedy tape was released in the spring of 1995. The picture turned out to be very popular, having paid back the initial investment in its creation several times, however? the sequel did not appear immediately, but only 8 years after the release of the first part. The action movie "Bad Guys 2" was released in 2003 and was about the same success as the previous film.
Perhaps such a long pause in the production of the second part of the franchise is due to the fact that the first film was received rather coolly. Reviews of professional critics about him are mostly negative.
Nevertheless, spectator interest in the picture does not fade away today.
Plot
At the center of the story are two police detectives, whose names are Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowry. The first is a young seductive guy who is popular among women and generally very confident in himself, so he always succeeds. In addition, he has a lot of money, which allows him to live in a big way.
Mike, unlike Marcus, is an exemplary family man. He is slightly clumsy and awkward, rather unlucky, so he constantly finds himself in ridiculous situations, from which Marcus often helps him to get out.
Together, they make an excellent duet of police companions who successfully cope even with the most difficult things. At the same time, the film is full of youth humor, and the actors' play is just at their best.
"Bad Guys" (film, 1995): actors and roles
It's no secret that the main roles in the film are played by Martin Lawrence (Mike Lowry), who was already a very popular film comic, and the then-rising Hollywood star Will Smith. Then no one could have imagined that literally a few years later Smith would eclipse the glory of Lawrence. By the way, now Will is one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood.
Smith’s works include Chasing Happiness, Seven Lives, I Am a Legend, and others. Many of the paintings in which he was shot became either blockbusters or cult films.
Lawrence's track record is also quite large, he has something to brag about. For example, he starred in such films as "Nothing to Lose" and "Diamond Policeman."
In addition to them, actors in The Bad Guys (film, 1995) were actors: Tea Leoni (Spanish English), Cheki Cario (Dragon Kiss) and Joe Pantogliano (The Matrix, The Fugitive), as well as many others .
They all laid out on the set at 100%, so the popularity came to “Bad Guys” (film, 1995). Actors made the picture really interesting. What is only the charisma of W. Smith and M. Lawrence, who together created a simply breathtaking comedy duo.
Interesting facts and box office
As mentioned above, the film "Bad Boys" was successfully released in 1995. Bad Boys, the actors and roles in which are very well matched, got its name by analogy with the world famous track of the legendary Bob Marley. Therefore, the tagline of the picture is the phrase Whatcha gonna do.
The building, which in the film acted as a police station, was in reality a court.
The dialogue between the main characters, written by the scriptwriters, did not appeal to the director of the film M. Bay, so he gave vent to the actors. In scenes where they sort things out, Smith and Lawrence improvised.
Initially, the role of M. Lowry was offered to the actor Arsenio Hall. Of course, he is a worthy actor, but all fans of the film are glad that he still did not get it.
Despite the fact that "Bad Guys" (film, 1995), in which the actors showed a high level of professionalism, received very low ratings from critics, it was successful commercially.
With a budget of only 19 million, he managed to collect more than 141. This is a very good indicator, since the costs of its production were justified almost 7 times. Not every film manages to achieve this effect.
As for the second part of the film, the situation is somewhat different. The budget of the picture was already quite large: 130 million for production and another 40 for marketing. This is due, firstly, to the eight-year difference between the films, and secondly to the fact that the fees of the actors who have now become real stars were very high.
Conclusion
“Bad Boys” is a film (1995), whose actors have demonstrated their charisma and talent. No one expected that a rather low-budget youth comedy with not-so-famous actors at that time would shoot in such a way that it would become a cult.
Although the film was low praised by critics, fans were able to discern something attractive in it. It is thanks to the love of fans of the tape, it is in demand today. Now it is planned to create a third of the franchise, the output of which is scheduled for 2018. 15 years have passed since the release of the second film, so the creators will have to take into account that the public has already changed.