Bad Boys (franchise)

Bad Boys

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Directed by Michael Bay (1–2)
Joe Carnahan (3)
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer
Don Simpson (1)
Screenplay by Michael Barrie (1)
Jim Mulholland (1)
Doug Richardson (1)
Ron Shelton (2)
Jerry Stahl (2)
Joe Carnahan (3) David Guggenheim (3) Anthony Tambakis (3)
Story by George Gallo
Ron Shelton (2)
Cormac Wibberley (2)
Marianne Wibberley (2)
Joe Carnahan (3)
David Guggenheim (3)
Based on Characters
by George Gallo
Starring Will Smith
Martin Lawrence
(See below)
Music by Mark Mancina (1)
Trevor Rabin (2)
Cinematography Howard Atherton (1)
Amir Mokri (2)
Edited by Christian Wagner (1)
Roger Barton (2)
Mark Goldblatt (2)
Thomas A. Muldoon (2)
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release dates
1995 – present
Country United States
Language English
Budget $149 million
Box office $414.7 million

Bad Boys is a series of action comedy films directed by Michael Bay, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, based on the characters written by George Gallo. It stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as two detectives in the Miami Police Department, Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey.

The series grossed over $400 million so far.

Films

Bad Boys II (2003)

Main article: Bad Boys II

Two loose-cannon cops investigate the flow of Ecstasy into Florida.

Bad Boys

Bad Boys for Life (2018)

In June 2008, Bay stated that he may direct Bad Boys III, but that the greatest obstacle to the potential sequel would be the cost, as he and Will Smith demand some of the highest salaries in the film industry.[1] By August 2009, Columbia Pictures had hired Peter Craig to write the script for Bad Boys III.[2] In February 2011, Martin Lawrence reiterated that the film was in development.[3] In June 2014, Bruckheimer announced that screenwriter David Guggenheim was working on the storyline for the sequel.[4] Two months later, Lawrence said a script had been written and parts had been cast.[5] By June 2015, director Joe Carnahan was in early talks to write and possibly direct the film.[6] Two months later, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced that Bad Boys III would be released on February 17, 2017. On March 5, 2016, the film was pushed to June 2, 2017.[7] Producers plan to begin production in early 2017.[8] On August 11, 2016, the film was pushed back once again to January 12, 2018, to avoid box office competition with the upcoming DC Comics film Wonder Woman, and retitled Bad Boys for Life. Lawrence revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that filming may start in March 2017.[9]

Bad Boys IV (2019)

In August 2015, Sony Pictures Entertainment also announced that alongside the release of the Bad Boys III, the additional sequel, Bad Boys IV, is scheduled for release on July 3, 2019.[10]

Video games

Bad Boys: Miami Takedown, is a video game released in 2004 based on the sequel Bad Boys II. It was released in early 2004 after the film's DVD release.

Principal cast

Character Film
Bad Boys
(1995)
Bad Boys II
(2003)
Bad Boys for Life
(2018)
Detective Marcus Burnett Martin Lawrence
Detective Mike Lowrey Will Smith
Captain Conrad Howard Joe Pantoliano  
Theresa Burnett Theresa Randle  
Hacker 'Fletcher' John Salley  
Julie Mott Téa Leoni  
Fouchet Tchéky Karyo  
Detective Sanchez Nestor Serrano  
Captain Alison Sinclair Marg Helgenberger  
Hector Juan Carlos "Johnny" Tapia   Jordi Mollà  
Special Agent Sydney "Syd" Burnett   Gabrielle Union  
Alexei   Peter Stormare  
Roberto   Jon Seda  
Floyd Poteet   Michael Shannon  

Crew

Year Film Director Producer Screenwriter Composer Editor Cinematographer
1995 Bad Boys Michael Bay Jerry Bruckheimer
Don Simpson
Michael Barrie
Jim Mulholland & Doug Richardson
Mark Mancina Christian Wagner Howard Atherton
2003 Bad Boys II Jerry Bruckheimer Ron Shelton & Jerry Stahl Trevor Rabin Roger Barton
Mark Goldblatt
Thomas A. Muldoon
Amir Mokri
2018 Bad Boys for Life Joe Carnahan Joe Carnahan & Anthony Tambakis & David Guggenheim Trevor Rabin Roger Barton e Mark Goldblatt Amir Mokri

Reception

Box office performance

Film Release date Box office gross Box office ranking Budget
Ref(s)
Opening weekend
(North America)
North America Other territories Worldwide All time
North America
All time
worldwide
Bad Boys April 7, 1995 $15,523,358 $65,807,024 $75,600,000 $141,407,024 #1110
#742(A)
#246 $19,000,000 [11]
Bad Boys II July 18, 2003 $46,522,560 $138,608,444 $134,731,112 $273,339,556 #356
#168(A)
#188 $130,000,000 [12]
Total $204,415,468 $210,331,112 $414,746,580 $149,000,000 [13]
List indicator(s)
  • (A) indicates the adjusted totals based on current ticket prices (calculated by Box Office Mojo).

Critical and public response

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Bad Boys 43% (47 reviews)[14] 41 (24 reviews)[15] A[16]
Bad Boys II 23% (177 reviews)[17] 38 (34 reviews)[18] A[16]

References

  1. Archived February 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. "'Bad Boys 3′ In Development". Thefilmstage.com. 2009-08-31. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  3. Archived April 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. Reynolds, Simon (2014-06-18). "Jerry Bruckheimer trying to get Michael Bay back for Bad Boys 3". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  5. Martin Lawrence (2014-08-14). "Martin Lawrence Announces "Bad Boys 3" @". Teamcoco.com. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  6. Fleming, Mike Jr. "Joe Carnahan Circles 'Bad Boys 3' for Sony". Deadline.com.
  7. Fleming, Mike Jr. (March 4, 2016). "Sony Flush With 2017 Franchises With 'The Dark Tower', 'Bad Boys 3', Barbie & Maybe 'MIB23' Slotted". Deadline.com.
  8. http://variety.com/2016/film/news/uncharted-movie-joe-carnahan-video-game-adaptation-bad-boys-3-1201826553/
  9. Comicbook, Joe (October 7, 2016). "Martin Lawrence Says Bad Boys 3 May Start Filming In March". Comicbook.com.
  10. "Sony Pictures Dates 16 Films Through 2019!". ComingSoon.net. August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  11. "Bad Boys". Box Office Mojo. September 16, 2014.
  12. "Bad Boys II". Box Office Mojo. September 16, 2014.
  13. "Mission Impossible Moviesat the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  14. "Bad Boys". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  15. "Bad Boys". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  16. 1 2 "Cinemascore". Cinemascore.com. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  17. "Bad Boys II". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  18. "Bad Boys II". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved September 16, 2014.

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