Bad Boys | |
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Directed by | Michael Bay |
Screenplay by | |
Story by | George Gallo |
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Starring | |
Cinematography | Howard Atherton |
Edited by | Christian Wagner |
Music by | Mark Mancina |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 119 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $19–23 million[2][3] |
Box office | $141.4 million[2] |
Bad Boys is a 1995 American action comedy film directed by Michael Bay in his feature directorial debut, produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, and starring Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Téa Leoni, Tchéky Karyo, Theresa Randle, and Joe Pantoliano. The film follows Miami narcotics detectives Marcus Burnett (Lawrence) and Mike Lowrey (Smith) who are investigating the $100 million stolen packs of heroin and must order to protect a murder witness from an international drug dealer.
The film received mixed reviews from critics, but was commercially successful, grossing $141 million worldwide, and spawned three sequels: Bad Boys II (2003), Bad Boys for Life (2020), and Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024).