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Bad Boys

7.0

Released March 25, 1983Runtime 2h 3min

There's only one person left who believes Mick O'Brien can make it... Mick O'Brien.

Mick O'Brien is a young Chicago street thug torn between a life of petty crime and the love of his girlfriend. But when the heist of a local drug dealer goes tragically wrong Mick is sentenced to a brutal juvenile prison where violence is a rite of passage and respect is measured in vengeance.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

EMI Films

Solofilm

Associated Film Distribution

Universal Pictures

Production Countries

United Kingdom

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $0
Revenue: $9,190,819
Profit/Loss: $0

Stream

Rent

Buy

Videos

Cast

Sean PennMick O'Brien

Reni SantoniRamon Herrera

Jim MoodyGene Daniels

Eric GurryHorowitz

Esai MoralesPaco Moreno

Ally SheedyJ. C. Walenski

Clancy BrownViking Lofgren

Robert Lee RushTweety

John ZendaWagner

Tony Mockus Jr.Warden Bendix

Alan RuckCarl Brennan

Erik BarefieldTerrell

Dean FortunatoPerretti

Lawrence MahRicky Lee

Jorge NoaCarlos

Ray CaballeroPablo

Martha De La CruzMrs. Moreno

Ray RamirezMr. Moreno

Eugene J. AnthonyRobert Walenski

Marco A. DavidPacito

Michael Andrew GormanDetective Moran

Don JamesBlack Gang Leader

Jane AldermanWoman Victim

Rick RosenthalJudge

Fran StoneVicki O'Brien

Omar S. SaundersJohnson

Kevin SpringsRoberts

Eric DavidLineup Boy #1

John San JuroLineup Boy #2

Adam PeltyTeen Gun Dealer

Robin ColemanSquad Car Cop

Bill Martin Jr.Truck Driver

Myles O'DonnellWorker

Edward KearnsLineup Sergeant

Brenda Joyce MinorPolicewoman

Richard Lee PadgetGuard

Peter KirkpatrickMess Hall Supervisor #1

David BarrettMess Hall Supervisor #2

Marvin TownesBad Dude #1

Aaron HoldenBad Dude #2

Jason GedrickInmate (uncredited)

Crew

Sioux RichardsScript Supervisor

Rick RosenthalDirector

Bob RoeSecond Assistant Director

Thomas J. MackFirst Assistant Director

Pat KehoeFirst Assistant Director

William M. ElvinSecond Assistant Director

Katterli FrauenfelderSecond Assistant Director

Richard Di LelloWriter

Robert H. SoloProducer

Marty HornsteinProducer

Howard FeuerCasting

Mary Gail ArtzCasting

Marty HornsteinUnit Production Manager

Graham HendersonExecutive In Charge Of Production

Elizabeth GeddesCasting

Jane AldermanCasting

Jeremy RitzerCasting

Joan MerloProduction Office Coordinator

Stephanie MooreLocation Manager

Lynn HendeeExecutive In Charge Of Production

Marty HornsteinAssociate Producer

Marsha MorganAssistant Production Coordinator

Billy HigginsLocation Manager

Bruce SurteesDirector of Photography

Bill ContiOriginal Music Composer

Don SmetzerStill Photographer

Jay HurleyCostume Design

J. Michael RivaProduction Design

George StokesConstruction Coordinator

Douglas M. LackeyMusic Editor

Don MacDougallADR & Dubbing

Richard TylerADR & Dubbing

Peter DavidianBest Boy Electric

Tom SternGaffer

Paul StanleyStandby Painter

Richard ThorntonBoom Operator

Jack S. WienerSound Recordist

Walter RoblesStunts

Robert SwanderGaffer

Harry N. HaaseStandby Painter

Gray JohnsonStunts

Ron OlineyStunts

Billy MartinTransportation Captain

Richard ReamsSet Decoration

Gordon MeloenyLeadman

Maher AhmadArt Direction

Bob ShelleySpecial Effects

Dean JeffriesStunts

Richard PadgettTransportation Coordinator

Paul PascarellaTitle Graphics

Bob CoyleStill Photographer

Rochell Linker GoodrichActor's Assistant

Jay CannistraciMakeup Artist

David DockendorfADR & Dubbing

Chuck WatersStunts

James F. BoyleGaffer

Ted ChurchillSteadicam Operator

William EssarySecond Film Editor

Maher AhmadSet Designer

Denver MattsonStunts

Kathe SwansonHairstylist

John ElizaldeSound Editor

Dan WallinScoring Mixer

Mickey AntonettiCostume Design

Aubrey HeadColor Timer

Anne StrickUnit Publicist

Michael SudalnikCraft Service

Frank MillerCamera Operator

Aaron HoldenProperty Master

Art RochesterSound Mixer

Antony GibbsEditor

Donald E. ThorinDirector of Photography

Brian C. GloverAssistant Camera

William EssaryAssistant Editor

Daniel R. JordanKey Grip

William R. Nielsen Jr.Assistant Camera

Rob HahnAssistant Camera

Donald SchmitzBest Boy Grip

Donah BassettNegative Cutter

Charles Saldaña IIIKey Grip

Jeffrey R. RenfrowKey Grip

Dennis LindberghAssistant Property Master

Kirk BalesDolly Grip

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Reviews

Being an early favorite of when I first discovered the potential of Sean Penn. Really gritty film centered around some youths that are ‘raging against the machine’ and learned to fend for themselves on the street. It’s a good film if you can appreciate it in it’s own time and merit.

Sean Penn is "O'Brien" who is sent down for the accidental killing of an eight year old lad. His time in prison subjects him to the usual pressures and bullying but he allies with the shrewd electronics whizz "Horowitz" (Eric Gurry) and slowly but surely starts to learn the ropes, turn the tables a...

Originally watched this on TV (WUTV Buffalo 29) and I vividly remembered the soda can scene - (although I thought he put them in a sock) plus the performances of Sean Penn and Esai Morales. I did not remember a young Ally Sheedy, Clancy Brown and Alan Ruck.