Bad Boys (1983)

Director:

Rick Rosenthal

Writer:

Richard Di Lello (writer)

Release Date:

25 March 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

In their world, if you're 17 and still alive you're a survivor [Video Australia]

Plot:

Chicago crime kid Mick O'Brien is sent to reform school after accidentally killing Paco Moreno's kid brother.

Plot Keywords:

Jail | Irish American | Juvenile Delinquent | Escape | Prison

Cast

Sean Penn	...	Michael O'Brien
Reni Santoni	...	Ramon Herrera
Jim Moody	...	Gene Daniels
Eric Gurry	...	Barry Horowitz
Esai Morales	...	Paco Moreno
Ally Sheedy	...	J.C. Walenski
Clancy Brown	...	'Viking' Lofgren
Robert Lee Rush	...	Warren 'Tweety' Jerome
John Zenda	...	Supervisor Wagner
Alan Ruck	...	Carl Brennan
Tony Mockus Jr.	...	Warden Thomas Bendix (as Tony Mockus)
Erik Barefield	...	Terrell
Dean Fortunato	...	Perretti
Jorge Noa	...	Carlos
Lawrence Mah	...	Ricky Lee

Runtime:

104 min | UK:123 min (original release) | Sweden:105 min | USA:123 min (original release)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Astrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Netherlands:16 | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Singapore:M18 | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

EMI Films

Trivia:

During the scene where Sean Penn's character first enters the reform school and walks down the line in between the prisoners, Penn encouraged the actors to spit in his face and throw things at him. On the other hand, Esai Morales insisted that the actors who played the prisoners brush their teeth and use mouthwash before they spit in his face during his character's similar scene.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: When O'Brien and Horowitz are talking in the shower, the shadow of the boom mike moves back and forth on the wall when O'Brien walks away.

Quotes:

Gene Daniels: If you think you're hip, you're not. If you were you wouldn't be here.

Movie Connections:

References Rocky III (1982)

Soundtrack:

Too Hot To Be Cool

Intense view into crazy youths

This film shows a world that most people will never ever see. It blasts you into this intense, horrible, psychological nightmare. Thinking of what it would be like to be a part of this facility creeps me out.

The acting is top class and there are loads of familiar face that make you laugh when you think of them in recent films ha ha.

I don't want to give anything away but if you like harsh movie you will love this one! things like KIDS, Doom Generation, Thirteen etc Great movie 10 out of 10.

This film had made me want to watch more of the directors works. If this is his standard then im sure i will not be disappointed.

Lloyd Alexander