Bad Boys (1983)
Average Rating: 7.2/10
Reviews Counted: 15
Fresh: 14 | Rotten: 1
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Following magnetic performances in Taps (1981) and Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), young actor Sean Penn sealed his reputation as one of his generation's most gifted performers with his gritty star turn in Bad Boys (1983), an entertaining tale of teen hoodlums in juvenile lock-up. Penn plays Mick O'Brien, a Chicago street tough who's planning on ripping off drug dealer Paco Moreno (Esai Morales). When the scam goes bad and his partner Carl (Alan Ruck) is slain, Mick flees from the cops in
Jun 1, 1982 Wide
Mar 15, 2000
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Cast
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Sean Penn
Mick O'Brien -
Reni Santoni
Pramon Herrera -
Esai Morales
Paco Moreno -
Eric Gurry
Horowitz -
Jim Moody
Gene Daniels -
Ally Sheedy
J.C. Walenski -
Clancy Brown
Viking Lofgren -
Robert Lee Rush
Tweety -
John Zenda
Wagner -
Jane Alderman
Woman Victim -
Tony Mockus Jr.
Warden Bendix -
Alan Ruck
Carl Brennan -
Dick Sollenberger
Van Driver -
Dean Fortunato
Paretti -
Lawrence Mah
Ricky Lee -
Ray Ramirez
Mr. Moreno -
James Donald
Black Gang Leader -
Robin Coleman
Squad Car Cop -
David Barrett
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An underrated but excellent near masterpiece...
Mediocre movie with excellent performance by Penn.
Gritty prison flick with a fine lead by Penn
Sean Penn pretty much explodes in this great (and often overlooked) visit to an ugly juvenile prison.
strong performances led by Sean Penn in a role that solidified his status as the best young actor of the 1980s
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Bad Boys is a solid teenage, juvenile prison drama, that contains two really food performances from Sean Penn and Esai Morales. For Sean Penn, this was his third major role. He had already starred in TAPS in a small role and as the iconic Spicoli in Fast Times At Ridgemont High. His role here as Mick O'Brien; a street tough who lands himself in a Juvenile Prison is the first time we see just how powerful a dramatic actor he was going to become. We got glimpses of it in TAPS, but he didn't have a big role. Here, he's the star and he does shine bright.
The drama revolves around O'Brien and Moreno(Morales). Both are punks who attend the same school. One night while Moreno has a drug deal going down, O'Brien tries to steal everything. His plans backfire and it results in him being in a car chase with the cops. The chase ends with O'Brien hitting Moreno's brother and killing him. Now this is just the setup because soon after, O'Brien and Moreno find themselves in the same prison.
I completely love this movie and it is really overlooked. It's also not widely known or very accessible. Even with how much I love this movie; I'm not going to say it's flawless. The movie contains some pretty awful acting from some of it's supporting actors. It contains a huge editing error and the last fight scene. A camera man is easily visible in front of the crowd of cheering kids. It's music score is really a complete waste and I can't say it's aged too well.
As a movie that really gives us a really good plot and performance from Sean Penn; it's worth a look. If your a big fan of Penn, like me, you owe it to yourself to watch this. It really does show signs of what he would become.