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Bad Boys (1983)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:13

Rotten:2

Average Rating:6.8/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 3 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: In this highly regarded teen drama, Mick (Penn) is a tough teenager who, in spite of the attempts of his straightlaced girlfriend J.C. (Sheedy), can't seem to walk the straight and narrow.... In this highly regarded teen drama, Mick (Penn) is a tough teenager who, in spite of the attempts of his straightlaced girlfriend J.C. (Sheedy), can't seem to walk the straight and narrow. Escalating confrontations with a rival group of students led by Paco (Morales) ends in the tragic death of Paco's younger brother by Mick at the wheel of a car. Mick's incarceration takes him off the street and drops him into a new world of competition where he needs to establish his credibility in order to survive and does so with typical violent flair. The ironic arrival of Paco, jailed for the retaliatory and vicious rape of J.C., leads to a continuation of the brewing feud between the two angry teenagers. [More]

Starring: Sean Penn, Reni Santoni, Ally Sheedy, Esai Morales

Starring: Sean Penn, Reni Santoni, Ally Sheedy, Esai Morales, Jim Moody, Eric Gurry, Clancy Brown, Robert Lee Rush, John Zenda, Alan Ruck

Director: Rick Rosenthal

Director: Rick Rosenthal
Screenwriter: Richard Di Lello
Producer: Martin Hornstein, Robert H. Solo
Composer: Bill Conti

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Mediocre movie with excellent performance by Penn.

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Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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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James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

Gritty prison flick with a fine lead by Penn

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Sean Penn pretty much explodes in this great (and often overlooked) visit to an ugly juvenile prison.

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