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Sean Penn
as Mick O'Brien

Reni Santoni
as Ramon Herrera

Jim Moody
as Gene Daniels

Eric Gurry
as Horowitz

Esai Morales
as Paco

Clancy Brown
as Viking

Ally Sheedy
as J.C. Walenski

Robert Lee Rush
as Tweety

John Zenda
as Wagner

Alan Ruck
as Carl Brennan

Dean Fortunato
as Paretti

Lawrence Mah
as Ricky Lee

Ray Ramirez
as Mr. Moreno

James Donald
as Black Gang Leader

Jane Alderman
as Woman Victim

Robin Coleman
as Squad Car Cop

David Barrett
as Mess Hall Supervisor #2

Dick Sollenberger
as Van Driver

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• Feb 14, 2014

  The original Bad Boys from 1983, not to be confused with the similarly named film starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, is the story of inner-city violence and street gangs and the devastation that comes with them. The story focuses on a couple different kids both of whom are rebellious in nature and have no regard for authority or life. Sean Penn stars as Mick O'Brien and Esai Morales as the drug dealer Paco Moreno who is intimately tied to Mick in a devastating consequence of their lives and company they keep. During a drug deal gone wrong, several of the boys surrounding the two are killed or wounded and Paco's kid brother is accidentally run over by Mick as he tries to get away in a car. Mick is put in a juvenile lock-up where he goes from being the new guy who is harassed and mocked daily to the leader of the facility. Shortly after Mick climbs up the ranks at the facility, angering several others he climbs over one way or another, it's Paco who is the new guy at the juvenile facility. While free he stalks and eventually rapes Mick's girlfriend out of revenge against Mick, but is caught in the act by the police and locked up as well. With Paco locked up with Mick and his vengeance brimming he befriends others who Mick has stood up to in the past and the inevitable fight between the two reaches a climatic end. Bad Boys is a good film, it's message and characters tell a poignant story that resonates to this day but ultimately it falls short of perfection. The film follows the life and goings of the two teenagers and has a strong opening half but falters when it eventually transforms into a good versus bad battle between the two. The performances are good and Penn shines in his realistic portrayal of the troubled teenage Mick but the rest of the script loses focus and is sold short because of it. Still there is a lot of good here and a tough watch but one that remains a heavy-handed look into the criminal world of gangs and drug dealers as well as those children that are affected and brought into this dark and violent world.
  

  Chris B Super Reviewer
• Mar 31, 2012

  The best and probably the only good part about this teen prison film is Sean Penn's performance. Everything else needs some work. The production value was low even for these types of films. The direction could have been better. The writing was okay. There where no one liners that stood out for me. The film was to fast paced. The film just hits you right away with a shooting that wan't even directed right. I did enjoy the fight scene at the end. I was routing for Sean Penn. But ending was a bit predictable. I take that back, it was really predictable. If your a teen looking for some good fun then watch this.
  Eduardo T Super Reviewer
• Oct 29, 2011

  A great film following the life of a kid in Juvy. Overall: 8.8/10
  Professor W Super Reviewer
• Apr 09, 2011

  entertaining suspense
  Ed K Super Reviewer

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