Bad Boys II (2003)

Director:

Michael Bay

Writers (WGA):

George Gallo (characters)
Marianne Wibberley (story) ...

Release Date:

18 July 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Plot:

Two loose-cannon narcotics cops investigate the flow of Ecstacy into Florida.

Plot Keywords:

Cuba | Ecstasy | Money | Dea | Undercover

Awards:

3 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Martin Lawrence	...	Detective Marcus Burnett
Will Smith	...	Detective Mike Lowrey
Jordi Mollà	...	Hector Juan Carlos 'Johnny' Tapia
Gabrielle Union	...	Syd
Peter Stormare	...	Alexei
Theresa Randle	...	Theresa
Joe Pantoliano	...	Captain Howard
Michael Shannon	...	Floyd Poteet
Jon Seda	...	Roberto
Yul Vazquez	...	Detective Mateo Reyes (as Yul Vázquez)
Jason Manuel Olazabal	...	Detective Marco Vargas (as Jason Manuel Olazábal)
Otto Sanchez	...	Carlos
Henry Rollins	...	TNT Leader
Antoni Corone	...	DEA Tony Dodd
Gary Nickens	...	TNT Fanuti

Also Known As:

Bad Around the World (USA) (working title)
Bad Boys 2 (USA) (alternative spelling)
Good Cops: Bad Boys II (Malaysia: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and action, pervasive language, sexuality and drug content.

Runtime:

147 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Portuguese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

Taiwan:R-12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Malaysia:18SG | Japan:R-15 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) (cut) | Singapore:R(A) (cut) | Philippines:R-18 | Australia:M (TV rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-15 (re-rating) | Finland:K-18 (original rating) | France:-12 | Germany:16 (cut) | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #39539) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The MacArthur Causeway, the main route to South Beach in Miami, was shut down for several days for filming. This caused literally thousands of people to have to go miles out of their way to get to and from Miami Beach in early August 2002.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: One of the early scenes is supposed to be "Amsterdam Harbour". In reality Amsterdam Harbour is small and doesn't handle large ships or have the wharves featured. Rotterdam harbour on the other hand handles more cargo than any other port in Europe.

Quotes:

Mike Lowery: Rodney, I hear there's a boat on fire off the coast of Cuba.
Rodney: Don't you think we oughta break international waters to help them out?
Mike Lowery: That's my DAWG.

Movie Connections:

References The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Soundtrack:

Menina

It's a movie, people.......if you don't like it, stay home!

I really get a kick out of all the people crying about how violent, profane and indecent they found Bad Boys II to be. Hello!!! It's an R-Rated action movie(and a damn fine one at that) so what exactly were you expecting, Finding Nemo? I like the fact that Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer had the balls to release a take-no-prisoners action flick like this instead of a "pussified" PG-13 movie like everything else Hollywood has given us this summer(Hollywood Homicide, Tomb Raider, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels Full Throttle, The Hulk, etc). If you don't want to see a movie with a lot of violence and profanity, the solution is simple.......STAY HOME! There are plenty of other movies out there to see this summer so it's your own fault for going to a movie you know you're not going to like in the first place. I agree that a couple of scenes were probably unnecessary(I could have done without the morgue and the bodies falling out of the van), but other than that I thought this movie was the perfect action film and the best thing I've seen this summer. It's funny as hell and the action is non-stop from beginning to end. What more can you ask for from a summer movie? Don't listen to all the pompous movie critics because they don't like action films in the first place and they are very biased in their opinions. All they want you to see is movies like Seabiscuit or The English Patient. Well, screw that! I like movies where a lot of s**t blows up and as everyone knows, Michael Bay blows s**t up better than anybody in Hollywood. Go see Bad Boys II and actually get your money's worth from a movie this summer(a rarity indeed).