Bad Boys [Blu-ray]

Overview

Sean Penn stars in Bad Boys (gee, isn't that a bit redundant?) He plays an incorrigible teen-aged gang member who is thrown into prison with several of his fellow unregenerates. Unlike Mr. Penn's real-life jail terms, this one is of significant enough duration to allow Penn to become Leader of the Block. His leadership is challenged when an old enemy, arrested after raping Penn's girl (Ally Sheedy), ends up in the same cell. Extremely violent, Bad Boys manages to remain compelling--and disturbing--despite its 123 minute length.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/01/2011
UPC:	0031398131076
Original Release:	1983
Rating:	R
Source:	LIONSGATE - 600000-AEC LGE
Presentation:	[Full Frame, Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	2:03:00
Sales rank:	24,265

Special Features

Audio commentary with director Richard Rosenthal; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sean Penn	Actor
Reni Santoni	Actor
Jim Moody	Actor
Eric Gurry	Actor
Esai Morales	Paco
Clancy Brown	Viking
Ally Sheedy	J.C. Walenski
Robert Lee Rush	Tweety
John Zenda	Wagner
Donald James	Black Gang Leader
Robin Coleman	Squad Car Cop
Dick Sollenberger	Van Driver
Alan Ruck	Carl Brennan
Tony Mockus Jr.	Warden Bendix
Dean Fortunato	Perretti
Lawrence Mah	Ricky Lee
Jorge Noa	Carlos
Ray Ramirez	Mr. Moreno
Andrew Gorman	Detective Moran
David Barrett	Mess Hall Supervisor #2
Jane Alderman	Woman Victim
Eric David	Lineup Boy #1

Technical Credits

Richard Richard Di Lello

Graham Henderson	Executive Producer
Robert H. Solo	Producer
Richard Richard Di Lello	Screenwriter
Rick Rosenthal	Director
Jeremy Ritzer	Casting

Editorial Reviews

Although much of the film verges uncomfortably close to cliché, solid performances make Bad Boys something more than a simple genre exercise in juvenile delinquency. Sean Penn's Mick talks in a laconic mumble that often plays entertainingly against his motor-mouthed cellmate, Horowitz (Eric Gurry). Mick stays quiet because he assumes anything he says will be used to harm him, while Horowitz's ceaseless patter covers his frail psychological makeup. When they share the screen, there is a palpable vitality. The middle section of the film, in which they combine their strengths to become the alpha males of the prison, manages to simultaneously build tension while subtly revealing Mick's (comparative) humanity and Horowitz's sociopathic nature. Sadly, the characters take a back seat as the film gears up for a typical "last big showdown" fight between Mick and the bad guy. With 20 or so minutes of the film remaining, Horowitz exits, taking a great deal of the film's energy with him. Although the ending is not as powerful as it could be, Bad Boys proves that great performances can overcome routine story lines. More often than not after this film, Penn would have material worthy of his status as arguably the finest actor of his generation. Perry Seibert