CrimeDramaThriller

Bad Boys

- There's only one person left who believes Mick O'Brien can make it... Mick O'Brien.

Mick O'Brien is a young Chicago street thug torn between a life of petty crime and the love of his girlfriend. But when the heist of a local drug dealer goes tragically wrong Mick is sentenced to a brutal juvenile prison where violence is a rite of passage and respect is measured in vengeance.

Release Date : 1983-03-25

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : EMI FilmsSolofilmAssociated Film DistributionUniversal Pictures

Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Bad Boys (1983)

Cast

Character Name : Mick O'Brien

Original Name : Sean Penn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ramon Herrera

Original Name : Reni Santoni

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gene Daniels

Original Name : Jim Moody

Gender : Male

Character Name : Horowitz

Original Name : Eric Gurry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paco Moreno

Original Name : Esai Morales

Gender : Male

Character Name : J. C. Walenski

Original Name : Ally Sheedy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Viking Lofgren

Original Name : Clancy Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tweety

Original Name : Robert Lee Rush

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wagner

Original Name : John Zenda

Gender : Male

Character Name : Warden Bendix

Original Name : Tony Mockus Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carl Brennan

Original Name : Alan Ruck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Terrell

Original Name : Erik Barefield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Perretti

Original Name : Dean Fortunato

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ricky Lee

Original Name : Lawrence Mah

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carlos

Original Name : Jorge Noa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pablo

Original Name : Ray Caballero

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Moreno

Original Name : Martha De La Cruz

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Moreno

Original Name : Ray Ramirez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Robert Walenski

Original Name : Eugene J. Anthony

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pacito

Original Name : Marco A. David

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Moran

Original Name : Michael Andrew Gorman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Black Gang Leader

Original Name : Don James

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman Victim

Original Name : Jane Alderman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Judge

Original Name : Rick Rosenthal

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vicki O'Brien

Original Name : Fran Stone

Gender : Female

Character Name : Johnson

Original Name : Omar S. Saunders

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roberts

Original Name : Kevin Springs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lineup Boy #1

Original Name : Eric David

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lineup Boy #2

Original Name : John San Juro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teen Gun Dealer

Original Name : Adam Pelty

Gender : Male

Character Name : Squad Car Cop

Original Name : Robin Coleman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Truck Driver

Original Name : Bill Martin Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Worker

Original Name : Myles O'Donnell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lineup Sergeant

Original Name : Edward Kearns

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policewoman

Original Name : Brenda Joyce Minor

Gender : Female

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Richard Lee Padget

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mess Hall Supervisor #1

Original Name : Peter Kirkpatrick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mess Hall Supervisor #2

Original Name : David Barrett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bad Dude #1

Original Name : Marvin Townes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bad Dude #2

Original Name : Aaron Holden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Inmate (uncredited)

Original Name : Jason Gedrick

Gender : Male

Reviews

Bazzjazz

@Bazzjazz

2021-06-23

Being an early favorite of when I first discovered the potential of Sean Penn. Really gritty film centered around some youths that are ‘raging against the machine’ and learned to fend for themselves on the street. It’s a good film if you can appreciate it in it’s own time and merit.

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-11-28

Sean Penn is "O'Brien" who is sent down for the accidental killing of an eight year old lad. His time in prison subjects him to the usual pressures and bullying but he allies with the shrewd electronics whizz "Horowitz" (Eric Gurry) and slowly but surely starts to learn the ropes, turn the tables and thrive. When he learns that the older brother of the dead boy has seriously assaulted his girlfriend "JC" (a few, sparing, contributions from Ally Sheedy) and is now incarcerated in the same institution, a deadly reckoning is on the cards with "Paco" (Esai Morales). Penn never did shy away from the grittier roles and here he carries off his part quite efficiently, though without much sparkle, but the rest of the cast - especially prison scumbag "Lofgren" (the always one-dimensional Clancy Brown) - really only make up the numbers as this predictable and rather plodding two hours of slowly building revenge drama heads to it's inevitable conclusion. It might have been more impactful at the time, but forty years on it is a wordy variation on a well travelled theme that is easy to watch and just as easy to forget.

RobMcJ

@RobMcJ

2023-11-07

Originally watched this on TV (WUTV Buffalo 29) and I vividly remembered the soda can scene - (although I thought he put them in a sock) plus the performances of Sean Penn and Esai Morales. I did not remember a young Ally Sheedy, Clancy Brown and Alan Ruck.