Bad Boys II

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Movie
German title Bad Boys II
Original title Bad Boys II
Bad boys II.svg
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2003
length 147 minutes
Age rating FSK 18/16
JMK 16
Rod
Director Michael Bay
script Ron Shelton
Jerry Stahl
production Jerry Bruckheimer
music Trevor Rabin
camera Amir M. Mokri
cut Roger Barton
Mark Goldblatt
Tom Muldoon
Travis G. Rendich
occupation
chronology

←  Predecessor
Bad Boys - Tough Boys

Successor  →
Bad Boys for Life

Bad Boys II is an American action movie , the 2003 by Michael Bay was filmed. In the film, which is the sequel to Bad Boys, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence can be seen again in the lead roles .

action

Detective Mike Lowrey and Detective Marcus Burnett, who work for the Miami State Police's drug investigation, are assigned to stop an ecstasy delivery. Wild shootings and conspiracies lead the two on the trail of Jonny Tapia.

The Undercover -Polizistin Sydney Burnett, Marcus' sister, goes at the same time unconsciously in a drug war between the Cuban and the Russian mafia. When Marcus and Mike finally have a permit to search a Tapia morgue, the two find money that Tapia wants to move out of the country in corpses. When the coup is discovered, Tapia disappears to Cuba . However, he does have a hostage: Sydney.

After a battle with Tapias people and the Cuban military, the chase to Cuba ends in front of the US Navy Base Guantanamo Bay .

Reviews

Opinions on the film differ. On the one hand, the (action) show values ​​were praised by some of the reviewers and the film was positively rated as an over-long popcorn cinema. Despite the positive rating, it was often criticized that the plot only serves as a link for the numerous action scenes. On the other hand, numerous critics attested to the film an enormous contempt for human beings, inhumanity and irreverence that had not yet reached mainstream cinema.

This section consists only of a cunning collection of quotes from movie reviews. Instead, a summary of the reception of the film should be provided as continuous text, which can also include striking quotations, see also the explanations in the film format .

“Long continuation of an action comedy that mainly focuses on the attractiveness of chases and shootings and only interrupts them with the moderately funny arguments between comedian couple Lawrence and Smith. A cinematic act of violence, both because of the rude tone and the brutal sequence of images. "

- Lexicon of international film

“ Bad Boys II is a perfect example of how a movie shouldn't be. Here action should be shown to the point of excess, unfortunately it was forgotten that viewers take their conscience and brain with them into the cinema. Even if the action effects are nice to look at in some parts, the anger over this complete dumbing down of the people, which the film apparently wants to convey, predominates. "

- moviemaze.de

“High-gloss director Michael Bay and riot producer Jerry Bruckheimer live up to their name once again and present 'Bad Boys 2', a loud, completely undemanding action film of the 'old school'. Despite sporadic technical brilliance, their excursion into the world of poses remains deeply despicable because they place their entertainment demands above a minimum of humanity and morality every minute. "

- filmspiegel.de

“'Bad Boys II' is technically a well-made action film whose cynical aggression could offend many viewers. With Michael Bay's body worlds, bitter disgusting humor finds its way into the world of mainstream cinema. [...] Conclusion: Explosive action sequence with unsavory scenes and a symbolic tendency to be too long. "

- Cinema

“'Bad Boys II' is first class high-gloss action that is fully tailored to the two main characters. […] Fans of the predecessor will feel right at home, but everyone else who is able to gain something from a typical Bruckheimer production can also take a look at 'Bad Boys II' with a clear conscience. Even if the film is not a mandatory visit, it is still a lot of fun over long distances. "

- movie starts

“Start with an explosion and then steadily increase - Bay and Bruckheimer have probably embroidered this motto on their pillows, because after a few minutes a wild chase breaks out in the street canyons of Miami. Huge explosions and daring stunts are used abundantly when Smith and Lawrence confirm their status as superstars for a stately 146 minutes. They impressively show the bad guys where the hammer hangs. "

- kino.de

background

  • The film premiered on July 9, 2003 in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles in California . It was first seen in Germany and Switzerland on October 9, 2003, and one day later in Austria. The budget of the film was estimated 130 million US dollars , which was significantly above the overall estimated only 10 million US dollars budget of Bad Boys - Harte Jungs . The film grossed around 138 million US dollars in the US, including a good 46.5 million US dollars on the opening weekend, and worldwide 262 million US dollars. In Germany, over 765,000 visitors saw the film in the first week of cinema.
  • During the shooting of the scenes at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park , one of the main parking lots was cordoned off for Will Smith and Martin Lawrence with barbed wire and a basketball court was even set up in it. At the same time filming of 2 Fast 2 Furious was going on at the other end of the park .
  • The building, which can be seen in the film as Tapias House, stood empty for years until it was bought and advertised by the new owner in the Variety that it could be used for a film production and blown up. After the explosion, which was staged for the filming, only the pool of the property remained intact.
  • The intact Tapias property is the winter residence of the industrialist James Deering , known as " Vizcaya " and built in the early 20th century. Today the building is used as a public museum and the property's garden is a popular location for wedding ceremonies.
  • The morgue seen in the film is a McArthur Dairy milk factory , the facade of which was given an annex for the filming so that the ambulance could race through this part of the building during a stunt.
  • During a car stunt on the MacArthur Causeway in Miami, which was closed for several days in early August 2002 due to filming, one of the vehicles went out of control and crashed into a couple of pylons.
  • In a scene that takes place in a club, Megan Fox can be seen dancing in a cowboy hat for almost two seconds . Fox was just 15 years old when the scene was recorded. In 2007 she was hired again by Michael Bay for Transformers .
  • In the last third of the film, director Michael Bay himself plays a small role as a driver whose car is supposed to be confiscated before the car chase through Miami. After that, a vehicle is confiscated in which Dan Marino , a former football star who plays himself, is sitting.
  • Marcus' dog "Mason" belongs to the director Michael Bay.
  • According to the Miami Palmetto Senior High yearbook from a suburb of Miami, which can be seen in the film , Mike's full name is Michael Eugene Lowery (notably, the last name differs from Lowrey in the credits of the first two films).

synchronization

The German synchronization of the film took over the former PPA Film GmbH in Munich , for a dialogue book and the dialogue director of Pierre Peters-Arnolds . The voice actors from the first part were not recruited for the film.

role actor Voice actor
Detective Michael "Mike" Lowrey Will Smith Jan Odle
Detective Marcus Burnett Martin Lawrence Dietmar miracle
Hector "Johnny" Tapia Jordi Mollà Oscar Sánchez
Sydney "Syd" Burnett Gabrielle Union Elisabeth Günther
Alexei Peter Stormare Arthur Galiandin
Theresa Burnett Theresa Randle Marietta Meade
Captain C. Howard Joe Pantoliano Pierre Peters-Arnolds
Josef Kuninskavich Oleg Taktarov Matti Klemm
Fletcher John Salley Christian Weygand

Sequel and spin-off television series

Bad Boys 3 was originally supposed to be released in 2008, as announced by producer Jerry Bruckheimer in 2006. In January 2019, production began for Bad Boys for Life , again with Martin Lawrence and Will Smith. The film was released in January 2020.

The spin-off television series LA's Finest has been broadcast since 2019 , in which Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba play the leading roles.

Awards

  • MTV Movie Awards ( 2004 ): 2 nominations, u. a. for Best On-Screen Team (Will Smith and Martin Lawrence)
  • BMI Film Music Award (2004): Won (Trevor Rabin)
  • Plus 7 other nominations, 2 of which were won

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for Bad Boys II . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , October 2003 (PDF; unabridged version).
  2. ↑ Release certificate for Bad Boys II . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry, October 2003 (PDF; abridged version).
  3. ↑ Age rating for Bad Boys II . Youth Media Commission .
  4. ^ Bad Boys II. In: Lexicon of international film . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  5. ↑ Film review on moviemaze.de ( Memento from February 11, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
  6. ↑ Film review on filmspiegel.de ( Memento from August 1, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
  7. ^ Film review , Cinema
  8. ^ Film reviews , film releases
  9. ^ Film review , kino.de
  10. ↑ a b Start dates according to the Internet Movie Database
  11. ↑ a b c d budget and box office results according to the Internet Movie Database
  12. ^ Budget " Bad Boys - Harte Jungs " according to the Internet Movie Database
  13. ↑ Locations according to the Internet Movie Database
  14. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l background information according to the Internet Movie Database
  15. ^ Bad Boys II. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing index , accessed on January 19, 2020 .
  16. ↑ ComingSoon.net - "Michael Bay Open to Bad Boys III"
  17. ↑ moviefans.de - entry of 18 February 2007, News
  18. ^ Bad Boys for Life Begins Production, Will Smith Shares New Photo . MovieWeb, January 7, 2019

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