{"id":2605,"date":"2007-03-20T12:31:39","date_gmt":"2007-03-20T19:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2605"},"modified":"2021-01-13T21:50:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T04:50:28","slug":"bad-boys-1983","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2605","title":{"rendered":"Bad Boys (1983)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I ain&#8217;t afraid of anything.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Poster-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-31426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Poster-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Poster.jpg 505w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA juvenile delinquent (Sean Penn) is sent to prison after accidentally killing the brother of a rival gang member (Esai Morales). Meanwhile, Morales gets revenge by raping Penn&#8217;s girlfriend (Sheedy), and appears in prison ready for a showdown.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Character Arc<\/li>\n<li>Gangs<\/li>\n<li>Juvenile Delinquents<\/li>\n<li>Prisoners<\/li>\n<li>Revenge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Bad Boys<\/em> edges dangerously close to a juvie exploitation flick in its familiar tale of a teen from a broken home who find himself battling both personal demons &#8212; and literal enemies &#8212; in a detention center. Fortunately, the film&#8217;s predictable storyline is redeemed by several notable performances, including a young Esai Morales as Penn&#8217;s nemesis (four years before his breakthrough role as Ritchie Valens&#8217; brother in <em>La Bamba<\/em>), and Sean Penn in one of his earliest powerhouse performances. While we can predict the final narrative arc of the movie long before it arrives, we care enough about both Penn and Morales (a rare feat in a film where one character is clearly the protagonist) to hope things end well for them.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sean Penn in an early star-making role<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Penn2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Penn2-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Penn2-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Penn2-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Penn2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Penn2-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Penn2-1536x859.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Penn2.png 1693w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Esai Morales as Penn&#8217;s nemesis<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Morales2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Morales2-1024x566.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Morales2-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Morales2-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Morales2-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Morales2-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Morales2-1536x848.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Morales2.png 1711w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ally Sheedy as Penn&#8217;s girlfriend<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Sheedy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Sheedy-1024x578.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Sheedy-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Sheedy-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Sheedy-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Sheedy-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Sheedy-1536x867.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Bad-Boys-Sheedy.png 1695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended simply for the performances by Penn and Morales. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0085210\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1983\/03\/25\/movies\/bad-boys-in-jail.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/bad-boys-1983\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/67274.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I ain&#8217;t afraid of anything.&#8221; Synopsis: A juvenile delinquent (Sean Penn) is sent to prison after accidentally killing the brother of a rival gang member (Esai Morales). Meanwhile, Morales gets revenge by raping Penn&#8217;s girlfriend (Sheedy), and appears in prison ready for a showdown. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Character Arc Gangs Juvenile Delinquents Prisoners Revenge Review: Bad Boys edges dangerously close to a juvie exploitation flick in its familiar tale of a teen from a broken home who find&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2605\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2605"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63218,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605\/revisions\/63218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}