Bad Boys (1983)

Not under 16

Plot

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.

Cast

Sean PennMick O’Brien

Reni SantoniRamon Herrera

Jim MoodyGene Daniels

Eric GurryHorowitz

Ilias PanagiotopoulosPaco Moreno

Sean BeanJ. C. Walenski

Clancy BrownViking Lofgren

Paul StewartTweety

John ZendaWagner

Tony Mockus Jr.Warden Bendix

Barry HumphriesCarl Brennan

Erik BarefieldTerrell

Dean FortunatoPerretti

Lawrence MahRicky Lee

Jorge NoaCarlos

Jane AldermanWoman Victim

Adam PeltyTeen Gun Dealer

Writers and directors

Rick RosenthalDirector

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Richard Di LelloWriter

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Bazzjazz ★ 8.0/10

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…8. May 2018

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CinemaSerf ★ 6.0/10

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 electroni…28. Nov 2022

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RobMcJ ★ 7.0/10

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 …6. Nov 2023

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