Bad Boys (1983 film)
- Sean Penn: Michael O'Brien
- Esai Morales: Paco Moreno
- Reni Santoni: Ramon Herrera
- Jim Moody: Gene Daniels
- Ally Sheedy: J. C. Walenski
- Clancy Brown: Viking Lofgren
- Alan Ruck: Carl Brennan
Bad Boys - Small and dangerous is an American prison movie from the year 1983.
Action
Michael O'Brien spent his childhood in Chicago and comes from the bottom of society. He was massively neglected by his mother. One of his classmates sold drugs in order to escape from poverty. O'Brien finds this and wants to earn quick money. When they commit a robbery, it leads to disaster. Michael travels over the younger brother of a counterparty. O'Brien is detained in a juvenile prison, there prevails the violence and O'Brien rises rapidly in the hierarchy. Later, when his opponent also comes in this prison and seeks revenge, the situation escalates.
Criticism
" The tough prison drama is limited to capture the evil states behind bars in authentic pictures, the underlying social and ethnic problems are, however, touched upon only in passing. The role of the rebellious Mick was one of the first major screen appearances of cinema bully Sean Penn. From director Rick Rosenthal was not much else to hear. He directed " Halloween 2 " (1981 ) and a series of minor B- to C - movies. "