Bad Boys

Chicago, winter. A switchblade snaps shut in an alley stairwell. Two gangs circle each other in a concrete yard, one holding a bloodied shirt, the other a smuggled blade. Feels like a lost entry in the early '80s municipal noir pile—grim, grainy, and short on heroes.

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Rick Rosenthal directed Bad Boys in 1983. See Rick Rosenthal's full filmography, where to start with Rick Rosenthal, or where to go after you've seen everything by Rick Rosenthal.

Bad Boys was released in 1983 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 123 minutes.