Chicago crime kid Mick O'Brien is sent to reform school after accidentally killing a rival's kid brother.Chicago crime kid Mick O'Brien is sent to reform school after accidentally killing a rival's kid brother.Chicago crime kid Mick O'Brien is sent to reform school after accidentally killing a rival's kid brother.
- Awards
- 1 win
Tony Mockus Jr.
- Warden Bendix
- (as Tony Mockus)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsIn the final fight between O'Brien and Moreno, a secondary camera man and crew member are seen completely in frame amongst the inmates.
- Quotes
Ramon Herrera: [to Paco] Do you know what goes on in here? Time stands still. On the outside everyone is getting on with their lives; working, making money, getting laid, all that good shit. Aww, look at your bad self. I was into that gang shit for half of my life. It's dumb, fuckin', nowhere shit!
- Alternate versionsThe original U.S. theatrical version ran 123 minutes. Most USA VHS and the first DVD release originally released by Artisan Entertainment released Feb 23, 1999 included a shortened, 104 minutes cut version. The Image Lasserdisc runs the full 123 minutes, as does the Anchor Bay VHS/DVD re-released on October 9, 2001 as well as the Lionsgate DVD from 2008 as well as the USA Blu-Ray from Feb 01, 2011 is uncut.
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: Movies That Changed the Movies (1984)
- SoundtracksToo Hot To Be Cool
Written by Allen Jones (uncredited), Anthony Taylor (uncredited), and Ebonee Webb (uncredited)
Performed by Ebonee Webb
Courtesy Capitol Records, Inc.
Featured review
One of Penn's best films
This is a fantastic crime drama/thriller about a troubled teen(Penn) who accidentally kills a young boy during a bungled drug heist. He is sent to a maximum security juvenile correctional facility and is thrown in with some of the meanest, most violent young criminals. Meanwhile, the older brother of the young boy that he accidentally killed is out for revenge and tries to get back at him through his girlfriend(Ally Sheedy) outside of prison.
Many of the horrific images in this film will stay with you for a long time. There is a constant sense of fear and danger that lingers throughout the film and is highlighted by a terrific score by Bill Conti(Rocky, The Karate Kid). Penn gives one of his best performances here. A must see film.
Many of the horrific images in this film will stay with you for a long time. There is a constant sense of fear and danger that lingers throughout the film and is highlighted by a terrific score by Bill Conti(Rocky, The Karate Kid). Penn gives one of his best performances here. A must see film.
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- Sep 20, 2009
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Bad Boys - Klein und gefährlich
- Filming locations
- Joliet Prison - Collins Street, Joliet, Illinois, USA(Ramon takes O'Brien here after he breaks out of Rainford)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $9,190,819
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,171,197
- Mar 27, 1983
- Gross worldwide
- $9,190,819
- Runtime2 hours 3 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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