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Detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett search for a $100million heroin consignment brazenly stolen by a French drug kingpin from the police evidence room. However, after a mix-up over a phone call from a potential witness, each cop has to assume the other's identity - Lowrey becoming the henpecked family man and Burnett the playboy. Michael Bay's action thriller, starring Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Tea Leoni, Tcheky Karyo and Theresa Randle
1995
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Adventure
Detective/Thriller
Movie/Drama
Police/Crime Drama
Cast & Crew
Will Smith
(Actor)
.. Mike Lowrey
Martin Lawrence
(Actor)
.. Marcus Burnett
Tea Leoni
(Actor)
.. Julie Mott
Tcheky Karyo
(Actor)
.. Fouchet
Theresa Randle
(Actor)
.. Theresa Burnett
Marg Helgenberger
(Actor)
.. Alison Sinclair
Nestor Serrano
(Actor)
.. Det Sanchez
Julio Oscar Mechoso
(Actor)
.. Det Ruiz
Saverio Guerra
(Actor)
.. Chet
Michael Bay
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Will Smith
(Actor)
.. Mike Lowrey
Born:
September 25, 1968
in
Philadelphia
Best Known For:
Men in Black and a string of hit movies.
Early-life:
Born Willard Christopher Smith Jr on September 25, 1968, in Philadelphia, the second of four children. He received his Fresh Prince nickname from a teacher who noted his ability to talk his way out of any situation. In high school, Smith teamed up with Jeff Townes to form rap duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. Turning down a university scholarship to concentrate on music paid off when the duo became platinum-selling recording artists.
Career:
Smith's charm swayed Quincy Jones and the NBC TV network to give him a starring role in The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, a series that ran for six years. In 1992, he made his film debut with Where the Day Takes You. Since then, he's enjoyed a steady string of box-office hits, including Bad Boys, Independence Day, Men in Black and its two sequels, and Ali, which gained him an Oscar nomination. Other projects include Enemy of the State, Six Degrees of Separation, I, Robot, I Am Legend, Seven Pounds and Hancock. His recent work includes Men in Black 3, After Earth, and new movie Focus.
Quote:
'Give me a problem, I'll give you a solution. I just love living. That's a feeling you can't fake. I'm glad every single day. I think that even the camera can feel that I'm a happy man.'
Trivia:
He married actress Jada Pinkett in 1997. They have two children, Jaden and Willow.
Martin Lawrence
(Actor)
.. Marcus Burnett
Born:
April 16, 1965
in
Frankfurt, Germany
Best Known For:
Bad Boys and Big Momma's House (and their sequels).
Early-life:
Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence was born on April 16, 1965, in Frankfurt, Germany, where his father served in the US military. When Martin was seven, he relocated with his family to Landover, Maryland, but rarely saw his father after his parents split. Martin was encouraged to make the most of his comic talents from an early age and won for a performance on Star Search, a popular TV show in the US.
Career:
While Lawrence ultimately lost the contest on Star Search, he impressed TV executives so much they offered him an appearance on the sitcom What's Happening Now! After gaining bit parts in various films and TV shows, he achieved mainstream exposure when he was asked to host the groundbreaking Def Comedy Jam on HBO. He achieved success with his own sitcom Martin, which ran between 1992 and 1997, and went on to appear in several movie blockbusters, including Bad Boys (1995) and its 2003 sequel, Blue Streak (1999), and Big Momma's House (2000). His recent films have included Wild Hogs (2007), Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008), Death at a Funeral (2010) and Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011). In 2014, he began starring alongside Kelsey Grammer in the sitcom Partners.
Quote:
On Bad Boys II: 'The action sequences weren't easy, but we survived it. The car chases, the stunts, all that stuff. When you're working for Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer, you're like a kid who gets to play cops and robbers on the biggest level.'
Trivia:
In 1994, he was hosting Saturday Night Live when he made crude remarks about women during his opening monologue. He was subsequently banned from the show for life.
Tea Leoni
(Actor)
.. Julie Mott
Born:
February 25, 1966
in
New York
Best Known For:
A string of Hollywood films.
Early-life:
Elizabeth Tea Pantaleoni was born in New York on February 25, 1966 to Emily and Anthony. Tea attended Sarah Lawrence College but dropped out before completing her studies to travel through Italy and Japan. On her return, she landed a lead role in a TV remake of Charlie's Angels but a writer's strike in Hollywood ensured it never got made. Her acting debut came in the daytime soap opera Santa Barbara.
Career:
Leoni went on to star in a number of high-profile Hollywood movies, including A League of Their Own (1992), Wyatt Earp (1994), Bad Boys (1995), Deep Impact (1998), Jurassic Park III (2001) and Fun with Dick and Jane (2005). She has also worked extensively on TV, notably in the sitcoms Flying Blind and The Naked Truth. More recently, she has starred in Ghost Town (2008), The Smell of Success (2009) and Tower Heist (2011).
Quote:
'I am not addicted to, attracted to, or neurotically pursuing stardom.'
Trivia:
She was considered for the role of Rachel on Friends.
Tcheky Karyo
(Actor)
.. Fouchet
Theresa Randle
(Actor)
.. Theresa Burnett
Marg Helgenberger
(Actor)
.. Alison Sinclair
Born:
November 16, 1958
in
Fremont, Nebraska
Best Known For:
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
Early-life:
Mary Marg Helgenberger was born on November 16, 1958, in Fremont, Nebraska. She has two siblings. She attended Kearney State College and Northwestern Alumnus School of Speech in Evanston, Illinois. At the latter she made a name for herself in a university production of A Streetcar Named Desire. An acting scout for the soap opera Ryan's Hope discovered her when she performed in a college production of The Taming of the Shrew in 1981. She finished her studies before accepting a role in the series. She also worked as a weather-girl.
Career:
Helgenberger left Ryan's Hope after four years in 1986. Her Emmy-winning role as a prostitute in Vietnam War series China Beach in 1988 made her a US TV star. Her fame helped her land a part in Steven Spielberg's 1989 romantic drama, Always. TV movies, including The Tommyknockers, and Death Dreams, led to a role in Jerry Bruckheimer's comedy thriller Bad Boys. She also appeared in sci-fi movies Species and Species II, and Oscar-winning drama Erin Brockovich, and on the small screen in ER. She re-teamed with Bruckheimer for the hit series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and stayed with the show for 12 years.
Quote:
'I remember liking scary movies a lot when I was a child. I just loved a good creep.'
Trivia:
She supports the New York Giants American Football team.
Nestor Serrano
(Actor)
.. Det Sanchez
Julio Oscar Mechoso
(Actor)
.. Det Ruiz
Saverio Guerra
(Actor)
.. Chet
Michael Bay
(Director)
