June 22, 2025

Bad Boys

Bad Boys
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Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett are on the case—and so are we. This week, we’re diving into the 1995 action-comedy that launched Will Smith and Martin Lawrence into blockbuster stardom and taught a generation the value of slow-motion explosions. We talk Bayhem before it had a name, buddy cop tropes at full volume, and the weirdly electric chemistry between two guys just yelling at each other for two straight hours. Plus: a very 90s soundtrack, Tea Leoni’s underrated performance, and the eternal question—what IS Mike Lowrey’s actual job?

Come for the nostalgia, stay for the hot takes, and remember: “That’s how you drive! That’s how you drive!”

Michael Bay's feature debut, Will Smith's intro to movie-stardom, and Simpson and Bruckheimer's golden hour run continues this week on Movielife Crisis. 

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