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Bad Boys (1995)

Directed by Michael Bay · Cinematography by Howard Atherton

R119 min56 frames

ActionComedyCrimeThriller

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Bad Boys (1995) movie still: medium — A nighttime scene in an urban parking lot with blurred city lights in background. Two men are standing close…Bad Boys (1995) movie still: wide — A dimly lit room with a large window and a glowing rectangular light fixture. A woman stands in the center of…Bad Boys (1995) movie still: medium — A sunlit interior features two young boys lying on the floor. They watch television while leaning their heads…Bad Boys (1995) movie still: wide — A busy high-ceilinged police precinct office is filled with cluttered desks and personnel. Officers interact in…Bad Boys (1995) movie still: medium — A high-ceilinged industrial space with exposed metal structural trusses and scattered wooden crates. A man…Bad Boys (1995) movie still: fullbody — Three individuals move toward the camera across a paved surface during golden hour. A black sports car is…Bad Boys (1995) movie still: closeup — A man stands behind a glass surface against a blurred background of neon signs. He is holding his hands up…Bad Boys (1995) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with large windows features a sofa, a coffee table, and lamps. A woman packs a black bag…Bad Boys (1995) movie still: wide — A tall industrial communication tower is observed through night vision technology at night. The metal framework…Bad Boys (1995) movie still: establishing — A large sign reading MIAMI sits under a clear, hazy orange sky. A commercial jet aircraft flies low…Bad Boys (1995) movie still: wide — A dimly lit room features a large desk positioned before a tall window. A woman sits on a swivel chair, looking…Bad Boys (1995) movie still: medium — A dark, cluttered garage features stacks of tires along a dim brick wall. Two men have a conversation while a…Bad Boys (1995) movie still: medium — A figure stands against a bright, hazy sky during a daytime exterior scene. The man aims a handgun directly…Bad Boys (1995) movie still: closeup — A man in a dark police uniform lies motionless on wet asphalt at night. Background elements suggest an urban…Bad Boys (1995) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room contains a silhouette of a man by a fan. The man leans forward against a rope with a large…Bad Boys (1995) movie still: medium — A group of three men stand in a sunroom with large windows behind them. They are positioned in front of the…
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What is Bad Boys about?

Marcus Burnett is a henpecked family man. Mike Lowrey is a footloose and fancy free ladies' man. Both Miami policemen, they have 72 hours to reclaim a consignment of drugs stolen from under their station's nose. To complicate matters, in order to get the assistance of the sole witness to a murder, they have to pretend to be each other.

Bad Boys is a 1995 American action comedy film directed by Michael Bay and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, from a screenplay written by Doug Richardson and the writing team of Michael Barrie and Jim Mulholland, and a story conceived by George Gallo. The film stars Martin Lawrence and Will Smith as Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey, two Miami narcotics detectives who are investigating $100 million worth of stolen packs of heroin and must also protect a woman from a drug dealer after she witnesses a key murder. Tchéky Karyo, Theresa Randle, and Joe Pantoliano also appear in supporting roles.

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What does the cinematography of Bad Boys look like?

Across 56 sampled frames, Bad Boys builds its coverage from medium shots (38% of the sample), with wide compositions (32%) carrying much of the rest. Low angles recur throughout. Cinematographer Howard Atherton keeps 39% of it in soft, low-key light. 48% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame.

What is the color palette of Bad Boys?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Bad Boys (1995) are #302f2d, #100f0e, #4d4d49, #cececb, #50473b, #0c122e — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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