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72-532: Gigli ( / ˈ ʒ iː l i / ZHEE -lee ) is a 2003 American romantic crime comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Martin Brest and starring Ben Affleck , Jennifer Lopez , Justin Bartha , Al Pacino , Christopher Walken , and Lainie Kazan . Despite popular media giving attention and interest to the film during production (primarily because stars Affleck and Lopez were romantically involved at

144-551: A 2013 episode of Saturday Night Live , Fred Armisen plays Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad performing as Affleck in a movie parodying the creation of Argo while Affleck (who directed, produced, and starred in Argo ) is a member of the filming crew. When asked why he would appear in this film, he says, "I wanted to make a film worse than Gigli ." Affleck said that the negative reception of Gigli led to his directing career. Romance film Romantic films often explore

216-466: A 97% drop from its first weekend. The film ultimately earned $ 6,087,542 domestically and $ 1,178,667 internationally for a total of $ 7,266,209 on a $ 75.6 million production budget. After its third week it was withdrawn, one of the shortest circulation times for a big-budget film. In the United Kingdom, the film was dropped by virtually every cinema after critics panned it. Gigli was stated to be

288-643: A DEA agent during the raid on Tapia's home before he could be apprehended. Tapia uses Syd as a bargaining chip, demanding the return of his money in 48 hours. Mike and Marcus form a black-ops team with agents from the DEA, TNT, and Captain Howard's contacts from the CIA to rescue Syd. The team is inserted by the Coast Guard a few miles off the coast of Cuba, where they rendezvous with fellow officer Vargas's brother, Tito, who

360-499: A Geisha , Slumdog Millionaire , Up in the Air , The Artist , Gloria Bell , and Malcolm & Marie . Director Richard Linklater helmed the prominent Before trilogy, consisting of Before Sunrise , Before Sunset , and Before Midnight . Kasautii Zindagii Kay is a popular Indian romantic drama television series of the 2000s. Same-sex romantic dramas that tackle LGBT issues include Brokeback Mountain , Blue

432-535: A Thief , Vertigo , The Crying Game , The Bodyguard , Unfaithful , Wicker Park , The Phantom of the Opera , The Tourist , and The Adjustment Bureau . The screenwriters taxonomy creates additional categories beyond "subgenre" when discussing films, making the argument that all narrative Hollywood films can be delineated into comedies or dramas (identified as a "film type"). The taxonomy also identifies fifty "macro genres", which can be paired with

504-599: A barbecue in Marcus' backyard with his family; Marcus has decided to remain partners with Mike. In August 1995, the Los Angeles Times reported that Producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson were planning to make a sequel to Bad Boys , with filming set to begin in 1996. Writer/Director Tom Dey had re-written a previous draft, and was set to make his directorial debut on the film. By 1997, plans were scrapped after Sony executives were dissatisfied with

576-528: A bit of money to help him on the script, they ended up contributing a few gags. After Apatow's rewrite, Brian Koppelman and David Levien were brought in towards the end of shooting to do punch up work on the characters, they worked on the script for a week. Other writers, such as Ron Bass , Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais , Larry Ferguson , George Gallo , Tony Gilroy , Dan Gordon , Brian Helgeland , Gregory Allen Howard , Todd Robinson , and Marshall Todd were brought in at various points throughout

648-520: A budget of $ 130 million, almost twice the gross of the original film, and was the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2003 . On Rotten Tomatoes , Bad Boys II holds an approval rating 24% based on 186 reviews, with an average rating of 4.1/10. The site's critical consensus states, "Two and a half hours of explosions and witless banter." On Metacritic , the film has a weighted average score of 38 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave

720-480: A critics' rating of D−. The Onion , a satirical newspaper, ran an article about the film, titled " Gigli focus groups demand new ending in which Affleck and Lopez die." "Weird Al" Yankovic 's song "Virus Alert" from the album Straight Outta Lynwood includes the line "make your TV record Gigli " as one of the negative effects of the titular virus. In May 2015, The Hollywood Reporter named Gigli #25 on its list of "50 Worst Movie Titles of All Time". In

792-439: A filmmaker's "voice" because the artistic choice to have the characters sing does not affect the story or the characters – it simply alters how the story and characters are conveyed. Therefore, a romance film like Grease would be categorized as a dramatic (type), romance (super genre), high school / coming of age (macro genres), musical (voice) – rather than simply as a "musical romance". Bad Boys II Bad Boys II

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864-463: A good film, but, when set alongside the likes of Dumb and Dumberer and Legally Blonde 2 , Jen & Ben offer less pain." Joel Siegel of Good Morning America awarded the film with a "D" rating and stated in his review "To qualify as a historic failure, a film needs a measure of pretension and all Gigli ever wanted to be was a romantic comedy. What it is is a dreadful romantic comedy." Entertainment Weekly ' s Owen Gleiberman gave

936-546: A higher-ranking member of Gigli's organization, commands him to kidnap the mentally challenged younger brother of a powerful federal prosecutor to use as a bargaining chip to save New York-based mob boss Starkman from prison. Gigli successfully convinces the young man, Brian, to go off with him by promising to take him "to the Baywatch", apparently a reference to the television show of that name , which seems to be Brian's singular obsession. Louis does not trust Gigli to get

1008-510: A hospital, Gigli sneaks into the morgue and cuts off a corpse's thumb, which he sends to the prosecutor as Brian's. Gigli and Ricki go back to his apartment, where he confesses his love and they sleep together. They are summoned to meet with the mob boss. Starkman reveals that he did not approve of the plan to kidnap a federal prosecutor's brother or cut off Brian's thumb. He nevertheless rages at them because it did not match Brian's fingerprint , and therefore not only failed to increase pressure on

1080-601: A major part in Sony Pictures losing $ 42 million in the quarter of its release, even though the studio had the successful Bad Boys II and S.W.A.T. during the same period. The worldwide gross of $ 7.7 million against a $ 75.6 million budget made Gigli one of the most expensive box office flops of all time. Gigli was panned by critics. On Rotten Tomatoes , the film has an approval rating of 6% based on 186 reviews with an average rating of 3.10/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Bizarre and clumsily plotted, Gigli

1152-537: A radio malfunction leads to a delayed arrival of the Miami Police's Tactical Narcotics Team (TNT), Mike and Marcus end up in a shootout with the Klansmen. While covering Marcus, Mike inadvertently shoots him in the buttocks. These antics reinforce Marcus' doubt about whether he should remain partners with Mike, who is secretly dating Syd, Marcus' younger sister. Marcus is waiting for the right time to tell Mike he

1224-534: A reported $ 12 million. Adam Brody auditioned for the role of Brian. Gigli began shooting in Los Angeles on December 10, 2001. The original ending featured Gigli being killed, but after negative response to a test screening, the ending was re-shot and re-edited. In a 2023 interview in Variety , Martin Brest said: "extensive disagreements between the studio and myself got to the point where post-production

1296-607: A reunion and final kiss. In romantic television series, the development of such romantic relationships may play out over many episodes or different characters may become intertwined in different romantic arcs. Screenwriter and scholar Eric R. Williams identifies Romance Films as one of eleven super-genres in his screenwriters' taxonomy , claiming that all feature length narrative films can be classified by these super-genres. The other ten super-genres are action , crime , fantasy , horror , science fiction , comedy , sports , thriller , war and western . ' Chick flick '

1368-471: A rewrite on Shelton's script, initially brought on board for a week-long rewrite of the script, he wound up staying on for several weeks, Stahl would later claim that only snippets of his dialogue remain in the film. John Lee Hancock was then hired by the studio and Bruckheimer to do a rewrite, Bay initially balked at Bruckheimer's choice of Hancock, skeptical that the writer was right for an action movie, as Bruckheimer recalled: "I reminded Michael that John

1440-440: A scene at a strip club as a dancer, covered in water and portrayed suggestively, Megan Fox in an interview had criticized Michael Bay for this "At 15! I was in 10th grade. That's kind of a microcosm of how Bay's mind works" in an interview, later on this caught some media attention and criticism. Later on, Fox commented on the situation "when it comes to my direct experiences with Michael, and Steven (Spielberg) for that matter, I

1512-411: A spin-off television series centered on Gabrielle Union's character, was announced to be in development by Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier. Later that month NBC ordered the pilot episode of the series. By March 2018, Jessica Alba was cast as the co-star with Gabrielle Union. In addition to Union, John Salley will also reprise his role as Fletcher, a computer hacker who helps Mike and Marcus in

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1584-589: Is a 2003 American action comedy film directed by Michael Bay , produced by Jerry Bruckheimer , and the sequel to the 1995 film Bad Boys , in addition to the second film in the Bad Boys film series . Martin Lawrence , Will Smith , Theresa Randle , and Joe Pantoliano reprise their roles from the previous film. New cast members include Jordi Mollà , Gabrielle Union , and Peter Stormare . The film follows detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey investigating

1656-414: Is a mess. As for its stars, Affleck and Lopez lack chemistry." On Metacritic , the film has a score of 18 out of 100 based on 37 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "D−" on an A+ to F scale. On Ebert and Roeper , critics Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper both gave the film thumbs down, although Ebert showed some sympathy towards

1728-691: Is a romantic story with a historical period setting, normally with a turbulent backdrop of war, revolution, or tragedy. This includes films such as Gone with the Wind , Doctor Zhivago , Reds , Titanic , A Very Long Engagement , Atonement , Portrait of a Lady on Fire , and Cold War . Paranormal romance is a popular genre of film which features romantic relationships between humans and supernatural creatures. Popular tropes include vampirism , time travel , ghosts and psychic or telekinetic abilities – i.e. things that cannot be explained by science. The genre originated in literature and moved on to

1800-820: Is a term associated with romance films mostly targeted to a female audience. Although many romance films may be targeted at women, it is not a defining characteristic of a romance film and a ' chick flick ' does not necessarily have a romance as a central theme, revolve around the romantic involvement of characters or even include a romantic relationship. As such, the terms cannot be used interchangeably. Films of this genre include Gilda , The Red Shoes , Sense and Sensibility , Gentlemen Prefer Blondes , Dirty Dancing , The Notebook , Dear John , A Walk to Remember , Thelma & Louise , Fifty Shades of Grey , Sleepless in Seattle , You've Got Mail and Romeo + Juliet . Also known as epic romance, this

1872-457: Is able to surmount most obstacles. Humour in such films tends to be of a verbal, low-key variety or situational, as opposed to slapstick. Films within this genre include City Lights , A Night at the Opera , It Happened One Night , His Girl Friday , My Wife's Goblin , The Philadelphia Story , Intolerable Cruelty , Roman Holiday , Good Morning, My Dear Wife , The Big Sick , Enough Said , Lost In Translation , To All

1944-448: Is head of the local Alpha 66 underground resistance there. He assists the teams with weapons, a tunnel network, and an accurate mapping of Tapia's new mansion. The team raids Tapia's mansion, rescues Syd, and leaves a large explosive device that demolishes the mansion upon the team's exfiltration. Marcus, Mike, Syd, and Tito steal a yellow Hummer H2 as they escape from Cuban military forces controlled by Tapia. Tapia survives and pursues

2016-570: Is in between." The fim's title was named by the Global Language Monitor as one of the top words from Hollywood having an impact on the English language in 2003. Late-night talk show hosts in particular lampooned the film in their monologues; Conan O'Brien said "The Mets are doing so badly that they will be renamed 'The New York Gigli'." Yahoo! Movies rates Gigli number one on their Bottom Rated Movies of All Time , with

2088-464: Is often employed to indicate the emotional mood, creating an atmosphere of greater insulation for the couple. The conclusion of a romantic drama typically does not indicate whether a final romantic union between the two main characters will occur. Some examples of romantic drama films and shows before 2000 are Man's Way with Women , Casablanca , María Candelaria , Pride & Prejudice , Appointment with Happiness , Wakeful Eyes , Among

2160-514: Is the Warmest Colour , Carol , Moonlight , and Call Me by Your Name . Romantic fantasies describe fantasy stories using many of the elements and conventions of the romance genre. Some examples include The Lady Eve , Top Hat , The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les Parapluies de Cherbourg) , Singin' in the Rain , Groundhog Day , Enchanted , Cinderella , Beauty and

2232-612: Is transferring out of the TNT Unit. Unbeknownst to both Marcus and Mike, Syd is working undercover for the DEA as a money launderer to a branch of the Russian mafia operating in Miami's drug trade. They are distributors working with drug lord Hector Juan Carlos "Johnny" Tapia. After laundering a large sum of money, Syd is intercepted by a Haitian Zoe Pound gang while she is transporting

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2304-412: Is using cadavers and coffins to smuggle drugs and money in and out of the country. The evidence is sufficient for Captain Howard to authorize a raid on both Tapia's residence and the mortuary, in collaboration with the DEA and the U.S. Coast Guard . Nearly all of Tapia's drug supply and money are confiscated in the raid, though Tapia flees to Cuba with Syd as a hostage, having found out about her being

2376-696: The Rodgers and Hammerstein productions. Some examples include South Pacific , West Side Story and its 2021 remake , Grease , High School Musical , Across the Universe , Moulin Rouge! , the Mamma Mia! franchise, Sunshine on Leith , and La La Land . Romantic thriller is a genre of film which has a storyline combining elements of the romance film and the thriller genre . Some examples of romantic thriller films are Desire , To Catch

2448-419: The romance super genre. Using this approach, films like Gone with the Wind (noted above) would be classified as a dramatic (type) historical/family (macro genres) romance (genre) rather than simply a historical romance; while The Notebook would be identified at dramatic (type) disease (macro genre) romance (genre) rather than simply a romantic drama. Similarly, musicals are categorized as one option for

2520-457: The tenth-highest-grossing film of 2003 . Two sequels, Bad Boys for Life and Bad Boys: Ride or Die , were released in 2020 and 2024, respectively. Eight years after taking down Fouchet, Miami PD detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett are investigating drug trafficking of ecstasy in Miami . They infiltrate a Klan meeting, only to discover that they are buyers, not distributors. After

2592-582: The Beast , Knowing , Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind , Midnight in Paris , Her , and The Shape of Water . Romantic musical (alternatively musical romance ) is a genre of film which features romantic relationships and whose story is partially explained through song and/or dance numbers. This genre originated on Broadway and moved to the silver screen thanks in part to the popularity of

2664-460: The Boys I've Loved Before , Four Weddings and a Funeral , Dave , Say Anything... , Moonstruck , In Summer We Must Love , As Good as It Gets , Something's Gotta Give , When Harry Met Sally... , Annie Hall , Manhattan , The Apartment and Pablo and Carolina . Romantic dramas usually revolve around an obstacle that prevents deep and true love between two people. Music

2736-554: The Haitians, interrogate the leader, and learn from one of their video cameras that Tapia is using a local mortuary as a front for his operations. To gain more intel, the officers pose as pest exterminators responding to a rat infestation at Tapia's Miami residence. Meanwhile, Tapia begins a mixed business-personal relationship with Syd, wherein he intends for her to launder all the money for his operation. Later, Mike and Marcus infiltrate Tapia's mortuary. Inside, they discover that Tapia

2808-519: The Movies with Ebert & Roeper , film critic Richard Roeper named Bad Boys II the worst film of 2003. James Berardinelli of ReelViews was even more negative about the film, rating it half a star out of four and stating: " Bad Boys II isn't just bad - it's a catastrophic violation of every aspect of cinema that I as a film critic hold dear." Among the more positive reviews was Seattle Post-Intelligencer critic Ellen A. Kim, who wrote that

2880-606: The Ruins , The River of Love , Dearer than my Life , Love Story , Paris and Love , Featureless Men , Coming Home , Daughters of the Dust , Like Water for Chocolate , Sommersby , The Bridges of Madison County , The English Patient , Shakespeare in Love , An Officer and a Gentleman , Saptapadi and Cinema Paradiso . 21st century examples include Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna , Sideways , Memoirs of

2952-406: The balanced observation that "the movie tries to do something different, thoughtful, and a little daring with their relationship, and although it doesn’t quite work, maybe the movie is worth seeing for some scenes that are really very good." He also considered Lopez and Affleck "appealing in their performances" and that they "have chemistry" together. Berardinelli gave it two stars, saying, "This isn't

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3024-467: The box office. The negative response led the studio to pull the advertisement for the film and replace them with another of their releases, Bad Boys II . The film set a record to date (2003) for the biggest second-weekend drop in box office gross of any film in wide release since that statistic was kept; it dropped by 81.9% in its second weekend compared to its first, grossing $ 678,640. By its third weekend in release, only 73 US theaters were showing it,

3096-405: The calendar all season...it was a show that didn’t fit in the grand scheme of it.” That same month, it was revealed that Sony Pictures Television, was negotiating with Charter Communications about picking up the series. By June 2018, Canada's Bell Media picked it up for 13 episodes. Charter gave its series order on June 26, intent on making it Spectrum 's first original series. Bad Boys II

3168-557: The developmental process to either write their own draft, or rewrite the script. The final screenplay would be credited to Ron Shelton and Jerry Stahl, with story credit going to Shelton and the Wibberleys. Principal photography took place between July and December 2002, mostly in Miami . The eastbound lanes for MacArthur Causeway were shut down in early August 2002 to allow filming. Filming also occupied one side of Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park , while 2 Fast 2 Furious

3240-471: The essential themes of love at first sight , young and mature love, unrequited love, obsession, sentimental love, spiritual love , forbidden love, platonic love, sexual and passionate love, sacrificial love, explosive and destructive love, and tragic love . Romantic films serve as great escapes and fantasies for viewers, especially if the two leads finally overcome their difficulties, declare their love, and experience their "happily ever after", often implied by

3312-428: The film a "C+", stating "A watchable bad movie, but it's far from your typical cookie-cutter blockbuster. There are no shoot-outs or car chases, and there isn't much romantic suspense, either." One of the few positive reviews came from Amy Dawes of Variety , who wrote that the story was ludicrous and that the film would tank, but that on balance she found it a fun film with several good performances. In recent years,

3384-617: The film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, same as the first film. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film one out of a possible four stars, especially offended by one scene involving a teenage boy and the use of the N-Word , saying, "The needless cruelty of this scene took me out of the movie and into the minds of its makers. What were they thinking? Have they so lost touch with human nature that they think audiences will like this scene?" On an episode of At

3456-399: The film series. The following month, the title of the series was revealed as LA's Finest , with Jerry Bruckheimer serving as executive producer for the series. Later that month, NBC passed on the pilot, and the show was shopped around to other networks. NBC's boss, Bob Greenblatt, said: “These are all tough calls. We did have an embarrassment of riches. And when we laid out the schedule and

3528-572: The film was "mindlessly fun... If you like this type of movie, that is." The film was also praised by a few critics and viewers for its deftly handled action sequences and visual effects. At the 2004 MTV Movie Awards , the film was nominated for "Best Action Sequence" for the inter-coastal freeway pursuit and "Best On-Screen Team", but lost to The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and 50 First Dates , respectively. Bad Boys II

3600-466: The film was pushed to June 2, 2017. Producers planned to begin production in early 2017. On August 11, 2016, the film was pushed back once again to January 12, 2018, to avoid box office competition with the upcoming DC Comics film Wonder Woman , and retitled Bad Boys for Life . Lawrence revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that filming may start in March 2017. On February 6, 2017, it was announced that

3672-735: The film's release date has been delayed for the third time, to November 9, 2018. On March 7, 2017, Carnahan left the movie due to scheduling conflicts. In August 2017, Sony removed the third film from their release schedule and later in the month Lawrence said the film would not be happening. In February 2018, it was reported that a sequel film was again being planned and will be directed by Belgian directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, after development on Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F stalled, with Martin Lawrence and Will Smith reprising their roles. Joe Pantoliano also reprised his role as Captain Howard. Filming began in January 2019. In October 2017,

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3744-414: The film, stating it had "clever dialogue", but was "...too disorganized for me to recommend it". Roeper called the film "a disaster" and "one of the worst movies I've ever seen". He then included Gigli on his 100 worst films of the decade at #7. Ebert and James Berardinelli were two of the very few major critics to not write it off completely. Ebert gave the film two and a half stars out of four and made

3816-533: The flow of illegal drugs going into Miami . The film was released on July 18, 2003 by Sony Pictures Releasing under the Columbia Pictures label. It received generally negative reviews from critics, with the Rotten Tomatoes consensus describing it as "two and a half hours of explosions and witless banter"; however, it performed well commercially, grossing $ 273 million worldwide, becoming

3888-476: The futile attempt to make the increasing mess resemble a movie. For the first time in my career I had become a true collaborator — not in the benign, creative sense, but rather that of one who, in violation of their true allegiances, cooperates with occupying forces. And for that kind of compromise, self-castigations far exceed any possible public ones." Gigli grossed $ 3,753,518 in its opening weekend from 2,215 theaters averaging $ 1,694 per theater and ranking #8 at

3960-413: The greatest obstacle to the potential sequel would be the cost, as he and Will Smith demand some of the highest salaries in the film industry. By August 2009, Columbia Pictures had hired Peter Craig to write the script for Bad Boys III . In February 2011, Martin Lawrence reiterated that the film was in development. In June 2014, Bruckheimer announced that screenwriter David Guggenheim was working on

4032-463: The group, ultimately ending up outside of Guantanamo Bay . Not recognized as U.S. citizens, the Navy personnel on the base shoot at both Mike and Marcus as well as Tapia's vehicles, prompting them to stop just as they enter a live minefield. Marcus kills Tapia while the latter holds Mike at gunpoint. Tapia's body falls backward onto a mine, which obliterates his corpse. Mike, Marcus, and Syd celebrate at

4104-434: The job done right, so he hires a woman calling herself Ricki to take charge. Gigli is attracted to Ricki, but he resents both Louis' lack of faith in him and having to take orders from a woman. He is also frustrated by Brian's insistence on going to "the Baywatch" and by the fact that Ricki is a lesbian . Events take a darker turn when Gigli and Ricki receive orders to cut off Brian's thumb, something neither wants to do. At

4176-545: The latter film and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over with a 52.6% decline, it still made $ 22 million while keeping above Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life and Seabiscuit . In the UK, it made $ 10 million, making it the country's second-highest-grossing film released in October 2003, behind Finding Nemo . The film made $ 138 million North America and $ 135 million in other territories, totaling $ 273 million worldwide against

4248-518: The mob, and discuss taking Brian back to where they found him. On the way, they discover a Baywatch -like music video filming on the beach. Brian begs to be let off there and, finally, they consent. Gigli convinces Ricki to take his car to escape to parts unknown, but at the last minute, she returns to pick him up, and they leave town together. Halle Berry was invited as the female lead before dropping due to scheduling conflicts with X2 , being replaced with Jennifer Lopez, who signed in late 2001 for

4320-503: The money. Mike and Marcus, working on a tip from an informant, had been following the Haitians. This leads to an extensive gun battle and car chase through Miami and across the MacArthur Causeway , resulting in significant collateral damage. Mike and Marcus are reprimanded by Captain Howard, who is further miffed to find out the DEA is running an investigation in the city without consulting him first. Mike and Marcus track down

4392-524: The movie has increasingly been re-evaluated by critics. For example, Jason Bailey, in a piece for the Guardian , notes that "in the 21st century, the mixed review has become an endangered species – most readers look for the Rotten Tomatoes rating and pull-quote, and little beyond that. Everything is the absolute holy-shit best or the godawful worst of all time, and there's nothing in between. Gigli

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4464-431: The prosecutor but even undermined their credibility. Starkman then kills Louis, in retaliation for the kidnapping and associated scrutiny by law enforcement. He is about to kill Ricki and Gigli, but she talks him out of it. She points out that only they know where Brian is and only they can silence and prevent him from revealing Starkman's organization's involvement in the kidnapping. They leave Starkman's, decide to leave

4536-589: The screen in the early 2000s, following the success of the Twilight Saga adaptations from Stephenie Meyer 's books. By 2007–08, film studios were producing various paranormal romance films, many adapted from novels. Examples of paranormal romance films include The Exterminating Angel , The Twilight Saga , Warm Bodies , Vampire Academy , I Am Dragon , and The Shape of Water . Romantic comedies are films with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as that true love

4608-408: The script. Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris turned down an offer to direct the film. Cormac and Marianne Wibberley were asked by an executive at Jerry Bruckheimer Films to come in with an idea for the sequel, the duo wrote a first draft, pitched it, and Bruckheimer liked it. In March 2002, it was reported that Ron Shelton was rewriting the script. Jerry Stahl was hired and did

4680-433: The storyline for the sequel. Two months later, Lawrence said a script had been written and parts had been cast. By June 2015, director Joe Carnahan was in early talks to write and possibly direct the film. Two months later, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced that Bad Boys III would be released on February 17, 2017, and that additional sequel, Bad Boys IV , is scheduled for release on July 3, 2019. On March 5, 2016,

4752-414: The time), Gigli was heavily panned, and, in the years since release, it has been considered one of the worst films of all time . It was also one of the most expensive box-office bombs in history, grossing $ 7.2 million against a $ 75.6 million budget. To date, it is the most recent film Brest directed. Larry Gigli is a low-ranking Los Angeles mobster who is not nearly as tough as he likes to act. Louis,

4824-478: Was a director himself, so he knows a director’s problems and how to solve them". Hancock was tasked with making the script less simplistic, in addition to adding subplots, and more conflict, giving each protagonist a secret. Hancock left after three weeks to start production on The Alamo . Judd Apatow was hired to do a rewrite on the script, with assistance from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg , according to Rogen, him and Goldberg were broke, so Apatow gave them

4896-466: Was never assaulted or preyed upon in what I felt was a sexual manner. I'm thankful to all of you who are brave enough to speak out and I'm grateful to all of you who are taking it upon yourselves to support, uplift, and bring comfort to those who have been harmed by a violent and toxic societal paradigm." A video game version of the film, known as Bad Boys: Miami Takedown in North America ,

4968-428: Was nominated at the 2nd Annual Visual Effects Society Awards (VES) for "Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture". At the 2003 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards , the film won the award for Worst Sequel. It was also nominated for Most Intrusive Musical Score, but lost to Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle . In retrospect there has been criticism of director Michael Bay for the then 15 year old Megan Fox in

5040-479: Was released in 2004 on the PlayStation 2 , Xbox , GameCube and Windows . Originally planned for release in late 2003 (to tie in with the film's DVD release), the game was pushed back several months. The game failed to deliver any sort of sales or critical acclaim due to poor development ; it was given low ratings from many game websites. In June 2008, Bay stated that he may direct Bad Boys III , but that

5112-578: Was shot on the other side around the same time. Bad Boys II was a financial success. For its opening weekend, the film generated $ 46.5 million, making it the fourth-highest opening weekend for an R-rated film, behind The Matrix Reloaded , Hannibal and 8 Mile . It managed to beat out Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl to reach the number one spot. Although Bad Boys II dropped into third place behind

5184-494: Was shut down for eight months while we battled it out. In the end I was left with two choices: quit or be complicit in the mangling of the movie. To my eternal regret I didn't quit, so I bear responsibility for a ghastly cadaver of a movie. Once key scenes were cut it became like a joke with its punchline removed, endless contortions could never create the illusion that what remained was intended. Extensive reshooting and re-editing turned characters, scenes, story and tone upside down in

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