Film poster for Bad Boys: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Promotional poster for the film "Bad Boys" featuring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith. Center of poster features three (3) people facing the viewer standing in a lot in a sandy-colored outdoor environment. Martin Lawrence stands on the left, Téa Leoni in the center, and Will Smith is on the right. Behind the figures is a car, possibly a Porsche, with both doors open. The rear of the car faces the viewer. In the background on either side of the figures are palm trees. Above the figures in the upper third of the poster is black text with the actors listed as well as the production company and title [MARTIN LAWRENCE WILL SMITH/A DON SIMPSON AND JERRY BRUCKHEIMER PRODUCTION/BAD BOYS]. Below the figures in red text is the movie tag line [WHATCHA GONNA DO?]. Below the tag line in the lower third of the poster, in black text, is the billing block.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1995
• Commissioned by: Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919
• Commissioned by: Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, American, 1983 - 1996
• Subject of: Will Smith, American, born 1968
• Subject of: Martin Lawrence, American
• Subject of: Téa Leoni, American, born 1966
• Type: posters
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 39 3/4 × 26 3/4 in. (101 × 67.9 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Advertising
• Topic: Film
• Topic: Hollywood (Film)
• Object number: 2014.35.27
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Personal Collection of Bill Ivory Larson
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.