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Film poster for Bad Boys

1995

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

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.

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Catalog reference: 2014.35.27

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