About the various hidden easter eggs in the "Jedi Boys" series

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The Bad Boys series (1995-2020)

"Jedi Boys" is an action comedy film by Hollywood director Michael Bay (Michael Bay) released in 1995. This is also Michael Bay's debut film. (Martin Lawrence) co-starring, although the media reputation is mixed after the release, but with the chemistry of the two and Michael Bay's iconic explosive aesthetics, the work has achieved great success at both the box office and fans. It was followed by two sequels and a spinoff.

This article will take stock of all kinds of hidden easter eggs in the "Jedi Men" series for exchange and interest discussion. If there are any omissions, welcome to add them.


1. In the opening credits of "Bad Boys," Marcus says he doesn't like Denny's because he doesn't like the way Denny's treats them, referring to Denny's In the 1990s, there were scandals and legal proceedings involving racial discrimination .

"Band of the Jedi" (1995)

Florida Denny's Refused Black Churchgoers Service

2. Fletcher is played by former American professional basketball player John Salley , a former power forward for the Detroit Pistons, known as the Bad Boys (Bad Boys).

"Band of the Jedi" (1995)

John Salley at LA Direct Magazine's "Remember to Give" Holiday Party

3. The car Fouchet drives in the car chase scene is an old AC Superblower , which is actually a Shelby Cobra with a new supercharged V8 . Fast muscle car.

"Band of the Jedi" (1995)

AC Superblower

4. Lowry was driving a 1993 Porsche 991 (1993 Porsche 911 Turbo II 3.6) , a very rare limited edition model with the number plate 447 DB 75, with the numbers and styling shown as this. It's a French license plate, registered in Paris (division 75).

"Band of the Jedi" (1995)

1993 Porsche 911 America Roadster Convertible

5. Lowry's pistol model is a Sig-Sauer P226 pistol developed by the Swiss SIG company and produced by the German SAUER company . He also has a Sig-Sauer P230 as a spare.

Lowrey lowers his P226 and puts his P230 away after getting the information he needed from Jojo (Michael Imperioli).

West German SIG-Sauer P226 - 9x19mm

6. Marcus's pistol model is Smith & Wesson model 4506 (Smith & Wesson model 4506) .

Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) aims his Smith & Wesson 4506.

Older-model Smith & Wesson 4506 - .45 ACP

7. The four-hole pistol Fochette pulled out before dying was an out-of-print COP357 Deringa pistol .

Fouchet draws a COP 357 Derringer.

COP 357 Derringer - .357 Magnum

8. In "Bad Boys", when Marcus showed Julie the badge, it said Sergeant , but in "Jedi 2", When Marcus showed his badge again, it had changed to Lieutenant , so it can be deduced that Marcus was promoted during the eight years between the two films.

"Band of the Jedi" (1995)

Bad Boys II (2003)

9. In the film, Hector Juan Carlos 'Johnny' Tapia once said "Listen here you Russian punk, I, me, Johnny Tapia will sever your head off.)", in fact, this line comes from the words of the real American gangster John Gotti (John Gotti) , the original line is "You tell this bastard, I John Gotti will sever your motherfucking head off. (You tell this punk, I, me, John Gotti will sever your motherfucking head off.)”

"Bad Boys 2" (2003)

Gotti's 1990 mugshots

10. Lowry said similar things at the end of both films, with minor changes.

"Band of the Jedi" (1995)

"Bad Boys 2" (2003)

11. The 2003 Buick Blackhawk concept car that Lowry and Marcus drove after they escaped from the morgue in "Jedi Boys 2".

"Bad Boys 2" (2003)

2003 Buick Blackhawk concept car

12. The high school yearbook that pops up in Jedi Boys 2 is Miami Palmetto Senior High School, an actual school in the suburbs of Miami.

"Bad Boys 2" (2003)

13. Lowry's middle name is Eugene, as seen in the yearbook, and his clubs include the Chess Club, the Geometry Club, and the Flute Club.

"Bad Boys 2" (2003)

14. Lowry's pistol is a Glock 17 , while Marcus uses a Sig-Sauer P226 , the same type of gun Lowry used in the first movie.

Lowrey fires his Glock 17 into a hole in the wall, putting a 9x19mm hollow point in a Haitian's eye.

Burnett with his hands up in the mine-field with his P226 (this appears to change to Glock later).

15. When talking to Marcus about therapy, Lowry talks about being forced to go to therapy for shooting people at the airport, referring to the climactic action scene at the airport in the first movie.

"Bad Boys 2" (2003)

16. The villa where Tapia first appeared was actually the Vizcaya Museum & Gardens, which is open to the public all year round, except during Christmas.

"Bad Boys 2" (2003)

Vizcaya, February 2011

17. Martin Lawrence's daughter , Jasmine Lawrence, made a cameo appearance as a girl checking in at a nightclub.

Bad Boys for Life (2020)

Martin taking a group photo with his daughters.

18. The avatar of Marcus on Lowry's phone is from a poster for Boys of the Jedi 2.

Bad Boys for Life (2020)

"Jedi Boys 2" poster

19. Lowry once described AMMO as the "High School Musical boy band with guns" , and Vanessa Hart played Kelly Vanessa Hudgens is the heroine of High School Musical .

Bad Boys for Life (2020)

"High School Musical" (2006)

20. The director of the first two films, Michael Bay, made a cameo appearance as the wedding officiant in the third film.

Michael Bay in Bad Boys for Life (2020)

21. A Dwyane Wade Heat jersey hangs in Marcus' living room, interestingly in the second Jedi Boys 2 heroine Gabriel Yoo Nien (Gabrielle Union) is Wade's wife .

Bad Boys for Life (2020)

Gabriel Union and Wayne Wade's wedding


While some critics believe that the "Jedi" series is just another version of "Lethal Weapon" or "Beverly Hills Super Detective" duo duo gangster film theme, there is no denying that Will Smith The visually pleasing chemistry with Martin Lawrence and the establishment of the overall tone by director Michael Bay , especially the explosive aesthetic and the use of the Michael Bay camera, as Roger Ebert says "Whenever a movie like this starts to drag, there's always one infallible solution; have a car-chase and then blow something up real good.).”

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Bad Boys for Life quotes

  • Marcus: We're not just black, we're cops too! We'll pull ourselves over later!

  • [Lowrey gets out of his Porsche 911. Burnett opens the passenger door and accidentally hits a fire hydrant]

    Mike: Hey!

    Marcus: [struggling to get out while banging the door on the fire hydrant] Oh, shit! Oh!

    Mike: Come on, man!

    Marcus: You can get that buffed out.

    Mike: No. You can get that buffed out.