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The Last Boy Scout (1991)

December. 13,1991
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When the girl that detective Joe Hallenback is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend of the murdered girl attempts to investigate and solve the case. What they discover is that there is deep seated corruption going on between a crooked politician and the owner of a pro football team.

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Ensofter
1991/12/13

Overrated and overhyped

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Rijndri
1991/12/14

Load of rubbish!!

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2freensel
1991/12/15

I saw this movie before reading any reviews, and I thought it was very funny. I was very surprised to see the overwhelmingly negative reviews this film received from critics.

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Megamind
1991/12/16

To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

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tbills2
1991/12/17

The 1st 5 or so scenes of The Last Boy Scout are very good, and crafted very well as each scene offers a distinctly memorable moment. 1st scene memorable moment - the drug crazed running back playing the game of his life pulls out a firearm from his pants and guns down the incoming tacklers in the middle of a play during the rainy night football opener. 2nd scene moment - Joe wakes up in the front seat of his car with a stiff squirrel, thanks to those prankster neighborhood kids. 3rd scene moment - Jimmy busts that super creep in the hot tub in the face with his strong football throwing arm. 4th scene moment - Joe detects his wife (Masters of the Universe Hottie Chelsea Field!) cheating with his best friend hiding in the closet and generously asks him to come out, or else. 5th scene moment - Joe, Damon and Cory talk things out in the strip club and watch Cory dance. Past this point the rest of The Last Boy Scout begins to unravel intense and nonstop. All these moments are unforgettable, especially the opening credits scene, but Cory's dance is my most memorable moment, by far, thanks to Halle Berry. When Halle smacks her butt in a thong and cowgirl chaps, then turns to the camera in that blonde wig and cowboy hat, licks her lips, blows the imaginary smoke from her toy pistol, and starts busting it open, I can't imagine anything hotter. I don't have to imagine. She looks INSANE in that blonde wig, and then the stars over her boobs, oh my sweet heavenly goodness. Behave! I'm trying. Halle Berry is the hottest woman in the history of the universe. That is a fact and it is not an opinion. I love Halle. Halle, thank God for you! You are the best. When Halle whispers 'Go stick your head in that speaker and you'll be screaming play that funky music white boy.' and booty bumps Bruce, OOOWWWWW! That's what I would of said.

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tomgillespie2002
1991/12/18

Tony Scott's The Last Boy Scout arrived at a time when the macho action thrillers popularised in the 1980's were starting to die out. This, combined with its odd Christmas-time release, meant that the film would go on to underwhelm at the box-office, although it would prove a hit in the rental market and reignite Bruce Willis' action career after the failure of Hudson Hawk. It also took a beating from critics, many voicing their displeasure at the foul-mouthed dialogue and particularly brutal violence. It's a shame really, as looking back, The Last Boy Scout really represents the pinnacle of this overly masculine sub-genre, even though it arrived at a time when audiences were growing tired with it. Yes, it's preposterous, crude and slightly misogynistic, but it's also funny, clever and features screenwriter Shane Black at his most quotable best.The movie begins with making a mockery of American Football's televised musical intros, before diving right into the thick of the action on a particularly dark and rainy night. Running back Billy Cole (Tae Bo guru Billy Blanks) is having a great night on the field before outside pressures and a hit of PCP lead him to shoot up half of the opposition before turning the gun on himself. Deadbeat private investigator Joe Hallenback (Bruce Willis) is acting as a bodyguard for young stripper Cory (Halle Berry), whilst dealing with his own marital problems in a cheating wife and brat daughter. When Cory is killed, her boyfriend - disgraced former quarterback Jimmy Dix (Damon Wayans) - finds himself reluctantly buddying up with Joe to slowly unravel a conspiracy that may expose corruption on a massive scale, and offer an explanation for Billy Cole's mysterious suicide. Their snooping isn't appreciated however, and they soon find themselves the target of a criminal gang desperate to cover their tracks and see their plan through to the end.The Last Boy Scout was famously dogged by production problems, where producer Joel Silver was often cited as the cause of it all. Silver and Willis allegedly took over production, forcing Scott to film scenes he didn't approve of and altering Black's script so much that the finally story barely resembled his original idea. Scott would take revenge in his next film True Romance, where the role of a controlling, cocaine-fuelled producer was modelled on Silver. On top of everything else, Willis and Wayans hated each other. Impressively, these troubles somehow can't be seen in the final product. The chemistry between the two leads is one of the movie's strongest suits, and the plot unravels coherently with more car chases and shoot-outs than you could ever hope for. Scott shoots the film with a glossy commercial aesthetic that works well in the context of the tacky world the film is looking to expose. But the real winner here was Black, who pocketed a cool $1.75 million for his efforts after suffering a setback in his personal life. Despite the changes, this still has the writer's fingerprints all over it, even eclipsing what is undoubtedly his most popular work, Lethal Weapon. They just don't make 'em like this anymore.

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TxMike
1991/12/19

Bruce Willis just turned 60 this month, March 2015. In honor of his milestone birthday (I'm 10 years older than Bruce!) I watched this movie, on DVD, for my first time.Bruce Willis plays Joe Hallenbeck, he is a former secret service agent who took gunfire to save the President a few years earlier. Now he is a small-time investigator in Los Angeles, and not with a very good reputation among the cops.In a small role before she became well-know, Halle Berry plays a stripper ... uh, exotic dancer ... who needs protection, so Joe is asked to take that job. He doesn't do it very well, she is killed execution-style shortly. It is all tied in with football and an unscrupulous owner who wants to prolong illegal gambling, and he is in cahoots with a California state senator.Along the way Joe gets help from the girl's boyfriend, ex-pro-QB, Damon Wayans as Jimmy Dix. Together they work to avenge the girl's death and to put the bad guys in their place. Lots of shooting, car chases, explosions, etc.This is not a good movie in the usual sense, lots of foul language, even from the 12-yr-old daughter, but it is a good Bruce Willis action movie.

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Romeo Garcia
1991/12/20

I remember to see this movie in theaters and become one of my all time action movies favorites.I don't know why the critics hate it so much!!! I mean the movie have all:Great action scenes,The chemistry between Willis and Wayans are great,Awesome direction of Tony Scott (RIP)and a great soundtrack.I always says that this movie of one of the top 5 movies in Bruce Willis Filmography and i love that in all this years the movie have the recognition that deserves.See it and you got have a great ride and BELIEVE ME is a lot lot better that a lot of action movies out there.Give a the movie a chance and you simply gonna love it!

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