Bad Company (1995)
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27% of critics liked it
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38% of users liked it
(5,668 ratings)
Laurence Fishburne and Ellen Barkin star in this complex tale of former C.I.A. agents who now specialize in freelance espionage. As the film opens, Nelson Crowe (Fishburne) is being interviewed for a position with the Grimes Organization, which focuses on industrial espionage. He is hired by… More Laurence Fishburne and Ellen Barkin star in this complex tale of former C.I.A. agents who now specialize in freelance espionage. As the film opens, Nelson Crowe (Fishburne) is being interviewed for a position with the Grimes Organization, which focuses on industrial espionage. He is hired by Margaret Wells (Barkin), who then takes Crowe to her boss, Grimes (Frank Langella). Grimes and Wells visit a man named Walter Curl (Spalding Gray) to tell him that they can bribe a state judge so that Curl's company doesn't have to pay a $25 million fine for the toxic poisoning of some children. The judge himself (David Ogden Stiers) is deep in gambling debts. Meanwhile, Wells aligns herself with Crowe and tries to convince him that the two of them could do away with Grimes and take over his entire organization. The plot thickens from there, with several surprises. The first-time original screenplay is by famous crime writer Ross Thomas, ~ Don Kaye, Rovi
- Directed By
- Damian Harris
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 20, 1995 Wide
- On DVD
- Oct 14, 2003
Critic Reviews
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Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum
Appropriate title. Don't invite this film into your home.
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Fred Topel, About.com
Sea of Love with a black guy. Nothing new or interesting here.
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Cast
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Ellen Barkin
as Margaret Wells
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Susan Wooldridge
as Ann Whelan
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Jonny Lee Miller
as Michael Hickey
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Laurence Fishburne
as Nelson Crowe
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Ken Stott
as Joe Hickey
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Frank Langella
as Vic Grimes
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Michael Beach
as Tod Stapp
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Mark Drewry
as Vincent Hickey
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David Ogden Stiers
as Judge Beach
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Angus Deayton
as Paul Foot
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Gia Carides
as Julie Ames
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George Irving
as James Robinson
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Sherry Bie
as Mrs. Beach
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Glen Chin
as ADR Voice
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Judi M. Durand
as ADR Voice
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Fred Henderson
as John Cartwain
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Nicholas Lea
as Jake
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Conan Lee
as ADR Voice
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David McCharen
as ADR Voice
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Alan C. Peterson
as Cleaners Clerk
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Tegan West
as Al
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Lang Yun
as ADR Voice
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Spalding Gray
as Walter Curl
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James Hong
as Bobby Birdsong
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Larry Musser
as Detective Harrison
- Deborah Aquila
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Michelle Beaudoin
as Wanda
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Lucy Lin
as ADR Voice
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Jill Teed
as Jane
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Daniel Hugh Kelly
as Les Goodwin
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Charles Bartlett
as ADR Voice
