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Mar 2023
1h 19m

‘Bad Boys’ (1983) With Bill Simmons and ...

The Ringer
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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan are the new barn bosses of the Rainford Juvenile Correctional Facility after revisiting the 1983 crime drama ‘Bad Boys,’ starring Sean Penn, Esai Morales, Eric Gurry, and Clancy Brown.


Producer: Craig Horlbeck

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