The Last Boy Scout

The Last Boy Scout

1991 "Everyone had counted them out. But they're about to get back in the game."
The Last Boy Scout
The Last Boy Scout

The Last Boy Scout

7 | 1h45m | R | en | Action

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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Released: December. 13,1991 | Released Producted By: Warner Bros. Pictures , Geffen Pictures Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: https://www.warnerbros.com/last-boy-scout
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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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Bruce Willis , Damon Wayans , Chelsea Field

Director

Christiaan Wagener

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Warner Bros. Pictures , Geffen Pictures

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tbills2 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.
Jona1988 Die Hard in all but name. The Last Boy Scout is one underrated and unfairly overlooked gem. It is actually one of my favourite Bruce Willis movies. In many ways it might seem like the standard action movie that he has done so many times but there is much more to this movie. It has many similarities in the feel of it to the Die Hard series and Willis character Joe Hallenbeck is pretty much John McClane. So far that this movie could easily have been transformed into a Die Hard movie with minor rewrites. The Last Boy Scout is a far worthier sequel than the fourth and fifth movie, that pretty much goes without saying but it might actually be better than the second one as well. The Last Boy Scout was written by Shane Black and it has all his trademarks, humour, interesting story and great characters . The plot is really surprisingly well written much more complicated than one would be expecting. Action movies seldom focus much on the story because it´s not the selling point. The Last Boy Scout has a great plot that takes many surprising twists and requires your attention all the way through. The first time I saw it I didn´t grasp how it all hung together. Then there's the dialogue which is just excellent. So many memorable and hilarious quotes perfectly delivered and most of them by Bruce Willis. Brilliant dialogue is just obvious if you know Shane Black and have seen Kiss Kiss Bang Bang or more recently The Nice Guys. Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans are perfect in the leads as two unmatched buddies that are forced together. Allegedly they did not get along but maybe it was to the movies advantage. Taylor Negron is likewise great as the menacing villain. The action is thrilling and very brutal. What´s great however is that it´s well thought out and not overdone like that it goes on for too long and just becomes cartoonishly over the top like often happens. The action is sporadic but totally intense and thrilling when it comes. Of course it´s not realistic but more thought out than many. Great directing from Tony Scott. The Last Boy Scout is a top-notch comedy action thriller unfairly forgotten that hopefully is being or should be rediscovered.
TBJCSKCNRRQTreviews Football is ravaged by scandals. "No heroes left". Can Sarcastaball be far off? Disgraced player Jimmy(Wayans, funny, and charming if not as easy-going as other roles of his) is insulted that "outside protection" is hired by his girlfriend Cory(Berry, sultry, sweet). As such, he gets off on the wrong foot with former Secret Serviceman Joe(Willis, washed-up). Well, most people do. He gets no respect. Not from his ex-colleagues, his wife, daughter, etc. Both leads are down-on-their-luck losers who are still tough, bad-ass guys. And they're going to have to start trusting each other, even if they don't want to. For the woman they are to keep safe.This is a classic, an excellent buddy comedy. I don't think Robert Rodriguez watched very much of this before he decided Bruce should play Hartigan. Heck, maybe Miller watched this before he wrote it. Not sure why he didn't go with Halle for Nancy. Then again, nobody knows why he went with Jessica Alba. But I digress. This has 102 f-words, that's an average of 1 per minute of this 1 hour, 41 minute movie. Or 37 if you don't count the end credits. And I loved every second. There is a ton of machismo in this. Several shootouts and explosions. Dozens of deaths, including stand-out ones for a select few. Tons of violence inflicted and/or threatened. It's very clearly directed by Tony Scott(with his inimitable style, its visual flair), and written by Shane Black(countless quotable quips. Memorable pairs of goons). This is realistic on drugs, football and gambling.I recommend this to anyone who enjoys action flicks. 7/10
The Grand Master It's hard to believe that The Last Boy Scout under performed at the box office and was not a blockbuster many had hoped despite the hype surrounding the movie. This had all the elements of a solid action comedy extravaganza. There was no denying the star power of Bruce Willis who cemented his status as an action hero in Die Hard, and Damon Wayans who established himself in numerous comedies. Writer Shane Black exploded onto the Hollywood scene in a big way with Lethal Weapon. Larger than life producer Joel Silver who was responsible for movies such as Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, Commando, Predator and 48 Hrs had the Midas touch when it came to box office blockbusters. And the late director Tony Scott was flying high following the success of Top Gun. Unfortunately most audiences didn't see The Last Boy Scout as box office gold and many critics dismissed the movie as an implausible action movie that was too violent with an overload of coarse language. In spite of its underwhelming performance at the box office, The Last Boy Scout later became widely popular when released on home video.Bruce Willis stars as a former highly regarded Secret Service Agent turned two-bit private investigator Joe Hallenbeck. Joe Hallenbeck is a mess when we first see him in the movie. He is an alcoholic and he appears as an unkempt slob. He was fired from the Secret Service for punching Senator Calvin Baynard (Chelcie Ross) to stop him from torturing a woman in a hotel room and refusing to cover up the incident. Joe's wife Sarah (Chelsea Field) who is growing tired of his indifferent attitude is also having an affair with Joe's best friend and business partner Mike Matthews (Bruce McGill). Joe's abrasive, foul-mouthed daughter Darian (Danielle Harris) does not respect her father and frequently defies him. Mike is killed in a car bomb after he hands Joe a job to act as a bodyguard for a stripper named Cory (Halle Berry in an early role). Cory's boyfriend, former LA Stallions quarterback Jimmy Dix (Damon Wayans) who was banned after allegations of gambling and drug use, confronts Joe and instantly dismisses Joe as a loser. After Cory is gunned down by several hit men, Joe Hallenbeck and Jimmy Dix must work together to uncover a serious corruption scandal involving a Senator and the high profile owner of the LA Stallions Shelly Marcone (Noble Willingham). As well as investigating why Jimmy's girlfriend Cory was murdered, they must also evade Marcone's top henchman, the sadistic Milo (the late Taylor Negron).They don't make movies like The Last Boy Scout anymore. Hardcore ultra-violent old-school action, foul mouthed one liners, and plenty of humorous moments. Nowadays most action movies are either watered down to attract a larger audience or even throw all logic out the window and have action for the sake of action, and sometimes most violent action movies can be box office poison.Besides the Die Hard movies (except the disappointing A Good Day to Die Hard) and The Sixth Sense, this is one of Bruce Willis' best movies. I enjoyed it a lot. Damon Wayans makes a great sidekick for Bruce Willis and his comedic timing is well suited for this movie. The rest of the cast is quite good, in particular the late Taylor Negron as the sadistic Milo made a great villain.The Last Boy Scout is still a guilty pleasure of mine and is still holds up as a very enjoyable action comedy.9/10