The Last Boy Scout

The Last Boy Scout is a 1991 American action film directed by Tony Scott, starring Bruce Willis & Damon Wayans in the film's lead roles.

Plot
After the girlfriend (Halle Berry) of ex-football quarterback Jimmy Dix (Damon Wayans) is murdered, Dix teams up with detective Joe Hallenback (Bruce Willis) to solve the crime & discover corruption between a crooked politician (Chelcie Ross) and a pro football team owner (Noble Winningham).

Cast

 * Bruce Willis as Detective Joe Hallenbeck
 * Damon Wayans as Jimmy Dix
 * Chelsea Field as Sarah Hallenbeck
 * Danielle Harris as Darian Hallenbeck
 * Noble Willingham as Sheldon Marcone
 * Chelcie Ross as Senator Calvin Baynard
 * Taylor Negron as Milo
 * Halle Berry as Cory
 * Bruce McGill as Mike Matthews
 * Badja Djola as Alley Thug
 * Kim Coates as Chet
 * Joe Santos as Lieutenant Benjamin Bessalo
 * Clarence Felder as McCoskey
 * Tony Longo as Big Ray Walston
 * Frank Collison as Pablo
 * Eddie Griffin as Club DJ
 * Bill Medley as Himself
 * Verne Lundquist as Himself
 * Dick Butkus as Himself
 * Lynn Swann as Himself
 * Billy Blanks as Billy Cole
 * Morris Chestnut as Locker Room Kid
 * James Gandolfini as Marcone's Henchman (in an uncredited role)

Production
"The Last Boy Scout" is set and was filmed in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Marino and West Hollywood, in 90 days between March 11 and June 9, 1991.

The role of the antagonist Sheldon Marcone was written with actor Sorrell Booke in mind, but the role went to Noble Willingham.

Box Office
"The Last Boy Scout" opened at #2 at the box office, grossing $7,923,669 in its opening weekend.

Critical Reception
"The Last Boy Scout" received mixed reviews and some critics cited the release date around the Christmas holiday time for such a violent film as the reason for an underwhelming box office performance.

It was given a 42% rating by Rotten Tomatoes based on 33 reviews.

Roger Ebert gave the film three stars, saying it was "a superb example of what it is: a glossy, skillful, cynical, smart, utterly corrupt and vilely misogynistic action thriller."

Kathleen Maher from the Austin Chronicle called it "mildly interesting, but there are so many weird and gratuitous scenes of insane violence that the effect is drained of impact."

Accolades
MTV Movie Awards


 * Best Action Sequence: For the helicopter blade sequence (nominated)
 * Best On-Screen Duo: Bruce Willis & Damon Wayans (nominated)