Bad Company (1995 film)

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This article is about the 1995 film. For other films of the same title, see Bad Company (film).

Bad Company
Promotional poster for Bad Company
Directed by	Damian Harris
Produced by	Jeffrey Chernov, Amedeo Ursini
Written by	Ross Thomas
Starring	Ellen Barkin, Laurence Fishburne, Frank Langella
Music by	Carter Burwell Frank Fitzpatrick (Music Supervisor)
Cinematography	Jack N. Green
Editing by	Stuart H. Pappé
Distributed by	Touchstone Pictures
Release date(s)	20 January 1995
Running time	108 min
Country
Language	English
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Bad Company is a crime/drama film from 1995 directed by Damian Harris and written by Ross Thomas. It stars Laurence Fishburne and Ellen Barkin.

[edit] Plot

In the film, Fishbourne and Barkin play a pair of former spies who now apply their skills in the private sector. Both specialize in blackmailing and murdering anyone in their way, including their boss. Initially, Fishburne plays a man who is wrongfully discharged from the CIA, presumably because of his inability to toe the company line. As the story progresses, however, we learn that he is in fact still working for 'The Agency', on a project designed to take down the firm (known colloquially as 'The Toolshed') that has just hired him. The second in command at the Toolshed is Barkin, who comes across as a woman willing to use any means, including frequent and rough sex, to achieve her goal of taking over the firm. The film has been decried as misogynistic for its callous brutality towards women, but the main point of contention among viewers is whether or not its stylish yet totally soulless attitude is a good thing or a bad thing.

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