Nasty Boys (film)

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Nasty Boys
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Nasty Boys German VHS cover
GenreCrime drama
Created by Dick Wolf
David Black
Teleplay byDick Wolf
David Black
Story byDick Wolf
Directed by Rick Rosenthal
Starring William Russ
Whip Hubley
Benjamin Bratt
Don Franklin
Craig Hurley
Jeff Kaake
James Pax
Nia Peeples
Thomas Mikal Ford
Music by Basil Poledouris
Jimmy Jam
Terry Lewis
Production
Executive producerDick Wolf
ProducersLynn Guthrie
Daniel Sackheim
Richard Wechsler
Victor Davich
CinematographyRoy H. Wagner, ASC
EditorArthur W. Forney
Running time100 minutes
Production companies Wolf Films
Universal Television
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseSeptember 22, 1989 (1989-09-22)

Nasty Boys is a 1989 US television pilot from NBC, about a North Las Vegas narcotic unit of six undercover police officers who fought crimes against drugs and illegal automatic weapons. It became a TV series in 1990. [1] [2]

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Production

The Nasty Boys pilot was created by Dick Wolf (who would later create Law & Order ) [3] and David Black.

The Nasty Boys pilot partial cast list included Thomas Mikal Ford as the lead villain Payday, T. Rodgers as Busy Bee, and Nia Peeples as Serena, wife of Eduardo Cruz (Benjamin Bratt). [4]

Three years after playing "Hollywood" Neven in the film Top Gun , actor Whip Hubley starred in the Nasty Boys pilot as Matt Morrissey, a dual lead with Jeff Kaake who played the character Matt's brother, Paul Morrissey. [5]

References

  1. "TV REVIEW: A Watered-Down 'Nasty Boys'". Los Angeles Times. September 22, 1989. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  2. "Echoes of Movies: Surround Sound Comes To T". Orlando Sentinel. June 15, 1990. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  3. Media Legend Dick Wolf's Career Highlights and Achievements, NBC, November 27, 2023, retrieved May 24, 2024
  4. Nasty Boys - Full Cast & Crew, TV Guide, retrieved May 24, 2024
  5. Fresh Start for Jeff Kaake, Morning Call, January 17, 1993, retrieved May 29, 2024