The NBA world championships of 1989 and 1990 yes two years in a row, which is memorable in almost any sport. The Detroit Pistons, more commonly known as the Bad Boys in that era, redefined the game of basketball through their grind and backboned players who wouldn’t back down from anyone. Zak Levitt, the director of this historical documentary who is also a television editor, is a renowned name in the industry. Like his other major works such as The Dream Team, The Announcement, and The Doctor, he made Bad Boys with passion and little to no exaggeration. Zak tried to depict the real events that reshaped the history of basketball in the late eighties and early nineties.
When it comes to the sports films, the very first name that comes to mind is Zak. He is a renowned director and has won many awards. One of them was Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Documentary, which is no lesser than winning an Oscar in the field of sports. Until the Bad Boys, I knew nothing more about Zak. However, despite the other documentaries he filmed, his talent was revealed after the Bad Boys.
The other works of Zak, for instance, The Dream Team and The Announcement are more cinematic. They tend to relate to themselves as if a script was prepared for the act. However, this was not the…show more content… The film featured Isiah Thomas no doubt a lethal combo of sweetness’ and toughness. The documentary also featured the toughness of Bill Liambeer, alongside Rick Mahorn coupled with the intensity and passion of Joe Dumars. The cast cannot be compplete without the Young Dennis Rodman, the comic Salley and the endless efforts of Chuck Daly the head coach of the team. It was the passion to win at any cost that gave the team the title of “Bad Boys.” The film featured the real life events that made a wonderful plot as anything reflecting the real history that sticks in the minds of the