R | 2 h 2 min | Drama | Crime

Bad Lieutenant (2009)

Bad Lieutenant | United States of America

Can you imagine what a stoned cop can do? The only criminal he can’t catch is ... himself. This film is not just another “cop story”. There are rumours that Nicolas Cage used cocaine to make his role of hallucinating stoned cop working on homicide as realistic as possible. Scene: magical New Orleans right after the hurricane Catherine. No one knows, whether the story with the cocaine is true: maybe exept the director of the film Werner Herzog who is known to be demanding maniac capable of taking his actors across the limits of their abilities. After playing at various film festivals, the film has, thus far, been awarded generally positive reviews by critics. The critics praise this film, compare it to the ones of Quentin Tarantino or Cohen brothers and acknowledge it to be the “film of the decade” for Nicolas Cage. Nicolas Cage is Terrence McDonagh - a New Orleans Police Sergeant who has recently received a meda and a promotion to Lieutenant for his heroism. After he injured his back when saving a prosoner after the hurricane, he becomes addicted to prescription pain medication and quickly graduates to cocaine, heroin, crack and marijuana. The film follows McDonagh as he investigates the murder of a family of Senagalese immigrants while dealing with his drug addictions, gambling debts and other personal problems - passionate, yet twisted relationships with a high-class prostitute (Eva Mendes) among them - while routinely and flagrantly abusing his authority when his gun is being used more frequently then his badge. The film is drenched in Werner Herzog’s unique perspective on reality (let’s not forget his huge experience in documentary) as well as sharp sarcasm and dark humour. The result of all these factors is an unforgetable story which is equally sad and playful. Director: Werner Herzog Cast: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Alvin “Xzibit” Joiner.

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Director

Werner Herzog

Stars

Nicolas Cage
Terence McDonagh

Eva Mendes
Frankie Donnenfeld

Val Kilmer
Stevie Pruit

Fairuza Balk
Heidi

Shawn Hatosy
Armand Benoit

Jennifer Coolidge
Genvieve

Tom Bower
Pat McDonagh

Vondie Curtis-Hall
Captain James Brasser

Irma P. Hall
Binnie Rogers

Shea Whigham
Justin

Others...

Budget

25,000,000.00

Revenue

10,589,102.00

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Keywords

police corruption, organized crime, police brutality, murder investigation, illegal drugs, policeman, new orleans

Production

Saturn Films, Millennium Films, Nu Image, Edward R. Pressman Film, Polsky Films, Osiris Productions, Lieutenant Productions

Actor

Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Fairuza Balk, Shawn Hatosy, Jennifer Coolidge, Tom Bower, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Irma P. Hall, Shea Whigham, Michael Shannon, Brad Dourif, Xzibit, Denzel Whitaker, Joe Nemmers, J.D. Evermore, Tim Bellow, Lucius Baston, Lauren Swinney, Nick Gomez, Sam Medina, Lance E. Nichols, Tony Bentley, Jeremy Aaron Johnson, Bernard Johnson, Matt Borel, Gary Grubbs, J. Omar Castro, Kerry Cahill, Noel Arthur, Douglas M. Griffin, Jedda Jones, Lauren Pennington, Dane Rhodes, Don Yesso, Trey Burvant, Robert Pavlovich, Marco St. John, David Joseph Martinez, Kyle Russell Clements, Deena Beasley, Deneen Tyler, Roger J. Timber, Joshua Joseph Gillum, Sean Boyd, Katie Chonacas, Brandi Coleman, Michael Zimbrich, Trenton Perez, Stephanie Honoré, Katrell Dixon, Stiggidy Steve, Armando Leduc, Jillian Batherson, Scheryl W Brown, Geraldine Glenn, Ted Jordan, William M. Finkelstein

Creators

Werner Herzog (Director), Edward R. Pressman (Producer), Nicolas Cage (Producer), Stephen Belafonte (Producer), Randall Emmett (Producer), Alan Polsky (Producer), John Thompson (Producer), Melanie Brown (Producer), Alessandro Camon (Executive Producer), Boaz Davidson (Executive Producer), Danny Dimbort (Executive Producer), Avi Lerner (Executive Producer), Diego J. Martinez (Executive Producer), Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt (Executive Producer), Trevor Short (Executive Producer), Mark Isham (Original Music Composer), Peter Zeitlinger (Director of Photography), Joe Bini (Editor), William M. Finkelstein (Writer), Gabe Polsky (Producer), Jenny Jue (Casting), Johanna Ray (Casting), Toby Corbett (Production Design), Leonard R. Spears (Set Decoration), Jill Newell (Costume Design), Stacy Kelly (Makeup Department Head), Aimee Stuit (Makeup Artist), Donna Spahn (Hairstylist), Cathy Gesualdo (Production Manager), Chuck Stringer (Construction Coordinator), Stanford Gilbert (Property Master), Pat A. O'Connor (Leadman), John Blanchard (Construction Foreman), Christina Eunji Kim (Set Designer), Michael Baird (Sound Designer), Brent Findley (Sound Effects Editor), Jonathan Wales (Sound Re-Recording Mixer), Walter Spencer (Dialogue Editor), Zach Michaelis (Foley), David K. Nami (Special Effects Coordinator), Veselina Georgieva (Visual Effects Supervisor), Russell Towery (Stunt Coordinator), Lena Herzog (Still Photographer), Paul Olinde (Gaffer), Tarik Naim Alherimi (Best Boy Electric), S. Aimee Helms (Set Costumer), Ann Walters (Costume Supervisor), Danny Mortenson (Transportation Coordinator), Batou Chandler (Location Manager), Amy Sanderson (Script Supervisor), Malikka Coston (Key Set Costumer), Paul Anthony Morris (Key Hair Stylist), Michael Zimbrich (First Assistant Director), Vince LeBlanc (Set Dresser), Ashley Waldron (Music Supervisor), Stanford Gilbert (Armorer)

Alternative titles

The Bad Lieutenant - Port of Call New Orleans (US)
Zły porucznik (PL)
爆裂警官 (TW)
Mocskos zsaru - New Orleans utcáin (HU)
The Bad Lieutenant - Port of Call - New Orleans (BE)

Release dates

27.08.2010 (DE)
16.09.2010 (GR)
10.05.2010 (GB)
08.06.2010 (DK)
11.09.2009 (IT)
20.11.2009 (US)