Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2009 · Movie · 121 min. · United States
In this remake from Abel Ferrara's film from 1992, Nicolas Cage plays a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs — while playing fast and loose with the law. He wields his badge as often as he wields his gun in order to get his way. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina he becomes a high-functioning addict who is a deeply intuitive, fearless detective reigning over the beautiful ruins of New Orleans with authority and abandon. Complicating his tumultuous life is the prostitute he loves (Eva Mendes). Together they descend into their own world marked by desire, compulsion, and conscience. The result is a singular masterpiece of filmmaking: equally sad and manically humorous.
Direction Werner Herzog
Cast Nicolas Cage · Eva Mendes · Val Kilmer · Xzibit · Shea Whigham · Fairuza Balk · Katie Chonacas · Brad Dourif · Jennifer Coolidge · Michael Shannon · Shawn Hatosy · Irma P. Hall · Vondie Curtis-Hall · Tom Bower
Soundtrack Mark Isham
Screenplay William M. Finkelstein · Abel Ferrara · Zoë Lund
Cinematography Peter Zeitlinger
Original title Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
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