Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)

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"Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans" (2009) - First Look Pictures

Release Date: Nov 20, 2009

Running Time: 121 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Xzibit, Fairuza Balk, Shawn Hatosy, Jennifer Coolidge, Tom Bower, Vondie Curtis Hall, Brad Dourif

director: Werner Herzog

Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans

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. Together they descend into their own world marked by desire, compulsion, and conscience.

PETER TRAVERS - November 19, 2009

There are few things more entertaining than watching Nicolas Cage go bug-fuck in a movie that knows how to present the spectacle in style. To my list of fave Cage meltdowns — Vampire’s Kiss, Wild at Heart and Face/Off — add this bad boy from director Werner Herzog, no stranger to diving off deep ends.

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