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Bad Lieutenant (1992) -- While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   11,441 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Victor Argo (writer)
Paul Calderon (writer)
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Release Date:
20 November 1992 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Gambler. Thief. Junkie. Killer. Cop.
Plot:
While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
I know there is no plot however........... more (135 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Harvey Keitel ... The Lieutenant
Victor Argo ... Beat Cop
Paul Calderon ... Cop #1 (as Paul Calderone)
Leonard L. Thomas ... Cop #2 (as Leonard Thomas)
Robin Burrows ... Ariane

Frankie Thorn ... The Nun
Victoria Bastel ... Bowtay
Paul Hipp ... Jesus
Brian McElroy ... Lieutenant's Son (#1)
Frankie Acciarito ... Lieutenant's Son (#2)

Peggy Gormley ... Lieutenant's Wife

Stella Keitel ... Lieutenant's Daughter
Dana Dee ... Lieutenant's Baby Girl
Anthony Ruggiero ... Lite

Vincent Laresca ... J.C.
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated NC-17 for sexual violence, strong sexual situations & dialogue, graphic drug use.; Rated R for drug use, language, violence and nudity. (edited version)
Runtime:
96 min | 91 min (R-rated version)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 25 Most Dangerous Movies". more
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Revealing mistakes: When Daryl Strawberry hits home run, we see the scoreboard. The score clearly does not match what the announcer then says it is. more
Quotes:
Zoe: Vampires are lucky, they can feed on others. We gotta eat away at ourselves. We gotta eat our legs to get the energy to walk. We gotta come, so we can go. We gotta suck ourselves off. We gotta eat away at ourselves til there's nothing left but appetite. We give, and give and give crazy. Cause a gift that makes sense ain't worth it. Jesus said seventy times seven. No one will ever understand why, why you did it. They'll just forget about you tomorrow, but you gotta do it. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Creeps (1997) more
Soundtrack:
PLEDGING MY LOVE more

FAQ

What are the differences between the R-rated version and the NC-17 version?
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9 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
I know there is no plot however..........., 9 June 2000
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Author: Corleone-29 from Tampa

All right let's get this out of the way. This is not a great picture. In fact I will bet 98 percent of the public would find it absolutely repulsive. Make that 99 percent. Hell, even I didn't understand it the first time I saw it. But what I realized the second time was brilliant method acting. And that ladies and gents is what makes this film shine. There is no solid plot, no supporting characters, and no reason to feel anything but disgust for Harvey Keitel. However, you find me another actor who could have dug as low as Keitel did or take as many chances and I will bet you that it will take more than the time to cook a frozen cardboard pizza. It is hard to view a soiled life like Keitel was leading without being on the road yourself which wouldn't be pretty. The backdrop of a baseball series and Keitel losing chunks of money made it even crazier. Again I have to say absolutely great acting. Keitel has so many good scenes that this may be a career role for him. I give him a multitude of credit for taking the chance to play a totally unlovable character. Watch this movie at your own risk and know going in that this is an outlier in the sense of normal movie making. Don't bother grabbing a flashlight or even a spotlight and trying to find a plot. There isn't one. Just sit back and watch Keitel spiral down like a squirrel who missed the branch.

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