Bad Lieutenant (1992)

Director:

Abel Ferrara

Writers:

Abel Ferrara
Victor Argo
(more)

Release Date:

20 November 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

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.

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Lieutenant | Nun | Police | Gambling

Awards:

3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

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.
G. Elvis Phillips	...	Young Cop
Stephen Chen	...	Korean Store Owner
Shawn McClean	...	Korean Store Hood #1
John Steven Jones	...	Korean store hood #2
Fernando Véléz	...	Julio
Joseph Micheal Cruz	...	Paulo
Frank Adonis	...	Large
Lambert Moss	...	Veronica
Nicholas De Cegli	...	Limelight Guide
Larry Mullane	...	Detective Larry
Michael A. Fella	...	Detective Mike
Michael N. Ciravolo	...	Detective Michael
Zoë Lund	...	Zoe
Bo Dietl	...	Detective Bo
Gene Canfield	...	Detective Gene
Heather Bracken	...	Nurse
Penelope Allen	...	Doctor (as Penny Allen)
Eddie Daniels	...	Jersey Girl (driver)
Bianca Hunter	...	Jersey Girl - Passenger (as Bianca Bakija)
Ed Kovens	...	Monsignor
Jaime Sánchez	...	Priest
Minnie Gentry	...	Elderly Woman
Iraida Polanco	...	Mamacita
Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo	...	Radio Announcer #1 (voice)
John Clohessy	...	Radio Announcer #2 (voice) (as John Cloghessy)
Bruce Murray	...	Radio Announcer #3 (voice)
Bob Murphy	...	Play-by-play announcer (voice)
Warner Fusselle	...	Play-by-play announcer (voice)
Phil Neilson	...	Left Turn (as Phil Nielson)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Darryl Strawberry	...	Himself (archive footage)

Directed by
Abel Ferrara

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Victor Argo
Paul Calderon
Abel Ferrara
Zoë Lund		(as Zoe Lund)

Produced by
Mary Kane	....	producer
Diana Phillips	....	line producer
Edward R. Pressman	....	producer
Randy Sabusawa	....	co-producer (as Randall Sabusawa)
Patrick Wachsberger	....	executive producer
Ronna B. Wallace	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Joe Delia

Cinematography by
Ken Kelsch		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Anthony Redman

Production Design by
Charles M. Lagola		(as Charles Lagola)

Set Decoration by
Stephanie Carroll

Costume Design by
David Sawaryn

Makeup Department
Cydney Cornell	....	department head hair stylist
Joe Cuervo	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Albert Coleman	....	post-production supervisor
Denis Hann	....	unit manager
Peter Pastorelli	....	production supervisor
Diane Phillips	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Noga Isackson	....	second assistant director
Drew Ann Rosenberg	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Betsy Alton	....	art department assistant (as Elizabeth P. Alton)
Annie Ballard	....	prop shopper
Damian J. Costa	....	lead man
Robert Covelman	....	set dresser
Erik Ferrar	....	art department production assistant
Matt Galvin	....	art department production assistant
Chris Jordan	....	assistant props
Diane Lederman	....	additional dresser
Michael Saccio	....	property master
Rachel Talbot	....	art department production assistant
David Weller	....	set designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Michael Barosky	....	production sound mixer
Geoffrey Bradley	....	assistant sound editor
Joe Campana	....	assistant sound editor
John Cattigan	....	assistant sound editor
Michael P. Cook	....	sound editor
Casey J. Crabtree	....	foley artist
Denis Dutton	....	sound editor
Bill Fox	....	assistant sound editor
Al Gomez	....	foley mixer (as Albert Gomez)
James Koford	....	sound editor
Rachel Lederman	....	sound mixer
Yehuda Maayan	....	boom operator
Linda Murphy	....	boom operator
Tom Ruff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Allan Schultz	....	sound editor
Charles C. Simmons	....	foley editor (as Chuck Simmons)
Bess Steele	....	foley artist
Randall K. Tomlin	....	sound editor
Clancy T. Troutman	....	sound editor
James G. Williams	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Abrahamsen	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
J.C. Brotherhood	....	special effects coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Glenn Arnold	....	grip truck helper
Donald Bialer	....	best boy grip
Rick Bruck	....	crane technician: "Bertha" crane
Jim Denault	....	electrician
Andrea Dorman	....	second assistant camera
Robert Kummert	....	key grip
Dennis A. Livesey	....	first assistant camera
John Paul McIntyre	....	grip
Charlie McNamara	....	gaffer
John Milcetic	....	best boy electric
Adrian Misol	....	camera intern
Linda Phillips	....	electric truck helper
John Pirozzi	....	dolly grip
Steve Sands	....	still photographer
Eric Schmidt	....	electrician
Tom Zafian	....	video playback operator
Laura Zito	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Rebecca C. Crespi	....	casting assistant
Laura Gillis	....	extras casting
Kimba Hills	....	casting: Los Angeles
Meredith Jacobson	....	casting: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anita Ellis	....	wardrobe supervisor
Melinda Eshelman	....	assistant costume designer (as M.A. Eshelman)
Winsome G. McKoy	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Albert Coleman	....	assistant editor: Los Angeles
Antonio Costa	....	assistant editor: New York
Mayin Lo	....	assistant editor: New York
Sharon McGeeney	....	negative cutter
Maria Montoreano	....	assistant editor: Los Angeles
Ray Morfino	....	color timer
Craig Nisker	....	assistant editor: Los Angeles
Eric Alan Donaldson	....	post-production runner (uncredited)

Transportation Department
William Curtin	....	driver
Harry J. Leavey	....	driver captain
Vincent Russo Jr.	....	driver
Barry Stanton	....	driver

Other crew
Jennifer Anderson	....	set production assistant
Roni Ben-Nevat	....	key set production assistant
Hilary Birmingham	....	production intern
Joshua Blum	....	baseball advisor (as Josh Blum)
David Burris	....	production assistant (as Dave Bunis)
Cyrus Claffy	....	craft service
Andy Clark	....	assistant location manager (as Andrew Clark)
Jenn 'Waiff' Cobb	....	office production assistant
Wendy Damon	....	production assistant
Lori Gottlieb	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Grace Griffith	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Bruce Hofert	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Diana Hrabowecki	....	production business liaison
Matthew Huffman	....	production intern
Karen Kelsall	....	script supervisor
Tony Kono	....	location manager
Mary Beth Mann	....	assistant production coordinator
John Paul McIntyre	....	creative consultant
Peter Millerman	....	production assistant
Christopher Otto	....	assistant: Edward R. Pressman
Marcello Picone	....	production intern
Daniel Posener	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Michael Radiloff	....	assistant: Edward R. Pressman
Jennifer Roth	....	production coordinator
Jonathan H. Shaw	....	location assistant
Susan Sloan	....	set nurse
Mark Taylor	....	assistant production accountant
Michael Tracey	....	set production assistant
Tony Trimarco	....	production accountant
Max Velez	....	production intern
Fred Walsh	....	production intern
Ante Novakovic	....	assistant: Harvey Keitel (uncredited)
Jon Sperry	....	dialect coach (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Bad Lt. Productions

Distributors

• Aries Films (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• Creative Exposure (1993) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Pathé Distribution (1993) (UK) (theatrical)
• Amazonas (1993) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Kulturföreningen Kedjan (1993) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Triangelfilm (1993) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Finnkino (1993) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Laurenfilm (1994) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Pyramide Distribution (1993) (France) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Entertainment Collection)
• Argentina Video Home (1993) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Artisan Entertainment (1997) (USA) (DVD)
• Artisan Entertainment (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• CNR Film & Video (1994) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• ContentFilm International (2005) (worldwide) (all media) (sales agency)
• Fabulous Films (2012) (UK) (DVD)
• Finnkino Video (1994) (Finland) (VHS)
• Guild
• Lions Gate Films (2003) (USA) (all media) (north America)
• Live Distributing Inc. (video)
• Live Entertainment (1995) (USA) (laserdisc)
• Maple Pictures (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
• Nelonen (1998) (Finland) (TV)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Top Tape (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Wild Side Vidéo (2004) (France) (DVD) (special edition)

Other Companies

• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Kallista Marketing & PR  international marketing and publicity
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated NC-17 for sexual violence, strong sexual situations & dialogue, graphic drug use

Runtime:

96 min | 91 min (R-rated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:R | Canada:R | Germany:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:NC-17 | USA:R (cut) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) (cut) | Iceland:16 | Italy:VM14 (cut) | Italy:VM18 | Ireland:18 (IFCO) | Finland:K-16 (heavily cut) (1994) | South Korea:18 | France:-16 | Japan:R-18 | USA:TV-MA (cable rating) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (1993) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Hungary:16 | Denmark:16 | Argentina:18 | Portugal:M/18 | Chile:18

Filming Locations:

Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Bad Lt. Productions

Trivia:

Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 25 Most Dangerous Movies".

Goofs:

Factual errors: The Mets/Dodgers playoff series the movie is centered around never actually took place. Therefore, the Mets never overcame a 3-0 deficit to win the series. However, it is correct that no team to that point had ever overcome a 3-0 deficit in baseball to win a playoff series. The first time it ever happened was a decade later in 2004, when the Red Sox came back to beat the Yankees.

Quotes:

The Lieutenant:Show me how you suck a guy's cock.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Creeps (1997)

Soundtrack:

SIGNIFYING RAPPER

Nothing bad about this movie

Gritty, raw, disturbing, and powerful. Just a few words that describe Abel Ferrara's provocative Bad Lieutenant. It chronicles the downward spiral of a drug addict cop investigating the rape of a nun. It contains one of the best performances ever captured on film by Harvey Keitel. Ferrara's masterpiece is a story of the evils of man and one mans quest for redemption. You'll never forget this movie.