The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009)

Director:

Werner Herzog

Writers (WGA):

William M. Finkelstein (screenplay)
Victor Argo (earlier film "Bad Lieutenant") ...
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Release Date:

11 September 2009 (Italy)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

The only criminal he can't catch is himself.

Plot:

Terence McDonagh is a drug- and gambling-addled detective in post-Katrina New Orleans investigating the killing of five Senegalese immigrants.

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Lieutenant | Prostitute | Prisoner | Debt

Awards:

4 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Nicolas Cage	...	Terence McDonagh
Eva Mendes	...	Frankie Donnenfield
Val Kilmer	...	Stevie Pruit
Xzibit	...	Big Fate (as Alvin 'Xzibit' Joiner)
Fairuza Balk	...	Heidi
Shawn Hatosy	...	Armand Benoit
Jennifer Coolidge	...	Genevieve
Tom Bower	...	Pat McDonagh
Vondie Curtis-Hall	...	Captain James Brasser (as Vondie Curtis Hall)
Brad Dourif	...	Ned Schoenholtz
Denzel Whitaker	...	Daryl
Irma P. Hall	...	Binnie Rogers
Shea Whigham	...	Justin
Michael Shannon	...	Mundt
Joe Nemmers	...	Larry Moy
J.D. Evermore	...	Rick Fitzsimon (as JD Evermore)
Tim Bellow	...	G (Gary Jenkins)
Lucius Baston	...	Midget
Lauren Swinney	...	Antoinette
Nick Gomez	...	Evaristo Chavez
William M. Finkelstein	...	Dave Jacobs (as William Finklestein)
Sam Medina	...	Andy
Lance E. Nichols	...	Jeremiah Goodhusband
Tony Bentley	...	Hurley
Jeremy Aaron Johnson	...	Yasco
Bernard Johnson	...	Dub (as Bernard Bunchy Johnson)
Matt Borel	...	Bernie
Gary Grubbs	...	Chief of Police
J. Omar Castro	...	First Narcotics Detective
Kerry Cahill	...	Second Narcotics Detective
Noel Arthur	...	Renaldo Hayes
Douglas M. Griffin	...	Sergeant
Lauren Pennington	...	Woman (as Lauren Whitney Pennington)
Dane Rhodes	...	Bettor
Jedda Jones	...	Civilian Aide
Don Yesso	...	Client
Trey Burvant	...	Dealer
Robert Pavlovich	...	Dr. Milburn
Marco St. John	...	Eugene Gratz
David Joseph Martinez	...	Juan Michel
Danielle Elaine Mcallister	...	Kim
Kyle Russell Clements	...	Lawrence (as Kyle Clements)
Deena Beasley	...	Maimouna (as Dorinda Deena Beasley)
Deneen Tyler	...	Pharmacist (as Deneen D. Tyler)
Roger J. Timber	...	Security Guard (as Roger Timber)
Joshua Joseph Gillum	...	Host (as Joshua Gillum)
Sean Boyd	...	Lt. Stoyer
Katie Chonacas	...	Tina
Brandi Coleman	...	Yvonne
Michael Zimbrich	...	Waiter
Trenton Perez	...	Boy
Stephanie Honore	...	Girl (as Stephanie Honoré)
Katrell Dixon	...	Witness #1
Stiggidy Steve	...	Witness #2 (as Stephen Lewis)
Armando Leduc	...	Jeff (as Armando L. Leduc)
Jillian Batherson	...	Assistant to D.A.
Joel Davis	...	First Announcer (voice)
John Wilmot	...	Second Announcer (voice)
Wilfred Alexander	...	Store Employee #1
April Gordon	...	Store Employee #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Arnona	...	Police Captain (uncredited)
Dewayne Bateman	...	CSI / Forensic (uncredited)
Scheryl W Brown	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Joseph Cintron	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Thomas C. Daniel	...	A 'John' (uncredited)
Sean Shyboy Davis	...	Cop #1 (uncredited)
Antonio Echeverria	...	Street Guy (uncredited)
Geraldine Glenn	...	Family Member (uncredited)
Russell M. Haeuser	...	A 'John' (uncredited)
Jaime San Andres	...	Officer Lasseigne (uncredited)
Topher Jones	...	Undercover Detective (uncredited)
Ted Jordan	...	Detective (uncredited)
Rose Lamarche	...	Accident Victim (uncredited)
Raymond Lapino	...	Patient in Wheelcar (uncredited)
Cynthia LeBlanc	...	Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Elton LeBlanc	...	Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Jessica Luebe	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
Brandy Moon	...	Duffy's Wife (uncredited)
Lorin Moore	...	Promotion Reporter (uncredited)
Jay Oliver	...	Casino Gambler (uncredited)
Kim Ormiston	...	Enticing Prostitute (uncredited)
Misty Ormiston	...	Enticing Prostitute (uncredited)
Lyssa Prine	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Alex Revan	...	Ivers (uncredited)
C. Stuart Rome	...	CSI Agent (uncredited)
Scott Schlueter	...	Undercover Detective (uncredited)
Chaz Smith	...	Street Guy (uncredited)
Logan Douglas Smith	...	Detective (uncredited)
Terry Lee Smith	...	Fallen Police Officer (uncredited)
Antoine Spillers	...	Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Corey Stewart	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Sarah J. Thompson	...	Award Ceremony Family (uncredited)
Victor Tijerino	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Elizabeth Tranchant	...	Lieutenant's Wife (uncredited)
Daniel Vincent	...	Police Ceremony Attendent (uncredited)
Michael Wozniak	...	Undercover Officer (uncredited)

Directed by
Werner Herzog

Writing credits (WGA)
William M. Finkelstein		(screenplay) (as William Finkelstein)
Victor Argo		(earlier film "Bad Lieutenant") &
Paul Calderon		(earlier film "Bad Lieutenant") &
Abel Ferrara		(earlier film "Bad Lieutenant") &
Zoë Lund		(earlier film "Bad Lieutenant")

Produced by
Stephen Belafonte	....	producer
Alessandro Camon	....	executive producer
Boaz Davidson	....	executive producer
Danny Dimbort	....	executive producer
Randall Emmett	....	producer
Avi Lerner	....	executive producer
Alan Polsky	....	producer
Gabe Polsky	....	producer
Edward R. Pressman	....	producer
Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt	....	executive producer
Trevor Short	....	executive producer
John Thompson	....	producer

Original Music by
Mark Isham

Cinematography by
Peter Zeitlinger		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Joe Bini

Casting by
Jenny Jue
Johanna Ray

Production Design by
Toby Corbett

Set Decoration by
Leonard R. Spears

Costume Design by
Jill Newell

Makeup Department
Paul Anthony	....	key hair stylist
Margot Boccia	....	personal makeup artist: Ms. Mendes
Ilona Herman	....	personal hair stylist: Mr. Cage
Ilona Herman	....	personal makeup artist: Mr. Cage
Stacy Kelly	....	department head makeup artist
Donna Spahn	....	department head hair stylist (as Donna Spahn-Jones)
Aimee Stuit	....	key makeup artist
Nikki I Brown	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Darryl Lucas	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
René Besson	....	executive in charge of production
Cathy Gesualdo	....	production manager
Jerry Gilbert	....	post-production supervisor
Joseph Lobato	....	post-production manager
Sarah Parker	....	executive in charge of post-production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
George Bott	....	second assistant director
Sherman Shelton Jr.	....	second second assistant director
Michael Zimbrich	....	first assistant director

Art Department
John Blanchard	....	construction foreman
Gail Briant	....	lead scenic
William Burck	....	propmaker
Andrew M. Casbon III	....	scenic forman
Luke Cauthern	....	set dresser
Gregory T. Geniusz	....	set dresser
Stanford Gilbert	....	property master
Lawrence Heap	....	set dresser
Troy A. Johnson	....	construction buyer
Christina Eunji Kim	....	set designer
Vince LeBlanc	....	set dresser
Myron Meek	....	gang boss
Rachel Nowik	....	art department assistant
Pat A. O'Connor	....	leadman
Cory Parker	....	on-set dresser
Janna Roach	....	first assistant prop master
George Sanchez	....	painter
Wayne Softley Jr.	....	set painter
Brent Stewart	....	locations foreman
Chuck Stringer	....	construction coordinator
Charles Tatum	....	construction utility

Sound Department
Joshua Adeniji	....	foley editor
Michael Baird	....	supervising sound designer
Robert Dehn	....	sound studio manager
Jason Dotts	....	additional sound effects recordist
Levent Erdogan	....	foley editor
Brent Findley	....	sound effects editor
Allie Fitz	....	post-production audio coordinator
Jason Gaya	....	adr mixer
Judah Getz	....	adr mixer
Corey J. Grasso	....	adr mixer
Richard Kitting	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Tiffany Lentz	....	assistant sound editor
Jay Meagher	....	sound mixer
Zach Michaelis	....	foley artist
Dennis S. Sands	....	music scoring mixer
Walter Spencer	....	dialogue editor
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Larry Barado	....	special effects technician
David K. Nami	....	special effects coordinator
David Nash	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Angelina Borisowa	....	visual effects editor
Stanislav Draganov	....	visual effects
Kremena Ganeva	....	digital compositor
Kiril Georgiev	....	visual effects coordinator: WorldWideFX
Veselina Georgieva	....	visual effects supervisor
Delyan Ketipov	....	digital compositor
Momchil Kirov	....	digital compositor
D.J. Shea	....	compositor
Chris Ward	....	digital intermediate producer

Stunts
Shane Dufrene	....	utility stunts (2009)
Jeff Galpin	....	stunts
Lex D. Geddings	....	utility stunts
Tony Lazzara	....	stunts
Sam Medina	....	stunt performer
Russell Towery	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Tarik Naim Alherimi	....	best boy electric
Gerald Autin	....	best boy grip
Victor Brunette	....	24 frame video operator
Michael Charbonnet	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Duane Cooper	....	grip
Ferdinand Duplantier Jr.	....	rigging gaffer
Brad Garris	....	electrician
Penelope Helmer	....	second assistant camera
Lena Herzog	....	still photographer
Werner Herzog	....	iguana/alligator footage by
Jerry M. Jacob	....	second unit cinematographers
Daniel H. Jacobs	....	electrician
Jim Mayo	....	technocrane operator
Paul Olinde	....	gaffer
Jonathan E. Robinson	....	loader
Jonathan Stoll	....	grip
Erik Söllner	....	assistant camera
Robb W. Turner	....	lamp operator
Jason Vowell	....	video playback operator
Barry Williamson	....	grip

Casting Department
Robin Batherson	....	extras casting
Robin Batherson	....	location casting
Jason Landry	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Malikka Coston	....	key set costumer
Alexandra Eagle	....	costumer
S. Aimee Helms	....	set costumer
Meagan McLaughlin	....	costumer
Ann Walters	....	costume supervisor
Jen Wasson	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Prince Bagdasarian	....	high definition coordinator
Julius Friede	....	digital intermediate colorist
David Graubard	....	digital intermediate senior systems engineer
Jon Pehlke	....	on-line editor
Kurt Tuffendsam	....	digital intermediate project manager

Music Department
Selena Arizanovic	....	music coordinator
Philip Klein	....	music preparation
Adam Klemens	....	conductor (as Adam Clemens)
Jan Kotzmann	....	music engineer
Cindy O'Connor	....	assistant to composer
Tyler Parkinson	....	electronic pre-recordist
Conrad Pope	....	orchestrator
Conrad Pope	....	supervising
Petr Pycha	....	orchestra contractor
Dennis S. Sands	....	music mixer
Buck Snow	....	music engineer
Clifford J. Tasner	....	orchestrator
Ashley Waldron	....	music supervisor (as Ashley Miller)
Philip Klein	....	orchestration assistant (uncredited)
Mario Klemens	....	conductor (uncredited)
Cindy O'Connor	....	additional music arranger (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Samuel Wayne Beitz	....	driver: honeywagon
Donald Burdett	....	driver
Donald Dibartolo	....	driver
Teresa Haney	....	transportation
Danny Mortenson	....	transportation coordinator
Lauren Von Huene	....	transportation secretary
Oranz Walker	....	picture car coordinator

Other crew
Cristen Aery	....	assistant: Mr. Pressman
Barbara Babb	....	production assistant
Heather Babineaux	....	key craft service
Gregory Blohm	....	assistant: Mr. Emmett (as Greg Blohm)
Bret Borgeson	....	assistant to unit production manager
Devon Boyd	....	senior v.p. finance
Christopher Michael Casey	....	personal assistant: Randall Emmett
Stephen Cavaliero	....	making-of editor
Batou Chandler	....	location manager
Benton Collinsworth	....	set production assistant
Alexandre Coscas	....	assistant: Mr. Lerner
Michael Davison	....	assistant: Mr. Cage
Rick Eyler	....	business and legal affairs
Chris J. Fanguy	....	animal wrangler
Claude Forest	....	insurance broker
Stacy Fortenberry	....	location assistant
Jeff Galpin	....	head animal trainer
Anna Gand	....	financial analyst
Stanford Gilbert	....	armorer
Rowananne Green	....	assistant: Ms. Mendes
Beau Holden	....	security: Mr. Cage
Sam Horton	....	production secretary
Marcin Janowski	....	executive in charge of marketing
Kirk W. Johnson	....	production assistant
Todd Korody	....	systems engineer
Alan J. Lam	....	production controller
John Lavis	....	set medic
Lauren Leach	....	assistant production coordinator
Rolly Lee	....	executive assistant: Mr. Cage
Brooke Lehman	....	executive assistant to the producers
Richard Leveckis	....	personal chef: Mr. Cage
Ryan Lough	....	assistant: Mr. Rosenblatt
Joan Mao	....	assistant: Mr. Davidson
Lauren McCarthy	....	assistant: Mr. Kilmer
Mark Micucci	....	post production accountant
Mark Miller	....	payroll accountant
James Oliver	....	assistant: Alan & Gabe Polsky
Rouslan Ovtcharoff	....	production associate
Nathan Parker	....	key set production assistant
Sammy Jack Pressman	....	director: making of
Sammy Jack Pressman	....	making-of director
Lonnie Ramati	....	production business affairs
Sarah Ramey	....	head of development: Edward R. Pressman Film Corp
Jessica Renzi-Bailey	....	key assistant location manager
Win Riley	....	location scout
Tina Rosen	....	senior v.p. finance
Anthony Rossi III	....	production coordinator
Amy Sanderson	....	script supervisor
James Allen Sheppard	....	production assistant
Adam Shott	....	assistant: Alan & Gabe Polsky
Mark C. Stevens	....	additional set production assistant
Ray Tamayo	....	staff accountant
Tanya Thanadpojanamart	....	distribution services
Arturo Lopez Uscanga	....	scanning manager
Jonathan M. Warren	....	production assistant
Derrick Bentley Wells	....	location associate
John M. White	....	production assistant
Allen Wong	....	first assistant accountant
Jennifer Yeh	....	assistant: Mr. Pressman

Thanks
Jacob A. Bloom	....	special thanks (as Jake Bloom)
Blanca Camacho	....	special thanks
James A. Janowitz	....	special thanks (as Jim Janowitz)
Patrick Knapp	....	special thanks
Steve Pines	....	special thanks (as Steven R. Pines)
Annie Pressman	....	special thanks
Lynn Pressman-Raymond	....	special thanks (as Lynn Pressman Raymond)
Karen Robson	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Millennium Films (presents)
• Edward R. Pressman Film
• Saturn Films
• Polsky Films (in association with)
• Osiris Productions (in association with)
• Lieutenant Productions
• Nu Image Films

Distributors

• 01 Distribution (2009) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2010) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Benelux Film Distributors (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2010) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• First Look Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical) (limited)
• Incognito Films (2010) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
• Presidio (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Viva International Pictures (2009) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• CatchPlay (2009) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Cinemax (2009) (Russia) (all media) (CIS)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (Prestige Collection)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Prestige Collection)
• Eagle Films (2009) (Non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• First Look International (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• First Look International (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2009) (Thailand) (all media)
• Imagem Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (all media)
• Latinamerican Theatrical Group (2009) (Mexico) (TV) (Latin America)
• Ledafilms (2010) (Mexico) (TV)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2010) (France) (all media)
• Odeon (2009) (Greece) (all media)
• Panorama Distributions (2010) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Panorama Distributions (2010) (Hong Kong) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2009) (Romania) (all media)
• Roadshow Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2010) (Finland) (all media)
• Sandrews (2010) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Sandrews (2010) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Splendid Film (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• VVS Films (2010) (Canada) (all media)
• Veronica (2012) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Wide Pictures (2009) (Spain) (all media)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2010) (Portugal) (all media)

Special Effects

• Louisiana Media Services (visual effects)
• Lava Studio (visual effects)

Other Companies

• .1 Studio  music mixed at
• CNSO Studios  recording studio
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera car
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  remote camera systems
• Digital Post Services  delivery and international servicing
• Event Rental  locations equipment rentals
• Event Rental  portable power systems and cables
• Event Restroom  restrooms
• FBT Film and Entertainment  tax credits
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Global Tactical Services  security services
• Hollywood Trucks  entertainment transportation
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation
• LA House of Props  product placement
• Mad Hatter Studios  music recorded at
• Magic Film and Video Works  telecine dailies
• New Orleans Film Commission, The  film commission
• Panavision Remote Systems  Supertechno crane provided by
• Panther Dollies & Cranes  grip and lighting equipment (dollies and cranes)
• Paramount Transportation Services  transportation services
• Rockbottom Rentals  junxion box rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production

Also Known As:

"Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans" - USA (promotional title)
"Bad Lieutenant" - Japan (English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for drug use and language throughout, some violence and sexuality

Runtime:

122 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Italy:T | Canada:18A (Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:K-15 | USA:R (certificate #44572) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Brazil:18 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Japan:R15+ | UK:18 | Australia:MA | Ireland:18 | Germany:16 (f) | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:12 | Mexico:C | Australia:M (DVD rating) | New Zealand:R18 | Portugal:M/16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:M18 | Chile:14 | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

840 Teche Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Millennium Films

Trivia:

Star Nicolas Cage and director Werner Herzog have strong connections with F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu (1922). Cage's performance in Vampire's Kiss (1988) was heavily-influenced by Max Schreck's in Nosferatu (1922) and Cage's company Saturn Films went on to produce a movie about the making of Murnau's Nosferatu called Shadow of the Vampire (2000). Werner Herzog directed a remake of the 1922 Nosferatu with Klaus Kinski called Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979). Nosferatu was based on the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker and Cage's uncle Francis Ford Coppola directed Dracula (1992).

Goofs:

Errors in geography: When Lieutenant McDonagh is driving with the witness to Biloxi he crosses the Mississippi River over the GNO bridge going the wrong direction. The view of the twin smoke stacks (also visible in Get Shorty) indicate he is heading to the west bank of the river. The only non-circuitous route back to the east bank would be via ferry routes that were not restored at that time and run through St Bernard Parish.

Quotes:

Terence McDonagh:Deoxyribonucleic acid!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Was ich bin sind meine Filme - Teil 2... nach 30 Jahren (2010)

Soundtrack:

RELEASE ME

One of Cage's best performances, ever!!!

One of Nicolas Cage's best performances. Extremely impressive. Didn't know this movie existed until it showed up on Encore and was it ever worth watching. Herzog and Cage give us a character that I both identified with and hated. The script is brilliant and has no correlation with the earlier movie which starred Harvey Keitel. It is an original which stands on its own. The plot is complex. Cage's character, Sargant Terence McDonagh, is established immediately as capable of heroic acts and is promoted to lieutenant. We learn that McDonagh is not all good guy in stages. First we learn about the drug addictions and later about the gambling addiction. This is one of those movies which will be recognized for its true brilliance about 30 years from now, like Scarface is now.