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    Bad Lieutenant

    • 19921992
    • NC-17NC-17
    • 1h 36min
    IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    40K
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    Harvey Keitel in Bad Lieutenant (1992)
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    CrimeDramaThriller

    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 and redemption.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 and redemption.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 and redemption.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 and redemption.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 and redemption.

    • Director
      • Abel Ferrara
    • Writers
      • Zoë Lund
      • Abel Ferrara
    • Stars
      • Harvey Keitel
      • Brian McElroy
      • Frank Acciarito
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Abel Ferrara
    • Writers
      • Zoë Lund
      • Abel Ferrara
    • Stars
      • Harvey Keitel
      • Brian McElroy
      • Frank Acciarito
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 195User reviews
    • 74Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

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    Harvey Keitel
    Harvey Keitel
    • LTas LT
    Brian McElroy
    • LT's Son (#1)as LT's Son (#1)
    Frank Acciarito
    • LT's Son (#2)as LT's Son (#2)
    Peggy Gormley
    Peggy Gormley
    • LT's Wifeas LT's Wife
    Stella Keitel
    Stella Keitel
    • LT's Daughteras LT's Daughter
    Dana Dee
    • LT's Baby Girlas LT's Baby Girl
    Victor Argo
    Victor Argo
    • Bet Copas Bet Cop
    Paul Calderon
    Paul Calderon
    • Cop #1as Cop #1
    • (as Paul Calderone)
    Leonard L. Thomas
    Leonard L. Thomas
    • Cop #2as Cop #2
    • (as Leonard Thomas)
    Anthony Ruggiero
    • Liteas Lite
    Vincent Laresca
    Vincent Laresca
    • JCas JC
    Robin Burrows
    • Arianeas Ariane
    Victoria Bastel
    Victoria Bastel
    • Bowtayas Bowtay
    G. Elvis Phillips
    • Young Copas Young Cop
    Stephen Chen
    • Korean Store Owneras Korean Store Owner
    Shawn McClean
    • Korean Store Hood #1as Korean Store Hood #1
    John Steven Jones
    • Korean store hood #2as Korean store hood #2
    Fernando Véléz
    • Julioas Julio
    • Director
      • Abel Ferrara
    • Writers
      • Zoë Lund
      • Abel Ferrara
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    A police Lieutenant goes about his daily tasks of investigating homicides, but is more interested in pursuing his vices. He has accumulated a massive debt betting on baseball, and he keeps doubling to try to recover. His bookies are beginning to get agitated. The Lieutenant does copious amounts of drugs, cavorts with prostitutes, and uses his status to take advantage of teenage girls. While investigating a nun's rape, he begins to reflect on his lifestyle. —Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
    rapedrugsgamblingpolicedetective131 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Gambler. Thief. Junkie. Killer. Cop.
    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated NC-17 for sexual violence, strong sexual situations & dialogue, graphic drug use
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Harvey Keitel stayed in character on set throughout the production.
    • Goofs
      Just as the lieutenant is leading the boys into the train station near the end of the film, a cab driver (obviously not a paid extra) is seen waving to the camera.
    • 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.

    • Crazy credits
      The "Jersey Girls" character credits are reversed. The actress who plays the driver, Bianca Hunter, is listed as the passenger, and Eddie Daniels, who appears as the passenger, is listed as the driver.
    • Alternate versions
      The original US NC-17 VHS version that was available for rent is completely uncut. As it was produced before the Led Zeppelin legal action, it included all usage of the Schoolly D track "Signifying Rapper".
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York/My New Gun/Bad Lieutenant/The Efficiency Expert (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      PLEDGING MY LOVE
      Written by Don D. Robey (as Robey) / Fats Washington (as Washington)

      (P) 1954 Music Corporation of America, Inc.

      Performed by Johnny Ace

      Used by permission of MCA Records, Inc.

    User reviews195

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Addiction, Corruption, Forgiveness and Redemption
    In New York, a corrupt and abusive NYPD Lieutenant (Harvey Keitel) is addicted in drugs and gambling and has a great debt with a shark. He takes advantage of his authority to make deals with drug dealers and criminals to get drugs and dirty money and his bookmaker advises him that he owes money to dangerous people. When a nun is brutally raped by two youngsters, the Lieutenant chases the criminals but the nun tells him that she had forgiven the punks. The Lieutenant is affected by her religious principles and asks Jesus to help him.

    "Bad Lieutenant" is one of my favorite films by Abel Ferrara with a great story of addiction, corruption, forgiveness and redemption. Last time I had seen this film was on 27 September 2000 and after seeing once again, I realize that "Bad Lieutenant" is a timeless movie that has not aged. Harvey Keitel has one of the best performances of his successful career in the role of a dirty cop that finds redemption in the end. Unfortunately this film is only available on VHS in Brazil. My vote is eight.

    Title (Brazil): "Vício Frenético" "Frantic Addiction")

    Note: On 21 February 2017, I saw this film again.
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    • claudio_carvalho
    • Jun 2, 2012

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 17, 1992 (Argentina)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Un maldito policia
    • Filming locations
      • 1911 Hone Ave Bronx NY 10461
    • Production company
      • Bad Lt. Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,000,022
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $47,454
      • Nov 22, 1992
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,038,916
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 36min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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