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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Original title: The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
  • 2009
  • 12
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
80K
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Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
In New Orleans, a police lieutenant investigates the killing of five Senegalese immigrants.
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Terence McDonagh is a drug- and gambling-addled detective in post-Katrina New Orleans investigating the killing of five Senegalese immigrants.Terence McDonagh is a drug- and gambling-addled detective in post-Katrina New Orleans investigating the killing of five Senegalese immigrants.Terence McDonagh is a drug- and gambling-addled detective in post-Katrina New Orleans investigating the killing of five Senegalese immigrants.

  • Director
    • Werner Herzog
  • Writer
    • William M. Finkelstein
  • Stars
    • Nicolas Cage
    • Eva Mendes
    • Russell M. Haeuser
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    80K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Werner Herzog
    • Writer
      • William M. Finkelstein
    • Stars
      • Nicolas Cage
      • Eva Mendes
      • Russell M. Haeuser
    • 237User reviews
    • 287Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 13 nominations

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    Nicolas Cage, Xzibit, Lucius Baston, and Tim Bellow in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
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    Nicolas Cage and Val Kilmer in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
    Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
    Nicolas Cage, Werner Herzog, and Eva Mendes in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
    Nicolas Cage and Xzibit in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
    Eva Mendes in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
    Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
    Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
    Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
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    Nicolas Cage
    Nicolas Cage
    • Terence McDonagh
    Eva Mendes
    Eva Mendes
    • Frankie Donnenfield
    Russell M. Haeuser
    • A 'John'
    • (uncredited)
    Val Kilmer
    Val Kilmer
    • Stevie Pruit
    Xzibit
    Xzibit
    • Big Fate
    • (as Alvin 'Xzibit' Joiner)
    Fairuza Balk
    Fairuza Balk
    • Heidi
    Shawn Hatosy
    Shawn Hatosy
    • Armand Benoit
    Jennifer Coolidge
    Jennifer Coolidge
    • Genevieve
    Tom Bower
    Tom Bower
    • Pat McDonagh
    Vondie Curtis-Hall
    Vondie Curtis-Hall
    • Captain James Brasser
    • (as Vondie Curtis Hall)
    Brad Dourif
    Brad Dourif
    • Ned Schoenholtz
    Denzel Whitaker
    Denzel Whitaker
    • Daryl
    Irma P. Hall
    Irma P. Hall
    • Binnie Rogers
    Shea Whigham
    Shea Whigham
    • Justin
    Michael Shannon
    Michael Shannon
    • Mundt
    Joe Nemmers
    Joe Nemmers
    • Larry Moy
    JD Evermore
    JD Evermore
    • Rick Fitzsimon
    Tim Bellow
    • G (Gary Jenkins)
    • Director
      • Werner Herzog
    • Writer
      • William M. Finkelstein
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      According to Werner Herzog, 2,400 cans of decaf coffee had to be used to make the water appear to be river water in the jail scene. They first attempted to use paint, but it proved to be toxic, then the production team used regular coffee, but the actor absorbed it through his skin.
    • Goofs
      Only one of the "iguanas" featured was an iguana. The other lizard was a bearded dragon. The two species are not related and come from opposite sides of the world (iguanids originate in the Americas, whilst the bearded dragon originates in Australasia).
    • Quotes

      Terence McDonagh: [Hallucinating] What are these fuckin' iguanas doing on my coffee table.

      Stevie Pruit: There ain't no iguana.

      Terence McDonagh: ...Yeah, there are.

      Stevie Pruit: There ain't no iguana.

      Terence McDonagh: What the fuck is that?

      [taps it]

      Terence McDonagh: Fuckin' iguana.

    • Connections
      Edited into Leet Fighters: Mojado Mexican (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      RELEASE ME
      Written by Eddie Miller, James Pebworth, Robert Yount

      Performed by Johnny Adams

      Published by Roschelle Music Publishing/Sony ATV Acuff Rose Music Publishing (BMI)

      Licensed from Licensemusic.com ApS

      Courtesy of Sun Entertainment Corporation

    User reviews237

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    7/10
    Cage makes the movie
    One thing you can always count on when you go into a Werner Herzog movie is that you can always expect to find a story surrounding a very bizarre individual. With Bad Lieutenant, I saw both Herzog and Nicholas Cage in a new light, or rather a new darkness. Labeled as a black comedy, there should be more emphasis on 'black' than on 'comedy'. The film bears a strong resemblance to the thematically surreal and contrived nature of a Coen Brothers film, but the difference is that this one is more character driven than plot driven. More specifically, this is a film that lives on one performance. Nicholas Cage for the first time in a while has done something worthy of recognition, possibly even award worthy.

    He plays New Orleans cop Terence McDonagh, recently promoted to Lieutenant. The film follows his latest homicide investigation. Due to a back problem and a drug addiction he is grumpy and unstable. He is sort of an anti- American hero, and the film concludes on a very bizarre note but clever anti- conventional/Hollywood manner.

    Though not Herzog's best, it is certainly one worth watching. With each film I see from him, past or present he continues to intrigue me, but I think in this case, it might be Nicholas Cage who deserves the most credit.
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    • Samiam3
    • Nov 23, 2009

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    • Release date
      • March 11, 2010 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
    • Filming locations
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Millennium Films
      • Pressman Film
      • Saturn Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,702,112
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $245,398
      • Nov 22, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,606,422
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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