Movie Info
Genre
Crime, DramaRelease Date
November 20, 2009 (Limited)MPAA Rating
RDuration
121 min.Studio
First Look StudiosOfficial Site
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Cast and Crew
Director
Werner HerzogProducer
Edward R. Pressman, Stephen Belafonte, Alan Polsky, Gabe PolskyScreenwriter
William M. FinkelsteinStarring
- Nicolas Cage as Terence McDonagh
- Val Kilmer
- Eva Mendes as Frankie Donnenfeld
- Xzibit
- Fairuza Balk
- Jennifer Coolidge as Genevieve
- Vondie Curtis Hall
- Shawn Hatosy
- Denzel Whitaker
- Katie Chonacas
- Shea Wigham
- Brad Dourif as Ned Schoenholtz
Movie Story
In Werner Herzog's new film "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans", Nicolas Cage plays a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs - while playing fast and loose with the law. He wields his badge as often as he wields his gun in order to get his way. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina he becomes a high-functioning addict who is a deeply intuitive, fearless detective reigning over the beautiful ruins of New Orleans with authority and abandon. Complicating his tumultuous life is the prostitute he loves (played by Eva Mendes). Together they descend into their own world marked by desire, compulsion, and conscience. The result is a singular masterpiece of filmmaking: equally sad and manically humorous.
