The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

"The only criminal he can't catch is himself."

Dec 11 2009 R 2h 2m
Crime, Drama

Terrence McDonagh is a New Orleans Police sergeant, who receives a medal and a promotion to lieutenant for heroism during Hurricane Katrina. Due to his heroic act, McDonagh injures his back and becomes addicted to prescription pain medication. He then finds himself involved with a drug dealer who is suspected of murdering a family of African immigrants.

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Plot

After Katrina, police sergeant Terence McDonagh rescues a prisoner, hurts his back in the process and earns a promotion to lieutenant plus an addiction to cocaine and painkillers. Six months later, a family is murdered over drugs; Terence runs the investigation. His drug-using prostitute girlfriend, his alcoholic father's dog, run-ins with two old women and a well-connected john, gambling losses, a nervous young witness, and thefts of police property put Terence's job and then his life in danger. He starts seeing things. He wants a big score to get out from under mounting debts, so he joins forces with drug dealers. The murders remain unsolved. A bad lieutenant gets worse.

Written by

William M. Finkelstein

Directed by

Werner Herzog

Cast

Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Russell M. Haeuser

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Osiris Productions, Millennium Films, Lieutenant Productions, Polsky Films, Saturn Films, Edward R. Pressman Film, Nu Image

Languages

English, Español

Awards

3 wins & 13 nominations total

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# of Votes
82,632
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
69
Popularity
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