Bad Lieutenant

UPC: 012236111146

Studio: Lionsgate

MPAA Rating: NC17   Contains:[Nudity, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Not For Children, Substance Abuse]

Summary: If police lieutenant Harvey Keitel's life could get any more sordid, he could probably sell tickets. The least of his vices is gambling, which has gotten him in Dutch with the mob. He abuses his body with drugs and his soul with hookers, and now he's turned to exploiting teenage girls for sex. Keitel is forced to reassess his life while investigating the rape of a nun. Director Abel Ferrara co-wrote the screenplay with Zoe Lund, who as Zoe Tamerlis starred in Ferrara's cult classic Ms. 45. A soundtrack tune by rapper Schoolly D, which was included in the initial release of Bad Lieutenant, featured a sample from Led Zeppelin which was used without permission; the song has since been excised from the soundtrack. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Best Picture – Independent Spirit Awards Best Director – Independent Spirit Awards Best Actor – Independent Spirit Awards Film Presented – Telluride Film Festival

Features: Audio Commentary with Director Abel Ferrara and Director of Photography Ken Kelsch
Retrospective Documentary Featuring Exclusive Interviews with the Cast and Crew
Theatrical Trailer

Bad Lieutenant

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 03/06/2012

Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Alternate Wide Screen

Audio: DHMA null

Runtime: 96 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Brendon Hanley

Bad Lieutenant is like a diseased '90s version of Mean Streets: same lead (Harvey Keitel), same city in turmoil (New York), same striking visual energy, same Catholic guilt. Of course, Abel Ferrara's movies have never had the same sense of humanity as Martin Scorsese's, and Bad Lieutenant is the ultimate extension of that comparison. The "bad" lieutenant is so lost in excess of every kind that he has become basically an anti-human. Ferrara has made a strange career of examining such bottom-feeders; his filmography includes such classic exploitation titles as Driller Killer, Ms. 45, and King of New York. What elevates Bad Lieutenant above the others is Keitel and his shockingly open, courageous -- some would say foolhardy -- performance. In 1992, Keitel was making quite a diverse career statement, starring in this movie, Reservoir Dogs, and...Sister Act. Ferrara's ability to build the tension surrounding the lieutenant is impressive, but none of it makes for pleasant viewing. It's a lurid, over-the-top cult film masquerading as an arthouse movie, and it's hard to imagine a motion picture that could polarize reactions more. At times, that reaction seems to be exactly Ferrara's idea. Bad Lieutenant has been issued in two versions -- one rated NC-17, and one rated R. ~ Brendon Hanley, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Penelope Allen  Actor 
Stella Keitel  Actor 
Stephen Chen  Actor 
Frank Acciarto  Actor 
Peggy Gormley  Actor 
Brian McElroy  Actor 
Bob Murphy  Actor 
John Clohessy  Actor 
Ed Kovens  Actor 
Gene Canfield  Actor 
Jaime Sanchez  Actor 
Nicholas de Cegli  Actor 
Joe Delia  Composer (Music Score) 
Abel Ferrara  Director 
Abel Ferrara  Screenwriter 
Mary Kane  Producer 
Zoë Lund  Screenwriter 
Edward R. Pressman  Producer 
Patrick Wachsberger  Executive Producer 
Ronna Wallace  Executive Producer 
Harvey Keitel  Actor 
Frankie Thorn  Actor 
Zoe Tamerlis  Actor 
Anthony Ruggiero  Actor 
Victoria Bastel  Actor 
Eddie Daniels  Actor 
Bianca Bakiia  Actor 
Robin Burrows  Actor 
Victor Argo  Actor 
Paul Hipp  Actor 
Paul Calderon  Actor 
Leonard Thomas  Actor 
Bo Dietl  Actor 
Vincent Laresca  Actor 
Minnie Gentry  Actor 
Iraida Polanco  Actor 
Frank Adonis  Actor 

Country: USA