Bad Lieutenant (1992)
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- NC-17
- 1h 36min
- Crime, Drama
- 17 Dec 1992 (Argentina)
- Movie
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.
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Awards:
- 2 wins & 5 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Harvey Keitel | ... |
LT
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Brian McElroy | ... |
LT's Son (#1)
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Frank Acciarito | ... |
LT's Son (#2)
(as Frankie Acciarito)
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| Peggy Gormley | ... |
LT's Wife
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| Stella Keitel | ... |
LT's Daughter
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Dana Dee | ... |
LT's Baby Girl
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| Victor Argo | ... |
Bet Cop
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| Paul Calderon | ... |
Cop One
(as Paul Calderone)
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| Leonard L. Thomas | ... |
Cop Two
(as Leonard Thomas)
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Anthony Ruggiero | ... |
Lite
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| Vincent Laresca | ... |
JC
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Robin Burrows | ... |
Ariane
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| Victoria Bastel | ... |
Bowtay
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| G. Elvis Phillips | ... |
Young Cop
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Stephen Chen | ... |
Korean Store Owner
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Shawn McClean | ... |
Korean Store Hood #1
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| John Steven Jones | ... |
Korean Store Hood #2
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Fernando Véléz | ... |
Julio
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Joseph Micheal Cruz | ... |
Paulo
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| Frankie Lou Thorn | ... |
Nun
(as Frankie Thorn)
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| Frank Adonis | ... |
Large
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| Paul Hipp | ... |
Jesus
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Lambert Moss | ... |
Veronica
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Nicholas De Cegli | ... |
Limelight Guide
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Larry Mullane | ... |
Detective Larry
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Michael A. Fella | ... |
Detective Mike
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Michael N. Ciravolo | ... |
Detective Michael
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| Zoë Lund | ... |
Zoe
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| Bo Dietl | ... |
Detective Bo
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| Gene Canfield | ... |
Detective Gene
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Heather Bracken | ... |
Nurse
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| Penelope Allen | ... |
Doctor
(as Penny Allen)
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| Eddie Daniels | ... |
Jersey Girl - Driver
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| Bianca Hunter | ... |
Jersey Girl - Passenger
(as Bianca Bakija)
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Ed Kovens | ... |
Monsignor
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| Jaime Sánchez | ... |
Priest
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Minnie Gentry | ... |
Elderly Woman
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Iraida Polanco | ... |
Mamacita
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| Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo | ... |
Radio Announcer (voice)
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John Clohessy | ... |
Radio Announcer (voice)
(as John Cloghessy)
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Bruce Murray | ... |
Radio Announcer (voice)
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Bob Murphy | ... |
Play by Play Announcer (voice)
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Warner Fusselle | ... |
Play by Play Announcer (voice)
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Phil Neilson | ... |
Left Turn
(as Phil Nielson)
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Thomas Fiss | ... |
Musician at Nightclub (uncredited)
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Linda Mann | ... |
Harvey keitel's oldest daughter (uncredited)
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| Johnny Martin | ... |
Musician at Nightclub (uncredited)
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Michael Rubin | ... |
Musician at Nightclub (uncredited)
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| Darryl Strawberry | ... |
Self - Baseball Player (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Daniel Vasic | ... |
Musician at Nightclub (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Abel Ferrara | ||
Written by
| Zoë Lund | ... | (written by) (as Zoe Lund) & |
| Abel Ferrara | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Mary Kane | ... | producer |
| Diana Phillips | ... | line producer |
| Edward R. Pressman | ... | producer |
| Randy Sabusawa | ... | co-producer (as Randall Sabusawa) |
| Patrick Wachsberger | ... | executive producer |
| Ronna B. Wallace | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Joe Delia | ||
Cinematography by
| Ken Kelsch | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Anthony Redman | ||
Editorial Department
| Albert Coleman | ... | assistant editor: Los Angeles |
| Antonio Costa | ... | assistant editor: New York |
| Mayin Lo | ... | assistant editor: New York |
| Sharon McGeeney | ... | negative cutter |
| Maria Montoreano | ... | assistant editor: Los Angeles |
| Ray Morfino | ... | color timer |
| Craig Nisker | ... | assistant editor: Los Angeles |
| Eric Alan Donaldson | ... | post-production runner (uncredited) |
Production Design by
| Charles M. Lagola | ... | (as Charles Lagola) |
Set Decoration by
| Stephanie Carroll | ||
Costume Design by
| David Sawaryn | ||
Makeup Department
| Cydney Cornell | ... | department head hair stylist |
| Joe Cuervo | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Albert Coleman | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Denis Hann | ... | unit manager |
| Peter Pastorelli | ... | production supervisor |
| Diane Phillips | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Noga Isackson | ... | second assistant director |
| Drew Ann Rosenberg | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Betsy Alton | ... | art department assistant (as Elizabeth P. Alton) |
| Annie Ballard | ... | prop shopper |
| Damian J. Costa | ... | lead man |
| Robert Covelman | ... | set dresser |
| Erik Ferrar | ... | art department production assistant |
| Matt Galvin | ... | art department production assistant |
| Chris Jordan | ... | assistant props |
| Diane Lederman | ... | additional dresser |
| Michael Saccio | ... | property master |
| Rachel Talbot | ... | art department production assistant |
| David Weller | ... | assistant art director / set designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Michael Barosky | ... | production sound mixer |
| Geoffrey Bradley | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Joe Campana | ... | assistant sound editor |
| John Cattigan | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Michael P. Cook | ... | sound editor |
| Casey J. Crabtree | ... | foley artist |
| Denis Dutton | ... | sound editor |
| Bill Fox | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Al Gomez | ... | foley mixer (as Albert Gomez) |
| James Koford | ... | sound editor |
| Rachel Lederman | ... | sound mixer |
| Yehuda Maayan | ... | boom operator |
| Linda Murphy | ... | boom operator |
| Tom Ruff | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Allan Schultz | ... | sound editor |
| Charles C. Simmons | ... | foley editor (as Chuck Simmons) |
| Bess Steele | ... | foley artist |
| Randall K. Tomlin | ... | sound editor |
| Clancy T. Troutman | ... | sound editor |
| James G. Williams | ... | re-recording mixer |
| David Abrahamsen | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| J.C. Brotherhood | ... | special effects coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Glenn Arnold | ... | grip truck helper |
| Donald Bialer | ... | best boy grip |
| Rick Bruck | ... | crane technician: "Bertha" crane |
| Jim Denault | ... | electrician |
| Andrea Dorman | ... | second assistant camera |
| Robert Kummert | ... | key grip |
| Dennis A. Livesey | ... | first assistant camera |
| John Paul McIntyre | ... | grip |
| Charlie McNamara | ... | gaffer |
| John Milcetic | ... | best boy electric |
| Adrian Misol | ... | camera intern |
| Linda Phillips | ... | electric truck helper |
| John Pirozzi | ... | dolly grip |
| Steve Sands | ... | still photographer |
| Eric Schmidt | ... | electrician |
| Tom Zafian | ... | video playback operator |
| Laura Zito | ... | still photographer |
Casting Department
| Rebecca C. Crespi | ... | casting assistant |
| Laura Gillis | ... | extras casting |
| Kimba Hills | ... | casting: Los Angeles |
| Meredith Jacobson Marciano | ... | casting: New York (as Meredith Jacobson) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Anita Ellis | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Melinda Eshelman | ... | assistant costume designer (as M.A. Eshelman) |
| Winsome G. McKoy | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Location Management
| Andy Clark | ... | assistant location manager (as Andrew Clark) |
| Tony Kono | ... | location manager |
| Jonathan H. Shaw | ... | location assistant |
Script and Continuity Department
| Karen Kelsall | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| William Curtin | ... | driver |
| Harry J. Leavey | ... | driver captain |
| Vincent Russo Jr. | ... | driver |
| Barry Stanton | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Jennifer Anderson | ... | set production assistant |
| Roni Ben-Nevat | ... | key set production assistant |
| Hilary Birmingham | ... | production intern |
| Joshua Blum | ... | baseball advisor (as Josh Blum) |
| David Burris | ... | production assistant (as Dave Bunis) |
| Cyrus Claffy | ... | craft service |
| Jenn 'Waiff' Cobb | ... | office production assistant |
| Wendy Damon | ... | production assistant |
| Lori Gottlieb | ... | production assistant: Los Angeles |
| Grace Griffith | ... | production assistant: Los Angeles |
| Bruce Hofert | ... | production assistant: Los Angeles |
| Diana Hrabowecki | ... | production business liaison |
| Matthew Huffman | ... | production intern |
| Mark R. Lindsay | ... | sales representative (as Mark Lindsay) |
| Mary Beth Mann | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| John Paul McIntyre | ... | creative consultant |
| Peter Millerman | ... | production assistant |
| Christopher Otto | ... | assistant: Edward R. Pressman |
| Marcello Picone | ... | production intern |
| Daniel Posener | ... | production assistant: Los Angeles |
| Michael Radiloff | ... | assistant: Edward R. Pressman |
| Jennifer Roth | ... | production coordinator |
| Susan Sloan | ... | set nurse |
| Mark Taylor | ... | assistant production accountant |
| Michael Tracey | ... | set production assistant |
| Tony Trimarco | ... | production accountant |
| Max Velez | ... | production intern |
| Fred Welsh | ... | production intern (as Fred Walsh) |
| Ante Novakovic | ... | assistant: Harvey Keitel (uncredited) |
| Jon Sperry | ... | dialect coach (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Odyssey Entertainment (1992) (World-wide) (sales)
- Aries Films (1992) (United States) (theatrical)
- Creative Exposure (1993) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Inopia Films (1992) (Spain) (tv)
- Videosonic (1992) (Mexico) (VHS)
- Pathé Distribution (1993) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- CNR Film (1993) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (through Concorde Film)
- Concorde Film (1993) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (through)
- Pyramide Distribution (1993) (France) (theatrical)
- Amazonas Filmverleih (1993) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Kulturföreningen Kedjan (1993) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Triangelfilm (1993) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Nea Kinisi Video (1993) (Greece) (VHS)
- Finnkino (1993) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Argentina Video Home (1993) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Herald Film Company (1994) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Laurenfilm (1994) (Spain) (theatrical)
- CNR Film & Video (1994) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Finnkino (1994) (Finland) (VHS)
- Belgische Radio en Televisie (BRTN) (1995) (Belgium) (tv) (BRTN1)
- Live Entertainment (1995) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Top Tape (Brazil) (VHS)
- Artisan Entertainment (1997) (United States) (DVD)
- Artisan Entertainment (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Nelonen (1998) (Finland) (tv)
- Veronica Television (1998) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Lionsgate Films (2003) (United States) (north America)
- Videomax (Mexico) (DVD)
- Videomax (Mexico) (DVD) (double feature Running Scared & Bad Lieutenant)
- Wild Side Vidéo (2004) (France) (DVD) (special edition)
- ContentFilm International (2005) (World-wide) (sales agency)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Maple Pictures (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
- Scanbox Entertainment (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Entertainment Collection)
- Fabulous Films (2012) (United Kingdom) (video) (DVD & Blu-Ray)
- Capricci Films (2018) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Visionary Thinking (2019) (Serbia) (tv)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Arthaus (2012) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Arthaus (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
- Cinemax (1994) (United States) (tv)
- EuroVideo (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
- Filmkompaniet Sverige (1994) (Sweden) (VHS)
- Guild
- Live Distributing Inc. (video)
- MCA Home Video (Canada) (VHS)
- Palatin Media (2022) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Palatin Media (2022) (Germany) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2024) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Versátil Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1993) (Germany) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cannes Film Festival (festival)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound post-production)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Kallista Marketing & PR (international marketing and publicity)
- Lightnin' Production Rentals (transportation equipment)
- Motion Picture Association (MPA)
- Producer's Library Service (licensed from: "Fifth Column Mouse")
- The Phoenix Communications Group (licensed from: baseball footage)
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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.
Written by Ed Sutton |
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| Taglines | Gambler. Thief. Junkie. Killer. Cop. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $47,454, 22 Nov 1992 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $2,527,895 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Like many indie-minded directors of low-budget films, Abel Ferrara didn't bother with permits most of the time. "We weren't permitted on any of this stuff", editor Anthony Redman admitted. "We just walked in and started shooting." For the scene in which the strung-out lieutenant walks through a nightclub, they sent Harvey Keitel through an actual club. See more » |
| Goofs | When the lieutenant stops the car with the two rapists inside, a passerby seen through the driver side window points at the car and can be heard saying "They got a camera." See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Sister Act/Encino Man/Alien³/Far and Away (1992). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Pledging My Love See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| 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. See more » |