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Plot

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.
MPAA Rating:
NC-17 for drug use, language, violence and nudity.
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Drama
Run Time:
98min.
Theatrical Release Date:
11/20/1992
DVD Release Date:
11/10/1998
Distributor(s):
Odyssey Distributors
Director(s):
Abel Ferrara
Starring:
Harvey Keitel , Frankie Thorn , Zoe Tamerlis , Anthony Ruggiero , Victoria Bastel
Themes:
Redemption,Drug Addiction,Police Corruption
Tone:
Cynical,Grim,Disturbing,Visceral,Confrontational,Downbeat,Lurid
Keywords:
alcoholism,drug-bust,drug-ring,investigation,murder,police,police-corruption,prostitute/prostitution,rape,religion
Language:
English