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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009)

Directed by Werner Herzog

Drama

Most recently watched by sensoria, seanCduregger, sleestakk

Overview

Terrence McDonagh is a New Orleans Police sergeant, who recieves 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.

Rated R | Length 122 minutes

Actors

Nicolas Cage | Eva Mendes | Val Kilmer | Xzibit | Fairuza Balk | Shawn Hatosy | Jennifer Coolidge | Tom Bower | Brad Dourif | Vondie Curtis-Hall | Irma P. Hall | Denzel Whitaker | Michael Shannon | Shea Whigham | Lucius Baston | Joe Nemmers | J.D. Evermore | Tim Bellow | Lauren Swinney | Nick Gomez | William M. Finkelstein | Sam Medina | Lance E. Nichols | Tony Bentley | Jeremy Aaron Johnson | Bernard Johnson | Matt Borel | Gary Grubbs | J. Omar Castro | Kerry Cahill | Noel Arthur | Douglas M. Griffin | Lauren Pennington | Dane Rhodes | Jedda Jones | Don Yesso | Trey Burvant | Robert Pavlovich | Marco St. John | David Joseph Martinez | Kyle Russell Clements | Danielle Elaine McAllister | Deena Beasley | Joshua Joseph Gillum | Roger J. Timber | Deneen Tyler | Sean Boyd | Katie Chonacas | Brandi Coleman | Michael Zimbrich | Trenton Perez | Stephanie Honoré | Katrell Dixon | Stiggidy Steve | Armando Leduc | Jillian Batherson | Joel Davis | John Wilmot | Wilfred Alexander | April Gordon | Ted Jordan | Geraldine Glenn

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Viewing Notes

While Port of Call: New Orleans shares the same character name with the original and is also similar in that he’s a bad copy, Werner’s Herzog’s take on the film is much different. It’s crazy. Seriously, that’s the easiest way to describe this film. Not only is Nic Cage unleased in this film, showing the most unsual sides of his personality, but he’s blazing at 100% looney toons. Then you add in Herzog’s insane lizard cam shots and you have an amazing film to watch.

This movie was completely captivating from moment one until the credits rolled. The theatre laughed and cheered together.

Easily one of the best movies I saw from the 2009 lineup, even though I didn’t see it until 2010.

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