Bad Lieutenant

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Rotten Tomatoes® Score
Tomatometer 78% Audience Score 74%

In theatres:
  • January 1, 2001
Running time: 1h 38m
Genre: Drama, Thriller

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.

Director: Abel Ferrara
Producer(s): Edward Pressman, Mary Kane
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Victor Argo, Paul Hipp, Frankie Thorn, Zoë Lund, Anthony Ruggiero, Eddie Daniels, Bianca Bakija, Vickie Bastel, Robin Burrows, Fernando Velez, Michael Ciravolo
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