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

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Release Date:	November 20, 2009 (LA/NY)
On DVD:	April 6, 2010
Genre:	Crime, Drama
Director:	Werner Herzog
Writer:	William Finkelstein
Cast:	Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Fairuza Balk, Jennifer Coolidge, Vondie Curtis Hall, Shawn Hatosy, Denzel Whitaker, Xzibit, Shea Wigham, Katie Chonacas, Brad Dourif
Studio:	First Look Pictures
Official site:	badlieutenant-portofcallneworleans.com
Running Time:	121 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated R for drug use and language throughout, some violence and sexuality.

In Werner Herzog's new film "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans," Nicolas Cage plays a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs -- while playing fast and loose with the law. He wields his badge as often as he wields his gun in order to get his way. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina he becomes a high-functioning addict who is a deeply intuitive, fearless detective...

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Nicolas Cage is a man who loves to act. He loves to act so much that he'll sign up for anything that has been put to writing, generally without reading it first. This utter enthusiasm to be on the screen has resulted in such disasters as Bangkok Dangerous, Ghost Rider and The Wicker Man. But for every ten movies he does, he manages to pick a project that reminds us why he is an Oscar-winning actor. The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans is one of those movies.

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