Bad lieutenant will challenge less desensitized viewers with its depiction of police corruption, but harvey keitels committed performance makes it hard to turn away. This film lacks the polish of a more sophisticated director, but would have suffered from it. The first time i saw harvey keitel in a movie marks, in a way, the beginning of my career as a film critic. While investigating a young nuns rape, a corrupt new york city police detective, with a serious drug and gambling. Harvey keitel delivers a showstopping performance as a brutal. Courtesy aries films this article is more than 1 year old. Rent bad lieutenant 1992 starring harvey keitel and victor argo on dvd and bluray. With harvey keitel, brian mcelroy, frank acciarito, peggy gormley. Formed in 2007 by guitarist bernard sumner joy division, new order, electronic, bad lieutenant indeed named after abel ferraras 1992 film starring harvey keitel featured guitarist phil cunningham. American actor and producer harvey keitel was born on may, 1939 in brooklyn, new york city, to. The movie, directed by abel ferrara and written by zoe lund, is a crimedrama that follows one detectives downward spiral into druginduced madness. Now available to stream or download on volta lieutenant he has survived many things on the streets of new york.
Harvey keitel s title character, whose name is never given, is indeed a bad, bad. Harvey keitel gives two girls a warning in bad lieutenant kwasmrowkowy. Watch bad lieutenant streaming online hulu free trial. The bad lieutenant harvey keitel carries a ruger sp101 throughout the film and is seen in promotional materials and the theatrical poster. While investigating a young nuns 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. It is the project of new orders bernard sumner and phil cunningham following the departure of peter hook from new order in the spring of 2007. Harvey keitel gives two girls a warning in bad lieutenant. Despite a monumental performance from harvey keitel bad lieutenant is a film that could never be described as enjoyable. Well, for me, ferrara and keitel will always be the bad lieutenant, but werner herzog is probably the only director qualified to take this on, and his bizarre reboot has a fascination all of its. Bad lieutenant is a 1992 crimedrama film starring harvey keitel who plays a corrupt police lieutenant. Bad lieutenant is an alternative rock group which formed in 2007 in manchester, uk. Teniente corrupto bad lieutenant 1992,harvey keitel. While investigating a young nuns rape, a corrupt new york city police.
I realize bad lieutenant is supposed to be a sort of gritty masterpiece from nycs grimy years, an acting tourdeforce by harvey keitel, and a deep, significant examination of the power of catholic guilt, drugs, corruption and bad police work. A corrupt new york city cop seeks redemption while investigating the rape of a young nun and battling the addictions that drive him toward insanity. Il cattivo tenente bad lieutenant, 1992 harvey keitel. If police lieutenant harvey keitels life could get any more sordid, he could probably sell tickets.
The film and the character live close to the streets. Bad lieutenant 1992 the lieutenant harvey keitel is a corrupt cop steeped in gambling debt who exploits his authority to sexually harass teenage girls, embezzle money and abuse drugs. The film begins with the lieutenant dropping off his children at school, and going to work. Harvey keitel internet movie firearms database guns in. But those who can take a film this potent will find that ferrara does his job with undeniable skill, and that keitels performance is nothing short of extraordinary.
The new york city of ferraras movie is filled with all of the venial and most of the deadly sins. Abel ferraras 1992 masterpiece bad lieutenant is a howl of anguish from the gutter. Bad lieutenant is a 1992 american neonoir crime drama film directed by abel ferrara. Bad lieutenant is not exactly fun to watchits glum, relentless, sometimes cringeworthy viewing, and some viewers just prefer sunny romances and fartjoke comedies. Harvey keitel the complete guide this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. While investigating a young nuns rape, a corrupt new york city police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness. Bad lieutenant is a film starring harvey keitel in the title role. In 90s indie fashion, a bad lieutenant stumbles toward. Start your free trial to watch bad lieutenant and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more. Sink or swim, this is home, twist of fate, summer days, running out of luck, biography. Where does nic cage have the nerve to play harvey keitel. Bad lieutenant internet movie firearms database guns. At home, hes a family man who just wants the best for his wife and extended flock.
Hes a gambler, a thief, a junkie, a killer and a cop. Teniente corrupto bad lieutenant 1992, harvey keitel, abel ferrare spanish. Bad lieutenant was directed by abel ferrara, a gritty new yorker who has come up through the exploitation ranks ms. While investigating a young nuns rape, a corrupt new york city. Thomas, robin burrows, frankie thorn, victoria bastel, paul hipp, brian mcelroy, frankie acciarito, peggy gormley, stella keitel, dana dee, anthony ruggiero, vincent laresca, victor argo directed by. Bad lieutenant 1992 stream and watch online moviefone. Now hes investigating the most shocking case of his life, and as he moves closer to the truth his selfdestructive past is closing in. Harvey keitel celebrity profile check out the latest harvey keitel photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
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