Bad Lieutenant

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-12-17

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (27477 Reviews)

Director:

Abel Ferrara

Genres:

Crime Drama

Cast:

Harvey Keitel Victor Argo Paul Calderon Leonard L. Thomas

Writer:

Zoè Lund

Abel Ferrara

Fullplot:

A police Lieutenant goes about his daily tasks of investigating homicides, but is more interested in pursuing his vices. He has accumulated a massive debt betting on baseball, and he keeps doubling to try to recover. His bookies are beginning to get agitated. The Lieutenant does copious amounts of drugs, cavorts with prostitutes, and uses his status to take advantage of teenage girls. While investigating a nun's rape, he begins to reflect on his lifestyle.

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