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He's the kind of cop who steals drugs off a dead man's body, the kind of father who'd rather feed his drug habit than his family. His badge means nothing to him other than the right to act like the very criminals he's supposed to be chasing. The fierce anger beneath his personality is only fuelled by his addiction to heroin, crack and alcohol. But when a beautiful young nun (Frankie Thorn) is raped on the altar of a local church, the Bad Lieutenant (AcadEmy Award® Nominee, Harvey Keitel) is drawn to her case and into a final desperate attempt to find the true depths of human sin and the power of mercy.
Disc Contents - Original Director's Cut, Original Theatrical Trailer, Filmed Introduction by Director Abel Ferrara, Interview with Director Abel Ferrara, Audio Commentary by Director Abel Ferrara, Original Cast and Crew Biographies, Stills Gallery.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By horne556
Format:DVD
Harvey keitel's performance is simply outstanding, one of the most intense uncompromising & candid you will see from an actor in any given year. It's a travesty that keitel wasn't nominated for an Oscar for best actor that year. He dominates this film to such an extent that you don't even recall anybody elses appearance. An acting masterclass.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. G. C. Stone
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Format:DVD
Sometimes your need to explore the bad. Not sugar coat it, not make it all-right-in-the-end feelgood hollywood crowd-pleasing, but take a character and a situation and follow them both through to their rightful conclusion. And make no mistake, this is totally about badness - Keitel's character is as corrupted to the core as a human being can be. And we witness it all close up. But can someone like him be ultimately redeemed? I'll leave you to find out. Be prepared to be shocked, to witness total corruption and despair, and to witness one of the best performances an actor can give. This film will take you way beyond your comfort zone - but is a tour de force of vital, raw cinema. I still shudder now when recalling it and how I felt at the ending. It doesn't come much better than this.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Harvey Keitel's Bad Lieutenant is a marvellously played piece of unpleasantness. He lacks any limits to his various appetites, all of which are combining to finish him off via a series of unpleasant to shocking episodes. The rape of a young nun by two youths and his own problems with a bookie combine to expose his emptiness which, since he is (well, claims to be) Roman Catholic is undoubtedly Jesus' problem. That episode (I'll not spoil the plot) is particularly affecting. The downside with Bad Lieutenant is that it is a total downer. But Keitel is astonishing as ever.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
If you want to know about dirty cops.....
In this film you get to follow a completely, without any redeeming features bent cop on his journey through booze & bribes, crack and heroin abuse and some kind of long term... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr M Letch
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stunning and dark
This is Kietel at his best. Great movie, very bleak and a film that has themes of redemption spilling out of its ears. Wonderful take on addiction. Read more
Published 5 months ago by William Gilmore
5.0 out of 5 stars
masterpiece
Really i could go on and on about this film but i''l just say buy it.It wont be for everyone,it is very dark but the acting performance from harvey kietel has yet to be beaten.
Published 6 months ago by pm
2.0 out of 5 stars
Bad Lieutenant, Bad Film
I read a few reviews of this film before I bought it, and it sounded like it might be interesting, but I was very disappointed. It's slow, dull and nothing much really happens. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Kadie
1.0 out of 5 stars
awful copy of interesting movie
This really is terrible quality of an interesting movie. It should be rated UW-99, i.e. unwatchable for people under 99 years of age.
Aspect ratio 4:3 (VHS ? Read more
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Published 10 months ago by Dieter V.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Bad print.
I love this film and was delighted when I heard there was a Blu-Ray release on the way. Unfortunately it's rubbish. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mr. Sean G. Norwood
4.0 out of 5 stars
PITCH BLACK DARK COMEDY
Abel Ferrara i think kinda works better as a character,i mean he is quite the cult auteur one writer referring to him as the "Polanski of the street". Read more
Published 20 months ago by mister joe
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bad Lieutenant
Great film. Always liked Harvey Keitel. Very strong film. Drugs etc. Not for the faint hearted. Sure you will like it.
Published on 3 May 2011 by Phil Gillborn
3.0 out of 5 stars
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BD does show some but far from spectacular improvement over SD DVD. Read more
BD does show some but far from spectacular improvement over SD DVD. Read more
Published on 19 April 2011 by mickey_one
4.0 out of 5 stars
Powerful, compelling and you'll feel like you need a shower.
Bad Lieutenant was for me at the bottom of a long list of films to watch for quite sometime, i'd seen Ferrara's debut feature, The Driller Killer and was rather disappointed. Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2011 by L. Norris
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