Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

About Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Terrence McDonagh is a New Orleans Police sergeant, who receives a medal and a promotion to lieutenant for heroism during Hurricane Katrina. Due to his heroic act, McDonagh injures his back and becomes addicted to prescription pain medication.

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans is a 2009 crime film directed by Werner Herzog. Released in September 2009, it runs 122 minutes.

The film is filed under corruption, shootout, blackmail, and organized crime.

Nicolas Cage appears as Terence McDonagh, Eva Mendes as Frankie Donnenfield, Val Kilmer as Stevie Pruit, and Xzibit as Big Fate. The screenplay is by William M. Finkelstein. Produced by Saturn Films. It streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Criterion Channel in the United States.

Insomnia, Miller's Crossing, and Brooklyn's Finest make useful companions to Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, all filed under cynical and hallucination. TMDB voters put it at 6.2 out of 10 across 1,322 votes and it carries a R rating.