Born July 15, 1951 in The Bronx, Ferrara started his career in his teens, making amateur films on Super 8. In 1979, he became infamous for The Driller Killer, a violent exploitation film. He followed this in 1981 with Ms. 45. Good reviews for the latter helped create his cult-film reputation, leading to larger budgets, studio funding and 'name' actors (Christopher Walken, Harvey Keitel), but he still likes taking his camera out onto the meanest streets of New York City, as the ultra-cheap, highly controversial Bad Lieutenant demonstrates. Heavily influenced by Robert Bresson, Ferrara's films often feature religion, specifically Catholic as a prominent theme. July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States. ... Super 8mm film is a motion picture film format that was developed in the 1960s and released on the market in 1965 by Eastman Kodak as an improvement of the older 8mm home movie format. ... A cult film is a movie that attracts a small but devoted group of obsessive fans or one that has remained popular over successive years amongst a small group of followers. ... Christopher Walken Ronald Walken (born March 31, 1943), known professionally as Christopher Walken, is an American film, television, and theatre actor best known for playing menacing or psychologically damaged characters. ... Harvey Keitel in Clockers. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York and abbreviated NYC) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ... Bad Lieutenant (1992) is the title of a film crime drama directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Harvey Keitel as the nominal bad lieutenant. We first see Keitels nameless character advising his two sons on how to answer back to their mother, which serves as a forerunner for the... Robert Bresson (September 25, 1901–December 18, 1999) was a French film director and master of minimalism. ...