Bad Lieutenant is a 1992 film crime drama directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Harvey Keitel as the titular "bad lieutenant". The screenplay was co-written by actress-model Zoë Tamerlis Lund (credited as Zoë Lund). She also played a small role in the film. Lund had been discovered by Ferrara and had starred in his earlier film, Ms. 45. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Born July 15, 1951 in The Bronx, Ferrara started his career in his teens, making amateur films on Super 8. ... Born July 15, 1951 in The Bronx, Ferrara started his career in his teens, making amateur films on Super 8. ... Zoe Lund as Thana in Ms. ... Harvey Keitel (born May 13, 1939) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor from New York City. ... Victor Argo (November 5, 1934-April 7, 2004) born as Victor Jimenez, in New York City was an actor who usually played the part of the tough bad guy in the movies. ... Paul Calderon, an American actor, was born in Puerto Rico. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Lions Gate Films. ... is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Born July 15, 1951 in The Bronx, Ferrara started his career in his teens, making amateur films on Super 8. ... Harvey Keitel (born May 13, 1939) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor from New York City. ... Zoe Lund as Thana in Ms. ... Ms. ...

Plotline

We first see Keitel's nameless character advising his two sons on how to answer back to their aunt Wendy, which serves as a foreshadowing of his behavior through the rest of the film, in which he takes a twisted delight in humiliating women, most notoriously in the scene where he stops a couple of under-age girls without a driving license and demands sexual favors in exchange for letting them off. Human sexuality is the expression of sexual feelings. ...

The "Bad Lieutenant" also is a drug-using gambler who finds himself plunged into debt when the New York Mets win the National League Championship Series after trailing the Los Angeles Dodgers and former Met Darryl Strawberry 3-0. The Mets' comeback is a sort of "minor miracle" that defies the Lieutenant's lack of faith and parallels his eventual redemption. The Lieutenant is also regularly linked with the prodigal Strawberry. The turning point in the film arrives when the Lieutenant investigates the rape of a nun and uses this as a chance to confront his inner demons and perhaps achieve redemption. Major league affiliations National League (1962–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 14, 37, 41, 42 Name New York Mets (1962–present) Other nicknames The Amazin Mets, The Amazins, The Metropolitans, The Kings of Queens Ballpark Shea Stadium (1964–present) Polo Grounds (1962–1963) Major league... In Major League Baseball, the National League Championship Series (NLCS) determines who wins the National League pennant and advances to baseballs championship, the World Series, facing the winner of the American League Championship Series. ... Darryl Eugene Strawberry (born March 12, 1962) is a former baseball player who is well-known both for his play on the baseball field and for his controversial behavior off of it. ... For other uses, see Nun (disambiguation). ...

Alternate Versions

Blockbuster Video, the largest video rental company in the United States, had a policy prohibiting the purchase and rental of NC-17 movies. An R rated cut was created specifically so that Blockbuster would rent out the film. The R rated version is a full 5 minutes shorter than the original. Blockbuster Inc. ... The MPAA film rating system is a system used in the United States and instituted by the Motion Picture Association of America to rate a movie based on its content. ...

Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page got upset when he found out that the song Kashmir was sampled in the Schoolly D song Signifying Rapper, which is played several times during the movie. The sample had not been cleared by Schoolly D's record company. A lawsuit forced the removal of the song from the soundtrack on some VHS and all DVD versions of the film. For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... James Patrick Jimmy Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944) is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... // Background Schoolly D is the moniker of Jesse B. Weaver, Jr. ... Signifying Rapper is a 1988 gangsta rap single by Schoolly D from his album Smoke Some Kill. ...

Critical evaluation

• Mark Kermode has mentioned that the movie was praised as "a powerful tale of redemptive Catholicism". [1]
• Roger Ebert stated: "in the bad lieutenant, Keitel has given us one of the great screen performances in recent years" [2]

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External links

• Bad Lieutenant at the Internet Movie Database