Youve probably seen most of the highlights from bad lieutenant, if youve seen the massively popular international trailer for the film online the scene where cages lt. If so, fire it up and hit play on this gonzo werner herzog directed film from 2009, featuring what might go down. Actually, its about as generic a movie poster as youre likely to find. Port of call new orleans, which quizzically bears no relationship to abel ferraras 1992 similarly titled film, contributed an epic teamup between memealisters cage and herzog. Grab your lucky crack pipe and check out the trailer for herzogs bad lieutenant. Herzogs latest might seem to be a departure from his usual fare, but if you look closer, bad lieutenant. Terence pours cocaine from a vial onto his hand and snorts it. The jokes on someone in werner herzogs awkwardly titled bad lieutenant.
The trailer does not suggest that lyrad was wrong except that he underestimated. He refers to crack cocaine as the kibble and later speaks of his lucky crack pipe. To celebrate their partnership, mcdonagh implores big fate to smoke pure cocaine with his lucky crack pipe. Terence mcdonagh is a drug and gamblingaddled detective in postkatrina new orleans investigating the killing of five senegalese immigrants. Throughout cage, wearing a bewildered expression, bad haircut, an illfitting suit, gives one of his more enjoyable performances. First official poster for werner herzogs new bad lieutenant. Explore our collection of motivational and famous quotes by authors you know and love. The films tone immediately shifts back to that of a serious crime drama. Remember that downright awful trailer for nic cages new lucky crack pipe movie. Abel ferraras cult crime drama bad lieutenant is given a sister film with this werner herzoghelmed production that takes its inspiration from the original. The bad lieutenant port of call new orleans 2009 yarn is the best way to find video clips by quote. Port of call new orleans 2009, theyll be adding one more scene to that list. Port of call new orleans, the werner herzog remake of abel ferraras 1992 cult. He wields his badge as often as he wields his gun in order to get his way.
He does, and mcdonagh later plants the pipe at the senegalese murder scene. Port of call new orleans is a 2009 american crime drama film directed by werner herzog and starring nicolas cage, eva mendes, tom bower, jennifer coolidge,xzibit, val kilmer and brad dourif. When werner herzogs nicolas cagestarring remake of bad lieutenant was first announced, we only. Lyrad discussed the horror of werner herzog remaking bad lieutenant with nicholas cage, eva mendes, and val kilmer. Bad lieutenant trailer stars nic cage and his lucky crack pipe. At the risk of crackshaming a fictional character, i would argue that a truly lucky crack pipe would be one that goes unused because theres nothing lucky about being addicted to that crack rock, except, perhaps, that it makes you a more morbidly fascinating fictional character, a dopedup monster of corrupt authority running on empty in a land of shadows and wind, ghosts and voodoo. Cages cop amazes one hardened dope dealer by displaying his lucky crack pipe. Terry may say he has a lucky crack pipe, but thats just to get big fates dna so. A great memorable quote from the the bad lieutenant.
The son of comparative literature professor august coppola a brother of director francis ford coppola and dancerchoreographer joy vogelsang, cage changed his name early in his career to make his own reputation, succeeding brilliantly with. In the films most famous scene, he sees iguanas at a crime scene, in a drugfueled hallucination. When werner herzogs nicolas cagestarring remake of bad lieutenant was first announced, we only asked that its trailer be as baffling and wtf. The intensity that he achieves in the role which enables him to convey so powerfully, the depths of his. This accident begins mcdonaghs spiral into drug addiction, starting out with vicodin and ending up with him bragging about his lucky crack pipe. There are a handful of these moments in bad lieutenant and, thanks also to a tone that tosses out the gritty seriousness of abel. Terrance mcdonagh nicolas cage, under the influence of cocaine. Placed in their original context, these scenes dont really make much more sense, as.
Nicolas cage is ideal for the part of the corrupt cop who uses a lucky crack pipe, as his talent for acting. Terrances, cages and new orleans fate are one in the same. Port of call new orleans, a remake of the 1992 bad lieutenant that starred. The screenplay was cowritten by ferrara with actorwriter paul calderon and actressmodel zoe lund, both of whom appear in the film. Werner herzog has said that cinema comes from the knees and thighs, but for nicolas cage in the nonremake bad lieutenant. Abel ferraras cult crime drama bad lieutenant is given a sister film with this werner herzoghelmed production that takes its inspiration from the original, but focuses on new characters and. Possibly the best thing about werner herzog doing his own bad lieutenant film. Bad lieutenant trailer stars nic cage and his lucky crack pipe some folks were outraged when news first hit that nicolas cage would be starring in a remake of bad lieutenant. If so, fire it up and hit play on this gonzo werner herzog directed film. Nicolas cage is ideal for the part of the corrupt cop who uses a lucky crack pipe, as his talent for acting unhinged and hysterically funny at the same time is absolutely extraordinary. Dec 12, 2012 bad lieutenant ends as most cop films do. Bad lieutenant trailer stars nic cage and his lucky. Port of call new orleans bears many of the masters signatures.
Though the films title resembles that of abel ferraras 1992 film bad lieutenant, it is neither a sequel nor a remake. While mcdonagh was never a saint, his addiction makes him desperate and a desperate man can easily do things that he would never do otherwise. Terrance mcdonagh nicolas cage, under the influence of cocaine, imagines a pair of iguanas in the midst of a police stakeout and asks his partner val kilmer, what are those fuckin iguanas doing on. High resolution official movie posters for bad lieutenant. Port of call new orleans isnt dreadfully dull or sloppily disjointed like its title suggests. Instead, its one of the most truly extraordinary films to ever fall into a sense of obscurity or opaqueness. An appreciation of werner herzogs bad lieutenant on his 72nd birthday.
Nicolas cage, eva mendes, val kilmer, xzibit, fairuza balk, shawn hatosy, jennifer coolidge, tom bower, brad dourif, vondie curtishall, denzel whitaker, irma p. Bad lieutenant is not a cautionary tale as much as the story of a man bouncing back from the edge of the abyss. Hand your lucky crack pipe over to an invisible lizard and explore this braintainment. Grab your lucky crack pipe and relive the magic and the madness of werner herzogs demented 2009 dark comedy bad lieutenant. So get out your lucky crack pipe and be prepared for an explosively. Port of call new orleans is a 2009 american crime drama film directed by werner herzog and starring nicolas cage, eva mendes, tom bower, jennifer coolidge, alvin xzibit joiner, val kilmer, and brad dourif.
Nicolas cage stars as a drugaddicted new orleans cop whose life is slowly coming apart in the changing world of the postkatrina big easy. An appreciation of werner herzogs bad lieutenant on his. The film takes its title from abel ferraras 1992 film, bad lieutenant. May 28, 2009 may 28, 2009 bad lieutenant trailer stars nic cage and his lucky crack pipe some folks were outraged when news first hit that nicolas cage would be starring in a remake of bad lieutenant. To further celebrate their partnership, mcdonagh implores big fate to smoke crack cocaine with his lucky crack pipe. Nicolas cage makes werner herzogs bad lieutenant almost fun. Terence mcdonagh cuts off an old womans oxygen supply for a confession, his lucky crack pipe, the many iguanas that populate the picture and of course. Lucky crack pipe is korg em1 the electro track featuring voices of xzibit and nicolas cage from werner herzogs bad lieutenant.
The trailer does not suggest that lyrad was wrong except that he underestimated the number of unintentionally hilarious lines. Nov 25, 2009 well, after seeing herzogs latest, bad lieutenant. After the outburst, mcdonagh offers fate a hit off his own lucky crack pipe, an act with important ramifications but one thats immediately interrupted by the arrival of mcdonaghs gangster debt collectors. Port of call new orleansthe subtitle makes it charmingly unwieldyis everything the trailer promised and so much more, a batty policier fueled by evocative local color and a sublimely deranged lead performance that recalls herzogs work with the wildeyed klaus kinski. A mans soul breakdances after its owner is fatally shot.
A proper movie poster for this wouldve simply had a giant, lucky crack pipe. Hunched over by chronic back pain, cages crooked cop terence mcdonagh hauls his torqued frame by crackfueled force of will through a nearly deserted. Terry may say he has a lucky crack pipe, but thats just to. Werner herzog invites abel ferrara to drink, enthuses. May 28, 2009 bad lieutenant trailer stars nic cage and his lucky crack pipe some folks were outraged when news first hit that nicolas cage would be starring in. The son of comparative literature professor august coppola a brother of director francis ford coppola and dancerchoreographer joy vogelsang, cage changed his name early in his career to make his own reputation, succeeding brilliantly with a host of classic, quirky roles by the late 1980s. R, 2 h 2 min nicolas cage, eva mendes, val kilmer, xzibit director. I cherish nicolas cage more than a lucky crack pipe. Terence mcdonagh is a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is to scoring drugs while playing fast and loose with the law. Sep 05, 2014 an appreciation of werner herzogs bad lieutenant on his 72nd birthday. Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the the bad lieutenant.
Port of call new orleans 2009 nicolas cage as terence mcdonagh. Port of call new orleans where the absurdity hits a boiling point and it goes from an ok police procedural to an absolutely nutso character study. What are these fucking iguanas doing on my coffee table and this is my lucky crack pipe. The usual floating heads bullshit, grim expressions and some crappy atmospherics. Find the exact moment in a tv show, movie, or music.
An early promo trailer has been leaked online via collider for bad lieutenant. The film stars harvey keitel as the titular bad lieutenant as well as victor argo and paul calderon. Bad lieutenant is a 1992 american neonoir crime drama film directed by abel ferrara. In the aftermath of hurricane katrina, he becomes a highfunctioning addict who is a deeply intuitive, fearless. While getting critical acclaim, audiences were divided. Dont let people miss on a great quote from the the bad lieutenant. Cages cop amazes one hardened dope dealer by displaying his lucky crack pipe just as he earlier confounded a sullen collar with his stoned. All the other cops conveniently leave cage in the room alone with bad guys often enough that he can smoke crack and make deals with them on a regular basis. I would imagine most people would consider that moment to be when nic cages bad lieutenant, terrence mcdonagh, watches two imaginary lizards cavorting on his coffee table while. Bizarre in its devotion to reptilian sidekicks and aquatic metaphors, bad lieutenant.