The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009)

Director:

Werner Herzog

Writers (WGA):

William M. Finkelstein (screenplay)
Victor Argo (earlier film "Bad Lieutenant") ...
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Release Date:

11 September 2009 (Italy)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

The only criminal he can't catch is himself.

Plot:

Terence McDonagh is a drug- and gambling-addled detective in post-Katrina New Orleans investigating the killing of five Senegalese immigrants. |

Plot Keywords:

Drug Use | Father Son Relationship | Gambling | Dog | Reflection In Car Mirror

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Nicolas Cage	...	Terence McDonagh
Val Kilmer	...	Stevie Pruit
Eva Mendes	...	Frankie Donnenfeld
Jennifer Coolidge	...	Genevieve
Fairuza Balk	...	Heidi
Brad Dourif	...	Ned Schoenholtz
Michael Shannon	...	Mundt
Shawn Hatosy	...	Armand Benoit
Denzel Whitaker	...	Daryl
Shea Whigham	...	Justin
Irma P. Hall	...	Binnie Rogers
Xzibit	...	Big Fate
Tom Bower	...	Pat McDonough
Vondie Curtis-Hall	...	James Brasser
Katie Chonacas	...	Tina
Lance E. Nichols	...	Jerimiah Goodhusband
Brandi Coleman	...	Yvonne
Brandy Moon	...	Duffy's wife
Lauren Pennington	...	Young woman
J.D. Evermore	...	Rick Fitzsimon
Marco St. John	...	Eugene Gratz
Deneen Tyler	...	Pharmacist
Jillian Batherson	...	D.A's Assistant
Lucius Baston	...	Deshaun 'Midget' Hackett
Michael Wozniak	...	Undercover Officer
Deena Beasley	...	Miamouna
Kyle Russell Clements	...	Lawrence
Tony Bentley	...	Hurley
Armando Leduc	...	Jeff
Sam Medina	...	Andy
Sean Boyd	...	Lt. Stoyer
Douglas M. Griffin	...	Sergeant
J. Omar Castro	...	Narcotics Detective
Nick Gomez	...	Evaristo Chavez
Tim Bellow	...	Gary 'G' Jenkins
Joe Nemmers	...	Officer Larry Moy
Noel Arthur	...	Renaldo Hayes
David Joseph Martinez	...	Juan Michel
Joel Davis	...	TV Play-by-play announcer (voice)
Jaime San Andres	...	Officer Lasseigne
Topher Jones	...	Undercover Detective
Michael Arnona	...	Police Captain
Trey Burvant	...	Dealer
Lyssa Prine	...	Nurse
Jeremy Aaron Johnson	...	Detective Yasco
Victor Hugo Palacios	...	Police Officer
Robert Pavlovich	...	Dr. Milburn
Matt Borel	...	Bernie
Roger J. Timber	...	Security Guard (as Roger Timber)
C. Stuart Rome	...	CSI Agent
Joshua Gillum	...	Host
Michael Zimbrich	...	Waiter
Lorin Moore	...	Promotion Reporter
Dewayne Bateman	...	CSI / Forensic (uncredited)
Kerry Cahill	...	Narcotics officer (uncredited)
Joseph Cintron	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Sean Shyboy Davis	...	Cop #1 (uncredited)
Jessica Dwyer	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
Geraldine Glenn	...	Family member (uncredited)
Russell M. Haeuser	...	A 'John' (uncredited)
Rose Lamarche	...	Accident Victim (uncredited)
Raymond Lapino	...	Patient in wheelcar (uncredited)
Cynthia LeBlanc	...	Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Elton LeBlanc	...	Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Jay Oliver	...	Casino gambler (uncredited)
Scott Schlueter	...	Undercover Detective (uncredited)
Chaz Smith	...	Street guy (uncredited)
Terry Lee Smith	...	Fallen Police Officer (uncredited)
Antoine Spillers	...	Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Corey Stewart	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Lauren Swinney	...	Mrs. Antoinette Fahringer (uncredited)
Sarah J. Thompson	...	Award ceremony family (uncredited)

Directed by
Werner Herzog

Writing credits (WGA)
William M. Finkelstein		(screenplay) (as William Finkelstein)
Victor Argo		(earlier film "Bad Lieutenant") &
Paul Calderon		(earlier film "Bad Lieutenant") &
Abel Ferrara		(earlier film "Bad Lieutenant") &
Zoë Lund		(earlier film "Bad Lieutenant")

Produced by
Stephen Belafonte	....	producer
Melanie Brown	....	co-producer
Nicolas Cage	....	producer
Alessandro Camon	....	executive producer
Boaz Davidson	....	executive producer
Danny Dimbort	....	executive producer
Randall Emmett	....	producer
Avi Lerner	....	executive producer
Diego J. Martinez	....	executive producer
Alan Polsky	....	producer
Gabe Polsky	....	producer
Edward R. Pressman	....	producer
Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt	....	executive producer
Trevor Short	....	executive producer
John Thompson	....	producer

Original Music by
Mark Isham

Cinematography by
Peter Zeitlinger

Film Editing by
Joe Bini

Casting by
Jenny Jue
Johanna Ray

Production Design by
Toby Corbett

Set Decoration by
Luke Cauthern

Costume Design by
Jill Newell

Makeup Department
Nikki I Brown	....	makeup artist
Stacy Kelly	....	department head makeup (as Stacy Stewart Kelly)
Darryl Lucas	....	additional makeup artist
Donna Spahn	....	department head hair
Aimee Stuit	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
René Besson	....	executive in charge of production
Cathy Gesualdo	....	production manager
Jerry Gilbert	....	post-production supervisor
Joseph Lobato	....	post-production manager
Sarah Parker	....	executive in charge of post-production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
George Bott	....	second assistant director
Sherman Shelton Jr.	....	second second assistant director
Michael Zimbrich	....	first assistant director

Art Department
John Blanchard	....	construction foreman
Gail Briant	....	lead scenic
William Burck	....	propmaker
Andrew M. Casbon III	....	scenic forman
Gregory T. Geniusz	....	set dresser
Stanford Gilbert	....	property master
Troy A. Johnson	....	construction buyer
Christina Eunji Kim	....	set designer
Vince LeBlanc	....	set dresser
Rachel Nowik	....	art department assistant
Cory Parker	....	on-set dresser
Janna Roach	....	first assistant prop master
George Sanchez	....	painter
Wayne Softley Jr.	....	set painter
Brent Stewart	....	locations foreman
Chuck Stringer	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Michael Baird	....	supervising sound designer
Robert Dehn	....	sound studio manager
Jason Dotts	....	additional sound effects recordist
Levent Erdogan	....	foley editor
Brent Findley	....	sound effects editor
Allie Fitz	....	post-production audio coordinator
Jason Gaya	....	adr mixer
Judah Getz	....	adr mixer
Corey J. Grasso	....	adr mixer
Richard Kitting	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Tiffany Lentz	....	assistant sound editor
Jay Meagher	....	sound mixer
Dennis S. Sands	....	music scoring mixer
Walter Spencer	....	dialogue editor
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Larry Barado	....	special effects technician
David K. Nami	....	special effects coordinator
David Nash	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Angelina Borisowa	....	visual effects editor
Stanislav Draganov	....	visual effects
Kremena Ganeva	....	digital compositor
Veselina Georgieva	....	visual effects supervisor
Kiril Georgiev	....	visual effects coordinator: WorldWideFX
Momchil Kirov	....	digital compositor
Chris Ward	....	digital intermediate producer

Stunts
Shane Dufrene	....	utility stunts (2009)
Jeff Galpin	....	stunts
Lex D. Geddings	....	utility stunts
Tony Lazzara	....	stunts
Sam Medina	....	stunt performer
Brieann Rich	....	stunt driver
Nicholas Rich	....	stunt driver
Russell Towery	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Victor Brunette	....	24 frame video operator
Michael Charbonnet	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Duane Cooper	....	grip
Ferdinand Duplantier Jr.	....	rigging gaffer
Brad Garris	....	electrician
Penelope Helmer	....	second assistant camera
Jerry M. Jacob	....	second unit cinematographers
Daniel H. Jacobs	....	electrician
Paul Olinde	....	gaffer
Jonathan E. Robinson	....	loader
Erik Söllner	....	assistant camera
Jonathan Stoll	....	grip
Robb W. Turner	....	lamp operator

Casting Department
Robin Batherson	....	extras casting
Robin Batherson	....	location casting
Jason Landry	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
S. Aimee Helms	....	set costumer
Meagan McLaughlin	....	costumer
Ann Walters	....	costume supervisor
Jen Wasson	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Prince Bagdasarian	....	high definition coordinator
Julius Friede	....	digital intermediate colorist
David Graubard	....	digital intermediate senior systems engineer
Jon Pehlke	....	on-line editor
Kurt Tuffendsam	....	digital intermediate project manager

Music Department
Philip Klein	....	orchestration assistant
Adam Klemens	....	conductor
Mario Klemens	....	conductor
Ashley Miller	....	music supervisor
Cindy O'Connor	....	music assistant
Tyler Parkinson	....	music pre-recording engineer
Conrad Pope	....	orchestrator
Clifford J. Tasner	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Teresa Haney	....	transportation
Danny Mortenson	....	transportation coordinator
Lauren Von Huene	....	transportation secretary

Other crew
Barbara Babb	....	production assistant
Bret Borgeson	....	assistant to unit production manager
Devon Boyd	....	senior v.p. finance
Christopher Michael Casey	....	personal assistant: Randall Emmett
Stephen Cavaliero	....	making-of director
Batou Chandler	....	location manager
Benton Collinsworth	....	set production assistant
Michael Davison	....	assistant: Mr. Cage
Chris J. Fanguy	....	animal wrangler
Claude Forest	....	insurance broker
Jeff Galpin	....	head animal trainer
Beau Holden	....	assistant: nicolas cage
Sam Horton	....	production secretary
Marcin Janowski	....	marketing and publicity
Kirk W. Johnson	....	production assistant
Todd Korody	....	systems engineer
Alan J. Lam	....	production controller
John Lavis	....	set medic
Lauren Leach	....	assistant production coordinator
Brooke Lehman	....	executive assistant to the producers
Ryan Lough	....	assistant: Elliot Rosenblatt
Joan Mao	....	assistant: Mr. Davidson
Mark Miller	....	payroll accountant
Nathan Parker	....	key set production assistant
Jessica Renzi-Bailey	....	key assistant location manager
Anthony Rossi III	....	production coordinator
Amy Sanderson	....	script supervisor
James Allen Sheppard	....	production assistant
Mark C. Stevens	....	set production assistant
Arturo Lopez Uscanga	....	scanning manager
Derrick Bentley Wells	....	location associate
John M. White	....	production assistant
Allen Wong	....	first assistant accountant

Production Companies

• Edward R. Pressman Film
• Lieutenant Productions
• Millennium Films (financing provided by)
• Nu Image Films
• Osiris Productions
• Polsky Films
• Saturn Films

Distributors

• 01 Distribution (2009) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Benelux Film Distributors (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2010) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• First Look Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical) (limited)
• CatchPlay (2009) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Cinemax (2009) (Russia) (all media) (CIS)
• Eagle Films (2009) (Non-USA) (all media) (middle east)
• First Look International (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2009) (Thailand) (all media)
• Imagem Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (all media)
• Latinamerican Theatrical Group (2009) (Mexico) (TV) (Latin America)
• Ledafilms (2010) (Mexico) (TV)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2010) (France) (all media)
• Odeon (2009) (Greece) (all media)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2009) (Romania) (all media)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2010) (Finland) (all media)
• VVS Films (2010) (Canada) (all media)
• Wide Pictures (2009) (Spain) (all media)

Other Companies

• CNSO Studios  recording studio
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera car
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  remote camera systems
• Global Tactical Services  security services
• Hollywood Trucks  entertainment transportation
• LA House of Props  product placement
• Magic Film and Video Works  telecine dailies
• New Orleans Film Commission, The  film commission
• Panavision Remote Systems  Supertechno crane provided by
• Panther Dollies & Cranes  grip and lighting equipment (dollies and cranes)
• Paramount Transportation Services  transportation services
• Rockbottom Rentals  junxion box rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production

Also Known As:

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (USA) (promotional title)
Bad Lieutenant - Cop ohne Gewissen (Germany) [de]
Bad Lieutenant - Escale à la Nouvelle-Orléans (France) [fr]
Diafthora sti Nea Orleani (Greece) [el]
Il cattivo tenente - Ultima chiamata New Orleans (Italy) [it]
Paha poliisi - Määräsatama New Orleans (Finland) [fi]

MPAA:

Rated R for drug use and language throughout, some violence and sexuality.

Runtime:

122 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Italy:T | Canada:18A (Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:K-15 | USA:R (certificate #44572) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Brazil:18

Filming Locations:

Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, USA

Company:

Edward R. Pressman Film

Trivia:

The original Bad Lieutenant (1992) starred Harvey Keitel, with whom Cage appeared in National Treasure (2004).

Quotes:

Terence McDonagh: Shoot him again.
Deshaun 'Midget' Hackett: What for?
Terence McDonagh: His soul is still dancing.
[laughs histerically]

Movie Connections:

Remake of Bad Lieutenant (1992)

Great black comedy

Port of Call is an excellent movie that knows what it is and entertains throughout. If you watch the movie thinking of it as a serious drama you're going to be disappointed. I laughed along with the audience many times during this film and found it to be entertaining the entire time. Although it deals with graphic subject matter that should be depressing it isn't, you could easily buy a bucket of popcorn to go with it. Although the movie was a bit ridiculous I was surprised to actually feel concern for some of the characters at times. The plot was entertaining and keeps your interest. There were a few great lines and Nick Cage gives a great performance, he's fun to watch in this movie. I thought a darkened New Orleans worked great for the setting as well. If you like black comedies and crime dramas go see Port of Call and prepare to be entertained.