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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans is a crime / drama movie written by William Finkelstein and directed by Werner Herzog, stars: Nicolas Cage as Terrence McDonagh (the bad lieutenant), Eva Mendes as Frankie Donnenfeld, Val Kilmer as Stevie Pruit, Brad Dourif as Ned Schoenholtz, Xzibit as Big Fate, Fairuza Balk as Heidi, Jennifer Coolidge as Genevieve, Michael Shannon as Mundt. The film is set to be released on November 20, 2009 by First Look Studios. In the movie, Nicolas Cage plays a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs while playing fast and loose with the law. He wields his badge as often as he wields his gun in order to get his way. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina he becomes a high-functioning addict who is a deeply intuitive, fearless detective reigning over the beautiful ruins of New Orleans with authority and abandon. Complicating his tumultuous life is the prostitute he loves (played by Eva Mendes). Together they descend into their own world marked by desire, compulsion, and conscience. The result is a singular masterpiece of film making: equally sad and manically humorous.

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