The nudity in Abel Ferrara’s 1992 crime drama “Bad Lieutenant” isn’t notable because it’s funny, uplifting, or consequential for the character — it’s notable because it really proves just how depraved the main character is. As the unnamed bad lieutenant, Harvey Keitel makes his way through New York City’s seedy underbelly, constantly doing drugs and making alliances with drug dealers for product (while promising that he won’t report them to his colleagues). So what’s the nude scene in question? 

Early in the film, Keitel’s character engages in a threesome with two women while he’s incredibly intoxicated, and in the process, the actor is fully nude, letting the camera linger on his naked body as he dances. The second scene is much more disturbing; after pulling over two young teenage girls driving without a license, Keitel’s character masturbates as he harasses them and forces them to simulate a sexual act. It’s unsettling, cruel, and hard to watch, but Keitel gives everything possible to his performance as a corrupt cop openly flouting his power … including full views of his body.

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