Description

This week on Bad First Impression, filmmaker and Nicolas Cage completist Alex Campo and I sit down to discuss a depraved, frenzied, and extremely underrated entry in Cage's career. Rounding out my accidental thematic trilogy of Films with Unwieldy Titles Watched at the Nitehawk, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans screened at the Prospect Park location on October 20, 2023.

Afterwards, we discuss Cage's newest film Dream Scenario, how it fits into his body of work, and what the future holds for him.

Discussion topics include:

• Is there a "the" in the title of this movie, and does shortening it somehow make it worse?
• Does combing through Cage's extensive indie and direct-to-video catalogue give any insight into his appeal as a mainstream leading man?
• Should the flaming motorcycle in the Ghost Rider duology make the movies count towards the alarming number of Nicolas Cage movies in which he drives a flaming car?

All this and more!

Logo by Kristen Eng

Episode artwork by Lily Steinberg