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Narc, Dan Leis, Jason Patric (2002)
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Synopsis of the DVD Movie: Narc, Dan Leis, Jason Patric (2002)
Nick Tellis is a recovering drug addict. But staying clean is not so easy for this Detroit narcotics officer when the police department reinstates him in order to investigate an elusive 'narc' squad homicide. After a rookie cop is mysteriously killed in the line of duty, the police department teams Tellis up with the dead cop's partner--the volatile Lieutenant Henry Oak--to solve the murder. Soon the two of them find themselves crawling through the mean streets of Detroit. Their probative investigation leads them through filthy drug dens, crack houses, and alleyways to track the killer, but these all too familiar surroundings plague Tellis like a nightmare. As Tellis gets closer to revealing the truth behind the murder, he finds himself in jeopardy of losing his family, his dignity, and his life.
DVD Movie Rating for: Narc
Rating 3 out of 5 stars
Movie Plot of: Narc
NARC tells the story of suspended undercover narcotics officer, Nick Tellis (Patric), who is reluctantly drawn back onto the force to find the truth behind the murder of a young police officer killed in the line of duty. He is teamed with Henry Oak (Liotta), the slain officer’s partner, a rogue cop who will stop at nothing to avenge his friend’s death. As Tellis and Oak unravel the case, the dark underbelly of the narcotics world reveals itself in surprising ways that are more twisted than either officer has ever seen before
An undercover narc dies, the investigation stalls, so the Detroit P.D. brings back Nick Tellis, fired 18-months ago when a stray bullet hits a pregnant woman. Tellis teams with Henry Oak, a friend of the dead narc and an aggressive cop constantly under the scrutiny of internal affairs. They follow leads, informants turn up dead, Nick's wife is unhappy he's back on the street, Henry's protective of the dead cop's wife. Nick reads and re-reads the case file, broods, watches Oak's heavy-handed style, sometimes joining in. The brass want to close out the case, Nick and Henry stay on it, and bits of evidence point them to an auto body shop. What actually happened; will Nick ever know?
DVD Production Details of: Narc
Starring: Jason Patric, Chi McBride
Director: Joe Carnahan
Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby
Studio: Paramount Home Video
DVD Release Date: March 1, 2004
DVD Features:
Theatrical trailer(s)
Commentary by writer/director Joe Carnahan and editor John Gilroy
Narc: Making the Deal
Narc: Shooting Up
Narc: The Visual Trip
The Friedkin Connection
Widescreen anamorphic format
DVD Easter Eggs
None
Cast of the movie: Narc
- Jon Patric .... Nick Tellis
- Lloyd Adams .... Walter Dandridge
- Meagan Issa .... Little Girl
- Lina Felice .... Jeanine Mueller
- Alan C. Peterson .... Freeman Franks
- Karen Robinson .... Liz Detmer
- Chi McBride .... Captain Cheevers
- Booth Savage .... Cecil Mitchum
- Alan Van Sprang .... Michael Calvess
- Gavyn Donaldson .... Tellis' Infant Son
- Myles Donaldson .... Tellis' Infant Son
- Krista Bridges .... Audrey Tellis
- Ray Liotta .... Henry Oak
- Thomas Patrice .... Officer Marcotte
- Garry Robbins .... Biker
- Lilette Wiens .... Strung Out Woman
- Omar Samuels .... Crackhead Junkie
- Mauricio Rodas .... Strung Out Man
- Darren John .... Drug Dealer
- Steve Hunt .... Porn Shop Dude
- Paulino Nunes .... Officer Ellis Breaves
- Marilo Nunez .... Ruiz' Smoldering Squeeze
- John Ortiz .... Octavio Ruiz
- Tony De Santis .... Medical Examiner Art Harlan (as Tony DeSantis)
- Carson Durven .... Leonard 'Leo Lee' Leflore
- Donna Croce .... Oak's Wife
- Kevin Rushton .... Meth Dealer
- Stacey Farber .... Young Kathryn
- Anne Openshaw .... Kathryn Calvess
- Mallory Mahoney .... Calvess' Daughter
- Carly Marie Alves .... Lilian Rose Calvess
- Bishop .... Eugene 'Deacon' Sheps
- Busta Rhymes .... Darnell 'Big D Love' Beery
- Richard Chevolleau .... Latroy Steeds
- Ken Rudulph .... Cop (uncredited)
Photo Gallery of the movie: Narc
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Reviews of the movie: Narc
Jittery camera moves and a gray-blue palette make it clear that Narc is a gritty police drama in the tradition of The French Connection and Serpico. Jason Patric (Rush, Your Friends & Neighbors) plays Nick Tellis, a former undercover cop with an accidental death on his conscience, which may be why he's agreed to partner with Henry Oak (Ray Liotta), a lieutenant determined to track down the killers of his former partner. This could all be rote, but the grit sticks: writer-director Joe Carnahan takes a huge leap forward from his Tarentino-wannabe first film, Blood, Guts, Bullets & Octane. The entire cast is excellent; Patric and Liotta give rich, textured performances that make their respective obsessions vivid and sad. Narc could use more of the dark humor that occasionally bursts out, but the movie's drive and energy make it more than a bleak tale of good intentions gone bad.
