Bad City is the tangled story of three men's lives: Manning, a dirty, disillusioned cop; Julian, king of drugs, thugs and prostitution; and Frank, a ruthless politician who destroys everything in the way of his ambition.
Acting
Reddick carries the whole rotting ship on his weary shoulders.
Cinematography
Chicago's underbelly shot like a fever dream you can't shake.
Director
Bruce Terris
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Bruce Terris never made another feature; this remains his sole cinematic footprint. Perhaps mercifully.
Shot in 2003 but shelved until 2006, this captures Chicago's industrial decay just before its downtown Disneyfication. A time capsule of grime.
US
