The Badge (2002)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Robby Henson

Writer:

Robby Henson (written by)

Release Date:

7 September 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

A small town sheriff. A big city murderer.

Plot:

A sheriff (Thornton) begins an investigation into the death of a local transsexual after hearing that high ranking politicians may have been involved...

Plot Keywords:

Transsexual | Crooked Official | New Orleans Louisiana | Gay Interest | Neo Noir

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Billy Bob Thornton	...	Sheriff Darl Hardwick
Patricia Arquette	...	Scarlett
William Devane	...	The Judge
Sela Ward	...	Carla Hardwick
Julie Hagerty	...	Sister Felicia
Marcus Lyle Brown	...	Deputy Jackson
Ray McKinnon	...	Deputy C.B.
Tom Bower	...	Bull Hardwick
Audrey Marie Anderson	...	Teenage Waitress
John McConnell	...	Ornell
J.C. Sealy	...	Rhonda Hebert (as J.C. Seally)
Ron Flagge	...	Gooch
Huey Alexander	...	Cletus
Deana Carter	...	Sherry
Mark Krasnoff	...	Squeegee

Also Known As:

Behind the Badge (USA) (working title)
Behind the Sun (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexual content.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Norway:15 | Spain:13 | USA:R | Portugal:M/12 | Iceland:16 | Canada:14A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Emmett/Furla Films

Trivia:

Cindy Ingraham who is listed in the credits as "Additional Props" also has the byline on the newspaper article announcing that Judge Pendergast has resigned in the sex scandal.

Not BBThornton's best

They should've tried to let the public view this one in the theatres but I guess it wouldn't have made much success considering Monster's Ball totally overshadowed it. There are a lot of similarities between these 2 movies, not just the fact that BBob Thornton is in both, although he was definitely much better in the former. He pulls in a fine one in this movie, as usual but I wouldn't say it's his best role yet. I don't see Patricia Arquette too often so I don't really know how good an actress she is; in this movie, she's passable. William Devane usually plays the villains but this time, he plays a crooked judge but he doesn't really quite have that evil persona that he usually has. I kind of miss that. The other supporting cast members were rather good especially the real murderer. If you're perceptive enough, you'll probably know it's him somewhere along the movie but if not, just watch to the end. The movie might test your patience and seem like it would end in predictability but just sit it out. It's not a great movie but it's a good one.