FILM FOCUS: HARVEY KEITEL (1992-1999)

With a career spanning almost sixty years, Hollywood’s favourite tough guy Harvey Keitel is one of the most beloved and iconic actors of all time.

These six classic 90’s films celebrate his remarkable career and feature performances from Madonna, Elisabeth Moss, John Wood, Kate Winslet, Iain Glen, James Russo, Kelly Lynch, and John Turturro.

• Bad Lieutenant (1992)
• The Young Americans (1993)
• Dangerous Game (1993)
• Imaginary Crimes (1994)
• Clockers (1995)
• Holy Smoke (1999)

Limited Edition 6-Disc Hardbox packed with brand NEW special features including audio commentaries and interviews, plus an exclusive booklet featuring essays on Bad Lieutenant by film critic Sean Burns, Holy Smoke by film critic / podcast producer Blake Howard, and Harvey Keitel by filmmaker Scout Tafoya.

Bad Lieutenant (1992)

The controversial neo-noir drama from cult director Abel Ferrara (King Of New York) follows a corrupt New York City police detective (Keitel) on a journey of redemption.

While investigating a young nun’s rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness.

The Young Americans (1993)

The Young Americans stars Harvey Keitel and Iain Glen (Game Of Thrones), following an American detective sent on a case in London to break up a deadly criminal organisation.

Scotland Yard calls in American agent John Harris from the Drug Enforcement Agency to help nip a budding illegal drug cartel in London. With the assistance of British policeman Edward Foster, Harris slowly descends into a crime-filled world in which street kids are used as pawns in a much bigger game involving international gangsters.

Dangerous Game (1993) 

Harvey Keitel stars in this thrilling drama alongside pop superstar Madonna, as a film director whose world is turned upside down when life begins to imitate art.

While he’s known for his experimental direction, for Eddie Israel, nothing quite compares to the intensity of what unfolds on the set of his latest film centred around an abusive marriage. Yet, more unsettling than the scripted violence is the fact that the brutality begins to seep off the set and into real life.

“a film of no-holds-barred language, passion and rage” – Los Angeles Times

Imaginary Crimes (1994) 

An adaptation of Sheila Ballantyne’s 1982 semi-autobiographical novel, Imaginary Crimes stars Harvey Keitel as a widowed con artist, alongside Kelly Lynch (Road House), Elisabeth Moss (The Invisible Man), and Fairuza Balk (The Craft). 

Ray Weiler is a charmer who could sell cookies to Girl Scouts. He knows he’ll strike it rich if he just keeps hustling. What he doesn’t know is that his pie-in-the-sky schemes are separating him from the family he so dearly loves. 

Clockers (1995)

From iconic director Spike Lee and producer Martin Scorsese comes the critically acclaimed crime drama Clockers, starring Harvey Keitel, John Turturro (Barton Fink), and Mekhi Phifer in his film debut.

A Brooklyn man confesses to a drug dealer’s murder, but a veteran detective suspects that the real suspect is his young drug-dealer brother. 

Holy Smoke (1999) 

Acclaimed New Zealand director Jane Campion brings Harvey Keitel and Kate Winslet together in this scandalous romantic drama set in Australia.

When Ruth Barron is brainwashed by cult leader Baba on a trip to India, her parents take action with the help of religious cult deprogrammer P.J. Waters. What follows is a psychosexual tug-of-war.