Narc (film)
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| Directed by | Joe Carnahan |
| Produced by | Diane Nabatoff Ray Liotta Michelle Grace Julius R. Nasso |
| Written by | Joe Carnahan |
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Jason Patric Ray Liotta Chi McBride Busta Rhymes |
| Music by | Cliff Martinez |
| Cinematography | Alex Nepomniaschy |
| Edited by | John Gilroy |
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102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6.5 million |
| Box office | $12.6 million |
Narc is a 2002 American crime thriller film written and directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Jason Patric and Ray Liotta. The plot revolves around the efforts of two police detectives in search of the murderer of an undercover police officer. As they investigate, they engage in unethical behavior and uncover dark secrets that will challenge their fragile relationship.
Undercover narcotics officer Nick Tellis (Jason Patric) chases a drug dealer through the streets of Detroit after Tellis' identity has been discovered. During the pursuit, the dealer holds a child hostage. Tellis shoots and kills the dealer before he can hurt the child; however, a stray bullet hits the child's pregnant mother, causing her to miscarry.
Eighteen months later, the Detroit Police Department asks Tellis to investigate the murder of an undercover narcotics officer named Michael Calvess. Tellis is initially reluctant, as there is little else he can do for a living however, he reads the investigation files and agrees to take the case on two conditions. The first: he will get a desk job if he secures a conviction. The second: he is partnered with detective Henry Oak (Ray Liotta), whom Tellis is aware of through reading the files on Calvess' death. Tellis' reason for wanting Oak is his opinion that the only useful evidence in the investigation came from him. The department chief informs Tellis of Oak's reputation as a driven and effective policeman, but also warns him about his instability. Despite his reservations, Oak is assigned to the case.
The two build a rapport during a violent investigation. Oak is a dedicated but haunted cop who often uses brute force on criminals and who believes the department wants the Calvess case buried. During the investigation, Oak reveals that his wife died of cancer, and they had no children. He recalls a drug bust decades prior, where he found a ten-year-old girl naked who was being sold for prostitution by her stepfather for rent money, resulting in Oak beating the man bloody. He sees parallels between that case and the current one.
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