Released in 2002, Narc features late actor Ray Liotta in one of his most memorable roles. After 23 years, the writer and director of the film, Joe Carnahan, opened up on working Liotta.

Co-starring Jason Patrick alongside Liotta, Narc followed two detectives, who don't exactly do things by the book, investigating the murder of an undercover police officer. Looking back at the film in an interview with Grae Drake of Cbr to promote his newest movie, the action thriller Shadow Force, Caranahan recalled one particularly memorable moment on the set. While filming a scene with Liotta, Carnahan felt for the first time that he'd really made it with his career as a filmmaker.

"I mean, listen, Ray was a gem," Carnahan said. "When he did that scene in the car, in Narc, talking about his wife, it was the first time I felt like I was a filmmaker, you know, like I was a director.