May 28 2009The Nicolas Cage Version of 'Bad Lieutenant' Has a Trailer, Favorite Crack Pipe
Calling this Werner Herzog-directed Bad Lieutenant a "remake" of the 1992 Abel Ferrara, Harvey Keitel-starring film isn't an entirely accurate description of what you're going to see in this trailer. This is more like someone dug up a lost promo for an "edgy" USA original series that stars Nicolas Cage as "a cop who breaks ALL the rules" and Val Kilmer as his straight-laced bayou partner, and is a terrible show that needs to be canceled:
"There aren't iguanas on that table, silly! Now I'll just get back to work and ignore that you said such a crazy thing, because that's just one of your ridiculous character quirks that's going to make this show the next Monk."
With Ghost Rider already under their collective belt, Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes are now the Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan equivalent for awful movies.
Reader Comments
1. Judy - May 28, 2009 12:40 PM
That looks horrible. Why is Nicolas Cage still making movies? And why is Val Kilmer in this? He's better than that.
Also, the hooker butt-squeezing was very disturbing.
2. Me - May 28, 2009 12:42 PM
Looks awesome to me!
3. FuzzyBean - May 28, 2009 12:48 PM
I could cut a better trailer on my face
4. Moviebuff - May 28, 2009 12:58 PM
Who had the brilliant idea of making Bad Lieutenant again?? Harvey Keitel OWNS that - if you have seen the movie ( the original ) you know what i am talking about...
5. pedoguy - May 28, 2009 1:01 PM
I'd kill my own mother if it meant Nic Cage would enver act again...
6. Ted - May 28, 2009 1:42 PM
I can't tell what kind of movie this is supposed to be.
7. Igetit - May 28, 2009 2:11 PM
This looks amazing...might not be that bad
8. gareth - May 28, 2009 2:12 PM
surely its not meant to be taken seriously!? the overacting, the characters that are 100% caricature - its a Werner Herzog film, and he has a seriously strange view of the world (which i think translates into great, albeit bizarre, film)
i think it looks decent!
9. proteon - May 28, 2009 2:17 PM
Bad Lieutenant wasn't fun or funny; it was a descent into darkness and fucking damn near unbearable to watch.
This is a different kind of unbearable to watch but I still love Val.
10. Faust - May 28, 2009 2:22 PM
You be the judge:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny2dR-lWXCg
Fuck Nic Cage (except for Raising Arizona, of course).
11. Gando - May 28, 2009 4:10 PM
Why are they making all these remakes? It makes me feel old.
12. Rhialto - May 28, 2009 4:17 PM
It will be a hard job for Nicolas Cage to replace 'tough guy' Harvey Keitel.
13. frank - May 28, 2009 11:40 PM
Ah, I see Herzog is returning to Even Dwarfs Started Small levels of crazy.
I have but one question: do you see his goddamn dick in it?
14. Species 8472 - May 30, 2009 1:33 AM
Cage: "I thought this would be a challenging role because there's a scene where I take my shirt off and cry at the same time."
15. thejamminjabber - August 21, 2009 4:08 PM
Absolutely can't wait for this or My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? Gonna be a banner year for Herzog.
http://thejamminjabber.com/2009/08/21/werner-herzog-returns-with-a-double-barrel-blast-of-batshit-crazy/