Source:
L.A. Times
Posted on: Thu, Aug 30, 2007 14:41:34
Written By: Michael Dance
MichaelDance@TheCinemaSource.com
1992's Bad Lieutenant, about a cop (Harvey Kietel) drowning in his own drug-addicted corrupt semi-consciousness, was one of the few notable borderline-mainstream movies of its time to accept an NC-17 rating. When it came out, some regarded it as morally abhorrent, but a majority of critics admired it a great deal, with Ebert saying Kietel gave one of the great modern performances.
Now it seems that the film will be re-imagined for the contemporary world by writer William Finkelstein (veteran of cop TV shows like Law and Order), who's already halfway into a second draft. It's still a bit unclear whether this is a remake or a continuation, but this time we will find out more about the cop's backstory, and even get his name, which was never revealed in the original: Terence McDonough. And while the original version was, as JoBlo.com puts it, "aggressively non-commercial," it's also unclear just how mainstream they'll be aiming this to be.
Kietel unfortunately doesn't seem to be involved; no word on whether the new version, like the old, gives his character any full-frontal nudity scenes. |
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