?Bad Lieutenant? Comes Back
From L.A. Times
In 1992, a dark little independent drama came out that shook up the scene and really made people take notice. Bad Lieutenant, the NC-17 rated film about a lieutenant with a penchant for drugs, sex and gambling, starred Harvey Keitel in a role so raw he won an Independent Spirit Award. It was directed by Abel Ferrara, whose works include Fear City and Driller Killer. Now, with more money and a looser cultural acceptance of violence, the film is going to be remade.
Billy Finkelstein, writer of such cop shows as L.A. Law, Murder One, Law and Order, and NYPD Blue, is set to write the new version of the film. Along with adapting to the changes of a New York cop after 9/11, Finkelstein is also giving the lieutenant a name, Terence McDonough. His unabashed wreckless behavior will still be an upfront issue in the film, but what kind of cultural impact will it really have today?
