ROTTEN TOMATOES: Cage Unleashes Crazy In Bad Lieutenant Trailer

Cage Unleashes Crazy In Bad Lieutenant Trailer

Think Werner Herzog can't out do Abel Ferrara? Take a look at this...

by Rotten Tomatoes | May 27, 2009

Okay, for everyone lamenting Nicolas Cage's decade-long slide into talent-wasting, hairpiece-abusing blockbuster mediocrity -- this one's for you.

Below is the production trailer for Werner Herzog's remake of Abel Ferrara's 1992 cult film -- this time called Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans -- with Cage taking on the corrupt, drug-taking cop role made infamous by Harvey Keitel.

An aghast Ferrara had fired some unflattering words at Herzog and Cage a while back, but we have to admit, this looks kind of insane in a good way. Or maybe just totally awful -- it's hard to tell with Cage these days. Still, he does seem awake, Herzog's no slouch in wrangling lunatic performances (Kinski's the benchmark, after all); plus, there are lizards, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer and... breakdancing souls. This could go any way, really.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on May 27 2009 10:16 PM

One question.

WHAT THE **** IS THAT IGUANA DOING ON MY TABLE!?!?

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ledawg1138 writes:
on May 27 2009 10:18 PM

It looks good to me, or am I as high as Nic?

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on May 27 2009 10:32 PM

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Your on high on your lucky crack pipe! Man this looks actually kind of bad. I cant believe Herzog directed this, even the look of the film seems bland. I'm not even that big of a fan of the original which I liked a lot but didn't love, but this really just looks bad... or could it be Wickerman so bad it's funny?

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Bob S. writes:
on May 27 2009 10:34 PM

I'll give it a look since it's Werner Herzog, but Nic Cage is one of the actors that I just can't stand watching in anything since ADAPTATION.

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Chris B. writes:
on May 27 2009 10:55 PM

that looks hilarious lmao

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scifimark writes:
on May 27 2009 11:13 PM

good to see val kilmer is still getting work these days

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Vauba Haoly writes:
on May 27 2009 11:52 PM

The trailer is kind of weird but I have a suspicion that it is the result of a studio that is not sure how to market the film. The music/mood in the trailer suggests it is supposed to be a comedy but the stuff happening on screen does not really match with the mood they are trying to set in the trailer. It looks more serious and the humor looks much darker, if it is indeed supposed to be funny even. I'm still convinced that Werner Herzog will make a movie that is at least interesting if not great.

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Solonik -. writes:
on May 28 2009 12:46 AM

That just looks ****ing weird.

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JHE writes:
on May 28 2009 02:02 AM

ROFL! i don't even know what to say...i still want to watch it for some odd reason

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Don't Tase Me Bro writes:
on May 28 2009 04:00 AM

"Shoot him again...his soul's still dancing!"

Saint Nic may surprise critics with this...

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gigaherc writes:
on May 28 2009 04:34 AM

Hope he'll be back... I still find him as a talented actor.

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JojoTR writes:
on May 28 2009 05:05 AM

It's going to be so bad.

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ragingbull91 writes:
on May 28 2009 05:18 AM

The *****!? Really?

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Mike B. writes:
on May 28 2009 06:20 AM

I'm excited to see what comes out of this. The trailer gives me mixed feelings.

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Jon D. writes:
on May 28 2009 08:04 AM

Why do they continue to cast rappers in movies when so much of the audience hates when they do it? A record deal does not make you an actor. You should be required to have some talent if you are going to be in a movie and these people just don't. I have no need to see this.

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stevegilpin writes:
on May 28 2009 08:13 AM

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I agree with Vauba Haoly about the music. The mood of the trailer is "dark comedy", but the stuff being depicted is really sick and exploitative. I am also in disbelief that this is Werner Herzog's film....also, the title is super lame. I hope no one tries to remake Ferrara's King Of New York, because that movie is awesome, and features one of the best performances by Christopher Walken, ever.

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mightysourdough writes:
on May 28 2009 08:37 AM

His hair...WTF is going on with his hair!!??? Do something about it already. Yes Nic, you are going bald on the front of your head. Yes Nic you can still grow hair on the back half of your head...Thad doesn't mean you should!

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ledawg1138 writes:
on May 28 2009 09:19 AM

In reply to this comment (#2509577)
Oh...but, breakdancing souls.

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Charles C. writes:
on May 28 2009 09:20 AM

What? You don't have a lucky crack pipe?

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ledawg1138 writes:
on May 28 2009 09:26 AM

In reply to this comment (#2510330)
Everyone who's anyone has one.

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