Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans Now

Nicolas Cage plays Terence McDonagh, a police detective who starts the film by saving a prisoner from drowning during Hurricane Katrina. He injures his back in the process, leading to a crippling addiction to Vicodin, cocaine, and whatever else he can find in the evidence locker.

Should I focus on a different cult classic? Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Forget the 1992 Harvey Keitel original. This isn't a remake; it’s a hallucinatory descent into a post-Katrina purgatory, led by a Nicolas Cage performance that redefined "over the top." The Plot (Or Lack Thereof) Nicolas Cage plays Terence McDonagh, a police detective

Whether it’s a masterpiece or a fever dream is still up for debate, but one thing is certain: Werner Herzog’s Bad Lieutenant: Port called New Orleans (2009) is one of the most unhinged pieces of cinema ever to hit the mainstream. Forget the 1992 Harvey Keitel original