According to a report a few weeks ago, First Look Pictures were allegedly releasing the Werner Herzog’s “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans,” on November 20.
Well, we just got a screening invite and turns out this info, which first came from GetTheBigPicture, so hat tip to them, is correct.
First look are the decidedly-B-movie studio behind Lindsay Lohan’s recent “Labor Pains” and the Cuba Gooding Jr. film, “The Way of War,” which are films generally a slight cut above straight-to-DVD, but not always.
The wacky film, which we saw at TIFF, probably needs to be experienced firsthand, but we can’t say it was super successful on a whole. There are some interesting/amusing moments in it though (the breakdancing spirit is probably the best), which makes it not a total wash. We also were onhand for the Q&A with Herzog after the film if you want to see video of the director saying typically outlandish stuff.
Aside from lead Nicolas Cage as a drug-crazed detective quickly going off his rock, the uneven, but wild movie also stars Val Kilmer as a homicide detective, Eva Mendes as Cage’s call-girl girlfriend, Xzibit as a drug lord, and Fairuza Balk as a state trooper, ex-girlfriend of Cage’s character. Read our full review of the film.
Rodrigo Perez is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Playlist, which he launched in 2008. He has worked in entertainment journalism since 2000, including at MTV, and has written for SPIN, IndieWire, Pitchfork, Complex, Magnet, and various music, film, and entertainment publications over the past two decades.
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