I split this page into two separate namespaced works pages. As some of the description referred to the two movies simultaneously, I had to rewrite the descriptions. In case I got something wrong (I didn't see the 1992 film), I'm dumping the relevant parts of the original here.
Bad Lieutenant is the title used by two very different films connected by their common character: a police lieutenant who investigates murders while doing ridiculous amounts of drugs and committing several criminal acts, using his position as a weapon to get away with everything. While both films showcase the same basic character, the two films are wildly different. The main point of divergence is the setting, with the original being set in New York and the second set in post-Katrina New Orleans. The Lieutenant and McDonagh are also somewhat dissimilar, with the Lieutenant having actual feelings of regret and remorse about his actions, while McDonagh just indulges in his habits more and more, using his position to get him whatever he wants. Herzog actually very much rejects the label of "remake" being applied to his film. He cited the parallel of calling one James Bond movie a remake of another.
Edited by LordGroLet's just say and leave it at that.
I split this page into two separate namespaced works pages. As some of the description referred to the two movies simultaneously, I had to rewrite the descriptions. In case I got something wrong (I didn't see the 1992 film), I'm dumping the relevant parts of the original here.
While both films showcase the same basic character, the two films are wildly different. The main point of divergence is the setting, with the original being set in New York and the second set in post-Katrina New Orleans. The Lieutenant and McDonagh are also somewhat dissimilar, with the Lieutenant having actual feelings of regret and remorse about his actions, while McDonagh just indulges in his habits more and more, using his position to get him whatever he wants.
Herzog actually very much rejects the label of "remake" being applied to his film. He cited the parallel of calling one James Bond movie a remake of another.