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Question: Have all of you guys seen the original? (With Harvey Keitel). It's about as far from "realistic" as it gets but it's a good watch. It's basically an art film. It's hilarious, if you have a sick sense of humor.

I can see how a real cop might be offended by it but on the other hand, many LEOs have an appreciation for gallows humor that might over-rule that for an hour or two. The thought of a real, actual cop like HK's character is appalling and frightening. To Ferrara's credit, he never has him even go to the station or take a real police radio call once in the whole movie. He only uses the radio to place sports bets, IIRC.

This is the first Bad Lieutenant movie I'm talking about. Haven't seen the remake that is the subject of this thread but I'd bet the house that it's basically the same story.