Mamet has remade "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (some spoilers)
Think about it. The main theme is greed, and the three main characters:
Hackman - The Good; he's a criminal but he's still got ethics and morals and his ways are unique and different from others
DeVito - The Bad; he screws over many people as the movie goes on, tries to get the money for himself and ends up dead
Rockwell - The Ugly; changes alliances many times but its clear he's working for himself, he ends up screwed over by The Good
What do you think?
"Look upon me! I'll show you the life of the mind!"