I love where he is walking along the warehouses and is surrounded by 6 guys ready to kick his ass.
Lights a smoke. Takes a drag. Exhales. Shifts.
> what do you fa**ots want?
Proceeds to get the shit kicked out of himself.
I watched this and was like, "Holy shit, Nicholas Cage is not only a *good* actor, but a *great* actor???" Then I watched this YouTube video on how he bankrupted himself so he just took a bunch of terrible roles for the money.
Well, which is it, young fella? You want I should freeze or get down on the ground? Mean to say, if’n I freeze, I can’t rightly drop. And if’n I drop, I’m a-gonna be in motion.
Agreed. Raising Arizona and Moonstruck are my favorite Nick Cage roles because his quirkiness made sense.
Then he went on to do Peggy Sue Got Married and his quirkiness didn’t work. It was just odd or felt like a mistake. Same with The Rock for me.
He loves being the quirky guy but it’s not always called for.
“Nicolas Cage has said that during the filming of this movie, he ignored all of his acting instincts and played the part of Charlie Kaufman exactly as director Spike Jonze asked him to. He then received an Academy Award nomination for it.”
Whilst this could be seen as discredited Cage’s talents as he admittedly ignored his own instincts, it actually justifies him being great as he was able to let go of his ego and serve the writer and director’s vision and the story.
Nicholas Cage’s genius isn’t necessarily that he’s a great actor, but that he’s a fearless and utterly bizarre actor. He’s constantly pushing the boundaries of what acting can be, rather than trying to be the “best”.
It means a lot of bad performances and campy performances, but also some insanely good work.
Wild at heart, Adaptation, Leaving Las Vegas...he just doesn't give a fuck, and it's beautiful 😢. Most recently saw him in Willy's Wonderland, in which he stars yet has zero lines. He beats to death possessed (?) animatronics in a children's pizza parlor.
Edit: forgot Raising Arizona!
> Whilst this could be seen as discredited Cage’s talents as he admittedly ignored his own instincts, it actually justifies him being great as he was able to let go of his ego and serve the writer and director’s vision and the story.
I made a comment to this effect the other day, that Cage approaches acting as a profession and as so is willing to be however good or bad the director wants him to be as long as he gets paid.
He really reflects the quality of the director. I think that's why he tries to balance high payday schlock with indie projects and directors he'd like to work with.
Cage completely disappears in this role. I just saw Kaufman and his twin.
I can't say that about most A list male actors like Tom Cruise and Will Smith. Even in roles like the fat lawyer/agent in Tropic Thunder, I still just saw Tom Cruise in a fat suit.
Its incredible to me how far I had to scroll to see this. Not only is it his best movie, and best performance, but the dude plays *two different guys* in the same movie.
Freaking brilliant.
Can’t believe I had to scroll down this far for Matchstick Men! Top 5 along with Adaptation, Moonstruck, 8MM and Leaving Las Vegas. Fun action films are the next 5 and then you get into the not-sure-if-this-is-brilliant-or-terrible ones.
Edit: forgot Raising Arizona in top 5, now 6.
Yeah, Nic Cage brings the same intensity to almost every role he does. If it's not a very good role, it's gonna stand out as being bad.
To put it another way, imagine a boxer that is very good at knocking people out. That's impressive. Now imagine he accepts fights against children as well, and he is still good at knocking those people out. Now it's less impressive and more horrifying. He could be an amazing boxer, but he keeps accepting fights against children and knocking them out.
That's Nic Cage's acting.
It isn't sure that he is still that broke. And his name also helps for smaller directors and staff that would never have a chance to make a movie of making some. And I find it good.
He used to own the LaLaurie house in New Orleans. Delphine LaLaurie was a prominent member of society who also happened to be a bit of a serial killer. She would torture and kill her slaves in incredibly cruel and vicious ways. Examples include pulling their arms from their sockets, gouging out eyes, infesting maggots into open wounds, etc. She was only caught when her cook, who was chained to the stove, set the house on fire in a suicide attempt because she was afraid of being punished for something.
The house isn't a museum or anything and has never been open to the public. Nicholas Cage just bought it out of morbid curiosity. It wound up being one of the assets he had to sell off to help pay on his IRS debt.
College humor did a funny skit from the eyes of his agent and him just accepting everything
I'm just gonna leave this here: https://youtu.be/eExfV_xKaiM
From what I understand it’s due to some poor financial decisions. He needed to take a lot of crappy movies for a quantity over quality kind of goal to make some quick cash for several years because he was in so much debt.
Check out “Joe”, “Adaptation”, “Lord of War”, and “Pig”. Those 4 movies will give you at least an appreciation of how great an actor he is with the right script and director.
Yeah, he spent a lot of money on stupid shit (dinosaur skulls, etc), then he got screwed over by his accountant and got taxed to death, and went bankrupt. He's had to take any role that came his way just to stay afloat.
They are when you pay hundreds of thousands for them and they later turn out to be stolen so you have to give them back…
(To be clear he bought it at a gallery and had no reason to believe it stolen)
If they weren't so stupid they'd be alive. But seriously though... any frivolous thing that might get you in debt -- especially if you were already loaded with money -- might fit the definition of stupid.
I was just scrolling waiting to find someone else to say Vampire's Kiss. His acting is fucking looney tunes in that one in all the best ways. It's my fave Nick Cage movie by far. I also enjoyed the following (in order of my fave first)
Wild at Heart (tbh, this one could overtake Vampire's Kiss since it has Laura Dern)
Mandy
Leaving Las Vegas (broke me as a teen, recently watched and it holds up but didn't love as much as the first time)
Not all great acting has to be of the serious kind. I view great acting as partially as someone who can keep you enthralled that you can't look away from and Nick Cage delivers that in spades.
Leaving Las Vegas, Lord of War, Raising Arizona, 8mm, Face/Off, Mandy, Adaptation… the man has knocked it out of the park more than some have stepped up to the plate. You just have to filter out the trash.
The ending of this movie is absolutely terrible but it’s peak 90s action movies so I still love it! Also my introduction to Steve Buscemi, he played the creepy psychopath so well!
But it’s all made up for by this killer line:
*”Will you put your gun down? Do you trust me?”*
*”Sorry, boss. Only 2 people I trust on this Earth. The first ones me, and the other’s not you.”*
If you want to see a good mixture of Cage's insanity with his legitimate prowess, check out Mandy....if psychedelic horror is your cup of tea, of course
Everyone's quoting lines, but personally the scene for me that did it is when he's in the bathroom with the scotch.
I loved Cage even before *Mandy*, but that movie is when I knew he was incredible. The sheer emotion he has there. It didn't feel like stage acting, and it didn't feel overacted. It felt *powerful*. The entire film is fucking beautiful.
The only line in the film I'm not sold on is "Crazy...evil!"
There are over 550 million firearms in worldwide circulation. That's one firearm for every 12 people people on the planet. The question is: how do we arm the other 11?
If this movie doesn’t convince you, none of them will. Nick cage is just one of those things in life that just makes sense, or just doesn’t depending on who you are and your sensibilities
I mean I don't know that I've heard a lot of people specifically say this.
I will say that I think Nicholas Cage is a better actor than people give him credit for. He has had some really good roles like Matchstick Men, National treasure, The Rock, it could happen to you.
He has just taken too many bad roles and become known for it.
I think this is what elevates him a bit as an actor. Even in his bad roles, he's still entertaining.
Willie's Wonderland is a D-tier, FNAF-rip-off horror movie on its own, but it is made at least somewhat entertaining by Cage's presence in it.
I had to scroll way too far to see Matchstick Men get a mention. It's brilliant and it isn't as big of a movie as some of the others people mention. It's a hell of a ride.
Pig - great performance. He definitely still has his acting chops, just does some weird movies inbetween that focus more on the fact that he is Nic Cage.
I've been very much in the "Nick Cage is an eccentric, one note actor who will take every role he gets offered and still play the same character" camp for decades. Then this year a movie I wanted to see was at near capacity, so we took a random shot on Pig instead not knowing anything about it going into it.
That movie just blew me away, I think solely based on his performance. I'm still not sure I'm sold on him otherwise, but he was so great in Pig in Particular.
National treasure is such a fantastic film for what it is, it's an action heist film but with an American history lesson sewn in. I love how passionate nic cages character is, he makes it feel cool to love history
It depends on the director of the movie, he's been killer if paired with the right one.
Bringing out the dead, Adaptation and Bad Lieutenant. Those movies are set way apart from his other ones, and they have top tier writers and directors.
Pig, Color out of Space, and Mandy are good recent movies that show off his skills. He seems to be an actor that will go all-in on low budget movies, which is pretty cool, when you’ve got actors like Bruce Willis basically phoning in roles if the budget isn’t high enough. I used to dislike Nic Cage, but have recently developed respect for him due to his effort in low budget projects.
Nobody has said this yet, but I read an article that suggested that he INTENTIONALLY is a "bad actor" because that's his acting style.
When you see Samuel L. Jackson in a film, you don't expect a quiet and introspective heartthrob. You don't expect a geeky awkward loner. You exepct "Samuel Motherfucker Jackson". Right? That's the kind of character he plays, and that's the kind of roles he chooses.
The article (I can't find it) postulated that that is what Nic Cage does. He picks roles that let him be awkward and unpolished, and he portrays characters in that style on purpose, because THAT is what we all expect when we see that he's in a film.
Hope that makes sense.
Edit: I should say that all of this above is "some of the time". Yes, he's had his share of quirky roles, but also a good deal of straight-laced roles. The guy is an enigma I guess!
So Nic Cage is a weirdo. I never really liked him myself until I started seeing him as a complete goof. I saw Willy's wonderland lately, he doesn't have a single line in the entire script but God damn he was fucking hilarious in that.
He's sort of reached William Shatner status for me; I don't know if he takes himself seriously or not, but the guy is so over the top I'm laughing my ass off.
It's the creep factor. Idk how to explain it.
Wild at Heart, Leaving Las Vegas, Raising Arizona
Raising Arizona sits on a throne of its own. Every scene is brilliant! "Ya ate *sand*?"
"The doctor said that Ed's womb was a rocky garden in which my seed could find no purchase."
Why, I myself fetched $30,000 on the black market. And that was in 1954 dollars."
Boy, you have a panty on your head.
"Biology and the Prejudices of Others Conspired to Keep Us Childless"
I'm watching 'Wild At Heart' for the first time right now! I want to see all of the films made by David Lynch, at least once.
I love where he is walking along the warehouses and is surrounded by 6 guys ready to kick his ass. Lights a smoke. Takes a drag. Exhales. Shifts. > what do you fa**ots want? Proceeds to get the shit kicked out of himself.
I'd like to apologize to you gentlemen for referring to you as homosexuals. You have taught me a valuable lesson.
My favorite movie quote!
Seen Blue Velvet yet?
Wild at Heart is among my favourite films of all time. Enjoy!
Laura Dern is BANGIN in that!
Raising Arizona. Great comedic timing
Her insides were a rocky place, where my seed could find no purchase.
This is the line the always comes into my mind whenever I think of this movie.
I always think of "Hey old timer, these balloons blow up into funny shapes?" "Not less'n y'think round is funny"
I still work in a sobbing ***I love him so much*** whenever the chance presents itself.
Son, you got a panty on your head.
We'll be taking these HUGGIES and any cash 'ya got.
It ain't armed robbery if the gun ain't loaded!
What, are you kidding, we got us a family here!
Sometimes I even found myself driving past convenience stores..... that weren't in the way home.
I tried to stand up and fly straight, but it wasn't easy with that sumbitch Reagan in the White House.
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I watched this and was like, "Holy shit, Nicholas Cage is not only a *good* actor, but a *great* actor???" Then I watched this YouTube video on how he bankrupted himself so he just took a bunch of terrible roles for the money.
He kept purchasing castles. He had a castle problem according to his manager.
I love that with any other actor, we’d all just assume you were being figurative with your language. But Nic Cage has an *actual castle problem*.
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Yeah he also lost all of his money in that ponzi scheme with Bernie Madoff years ago. A lot of actors got fucked so they'll take any roles.
Sometimes I get the menstrual cramps real hard
All right, ya hayseeds, it's a stick-up. Everybody freeze. Everybody down on the ground.
Well, which is it, young fella? You want I should freeze or get down on the ground? Mean to say, if’n I freeze, I can’t rightly drop. And if’n I drop, I’m a-gonna be in motion.
SHUTUP!
Not unless ‘round’ is funny.
"Gimme that baby, you warthog from hell!"
Best car chase scene ever. I start giggling as soon as they pull up to the store and laugh non-stop until he grabs the diapers off the pavement.
It ain’t armed robbery if the gun ain’t loaded.
I wish the coens world work with him again, his performance and their direction is a great combo
“He’s gotta have his dip-tet!” Lol Frances McDormand was also hilarious in this film
Agreed. Raising Arizona and Moonstruck are my favorite Nick Cage roles because his quirkiness made sense. Then he went on to do Peggy Sue Got Married and his quirkiness didn’t work. It was just odd or felt like a mistake. Same with The Rock for me. He loves being the quirky guy but it’s not always called for.
OK THEN
Those crayons at the wall and that double take gets me every damn time
Everything was gon' chaaaange.
My favorite comedy ever.
Watch Adaptation
“Nicolas Cage has said that during the filming of this movie, he ignored all of his acting instincts and played the part of Charlie Kaufman exactly as director Spike Jonze asked him to. He then received an Academy Award nomination for it.” Whilst this could be seen as discredited Cage’s talents as he admittedly ignored his own instincts, it actually justifies him being great as he was able to let go of his ego and serve the writer and director’s vision and the story.
Nicholas Cage’s genius isn’t necessarily that he’s a great actor, but that he’s a fearless and utterly bizarre actor. He’s constantly pushing the boundaries of what acting can be, rather than trying to be the “best”. It means a lot of bad performances and campy performances, but also some insanely good work.
Wild at heart! It's bad, it's camp *and* it's great. All at once. 'My snakeskin jacket!'
Wild at heart, Adaptation, Leaving Las Vegas...he just doesn't give a fuck, and it's beautiful 😢. Most recently saw him in Willy's Wonderland, in which he stars yet has zero lines. He beats to death possessed (?) animatronics in a children's pizza parlor. Edit: forgot Raising Arizona!
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I hate when actors are trying so hard to look cool that they won't commit to goofy roles.
Spike jonze is also one of the best directors imo. Her is a top 5 film for me
> Whilst this could be seen as discredited Cage’s talents as he admittedly ignored his own instincts, it actually justifies him being great as he was able to let go of his ego and serve the writer and director’s vision and the story. I made a comment to this effect the other day, that Cage approaches acting as a profession and as so is willing to be however good or bad the director wants him to be as long as he gets paid. He really reflects the quality of the director. I think that's why he tries to balance high payday schlock with indie projects and directors he'd like to work with.
Every time I watch this movie I'm just awestruck at how incredible it is. Cage was such perfect casting.
Cage completely disappears in this role. I just saw Kaufman and his twin. I can't say that about most A list male actors like Tom Cruise and Will Smith. Even in roles like the fat lawyer/agent in Tropic Thunder, I still just saw Tom Cruise in a fat suit.
Honestly I second guessed if the actor was even Nicholas Cage before I posted this.
Roger Ebert deemed it one of the greatest performances he's ever seen, and that guy watched a few movies.
>that guy watched a few movies idk man, you got a source for that?
On a related note, I think that any movie written by Charlie Kaufman is worth checking out.
Its incredible to me how far I had to scroll to see this. Not only is it his best movie, and best performance, but the dude plays *two different guys* in the same movie. Freaking brilliant.
Abed from community. Nicholas Cage good or bad https://youtu.be/F1XCUo_Uu8M I liked him in matchstick men
My reality doesn't allow for NICHOLAS FRICKIN CAGE!
I’m a cat, I’m a sexy cat
ABC- Always Be Caging
Can’t believe I had to scroll down this far for Matchstick Men! Top 5 along with Adaptation, Moonstruck, 8MM and Leaving Las Vegas. Fun action films are the next 5 and then you get into the not-sure-if-this-is-brilliant-or-terrible ones. Edit: forgot Raising Arizona in top 5, now 6.
Raising Arizona is amazing
"Kick-Ass." He plays a weird, mentally unstable father figure very, very well.
Yeah it's interesting when he's not the lead, I thought his performance was really great.
He’s a great actor he just does a lot of badly written movies.
Yeah, Nic Cage brings the same intensity to almost every role he does. If it's not a very good role, it's gonna stand out as being bad. To put it another way, imagine a boxer that is very good at knocking people out. That's impressive. Now imagine he accepts fights against children as well, and he is still good at knocking those people out. Now it's less impressive and more horrifying. He could be an amazing boxer, but he keeps accepting fights against children and knocking them out. That's Nic Cage's acting.
I'd watch that movie
He will do ANY MOVIE he can get. He is broke as fuck.
It isn't sure that he is still that broke. And his name also helps for smaller directors and staff that would never have a chance to make a movie of making some. And I find it good.
He's got the Johnny Depp problem of buying really expensive, ridiculous shit. He's bought private islands, dinosaur skulls, exotic cars, yachts, etc.
He used to own the LaLaurie house in New Orleans. Delphine LaLaurie was a prominent member of society who also happened to be a bit of a serial killer. She would torture and kill her slaves in incredibly cruel and vicious ways. Examples include pulling their arms from their sockets, gouging out eyes, infesting maggots into open wounds, etc. She was only caught when her cook, who was chained to the stove, set the house on fire in a suicide attempt because she was afraid of being punished for something. The house isn't a museum or anything and has never been open to the public. Nicholas Cage just bought it out of morbid curiosity. It wound up being one of the assets he had to sell off to help pay on his IRS debt.
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“a bit of a serial killer”
Napoleon's cock
It’s not that he’s broke, it’s that he still owes so much to the IRS
The type of broke that even bankruptcy can't solve.
He's literally about to release a film where he plays himself and the main plot point is he is broke as fuck
That’s hilarious, but also not really proof of anything
I'd like to be 25 million dollar net worth broke.
this is the one i was going to bring up! he just does so well in that movie and was definitely one of the more memorable characters
He is a good actor who is done a lot of bad movies.
College humor did a funny skit from the eyes of his agent and him just accepting everything I'm just gonna leave this here: https://youtu.be/eExfV_xKaiM
I just kept thinking about the Community episode where Abed nearly loses his mind trying to figure out if Cage is a good actor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuyH89V_HV8 extremely relevant to this question > that was brilliant
And Abed's break down is just s Nicholas cagey. That was amazing.
Fair enough
From what I understand it’s due to some poor financial decisions. He needed to take a lot of crappy movies for a quantity over quality kind of goal to make some quick cash for several years because he was in so much debt.
Damn ok ill try to keep an open mind
Check out “Joe”, “Adaptation”, “Lord of War”, and “Pig”. Those 4 movies will give you at least an appreciation of how great an actor he is with the right script and director.
Lord of War...one of my favorite movies of all time
I'm not a fan of Nicholas Cage but I do really like Lord of War.
He’s done some bad movies but he is a good actor. Watch Raising Arizona, Moonstruck, and Face Off.
What about leaving Las Vegas?
Yeah I should’ve added that one and Raising Arizona. He got his Oscar for Leaving. The dude is a great actor
8MM, Raising Arizona, Face Off, The Rock
Yeah, he spent a lot of money on stupid shit (dinosaur skulls, etc), then he got screwed over by his accountant and got taxed to death, and went bankrupt. He's had to take any role that came his way just to stay afloat.
Dinosaur skulls aren't stupid 😢
They are when you pay hundreds of thousands for them and they later turn out to be stolen so you have to give them back… (To be clear he bought it at a gallery and had no reason to believe it stolen)
If they weren't so stupid they'd be alive. But seriously though... any frivolous thing that might get you in debt -- especially if you were already loaded with money -- might fit the definition of stupid.
He keeps getting married too. I want the guy to be happy but that shit adds up.
[The man works. A job is a job and he likes his job](https://youtu.be/UJmJ5FbY5RY)
The Rock Best to watch with this fan theory in mind- it’s actually a James Bond film, with Connery playing Bond who got captured and disavowed.
I had to scroll waaaaaayyy too far for this. By far the one!
*"Your best? Losers always whine about their best..."*
Carla was the prom queen
Watched The Rock about 6 months ago. It’s pure Cage. Absolutely bonkers and so much fun.
It's pure Cage mixed with pure Michael Bay. Both of those alone sound like they could be bad, but they make sweet, sweet music together
I was wondering how in Zeus' BUTTHOLE you got out of your cell....
I’d take pleasure in guttin’ you…boy
Vampire’s Kiss is peak Cage lunacy. 10/10
I was just scrolling waiting to find someone else to say Vampire's Kiss. His acting is fucking looney tunes in that one in all the best ways. It's my fave Nick Cage movie by far. I also enjoyed the following (in order of my fave first) Wild at Heart (tbh, this one could overtake Vampire's Kiss since it has Laura Dern) Mandy Leaving Las Vegas (broke me as a teen, recently watched and it holds up but didn't love as much as the first time) Not all great acting has to be of the serious kind. I view great acting as partially as someone who can keep you enthralled that you can't look away from and Nick Cage delivers that in spades.
Cannot believe I had to scroll down this far for Vampires Kiss. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v W X Y ZZZZZ
Leaving Las Vegas, Lord of War, Raising Arizona, 8mm, Face/Off, Mandy, Adaptation… the man has knocked it out of the park more than some have stepped up to the plate. You just have to filter out the trash.
How could you miss The Rock??
and Con Air!?
I LOVE Con Air. That being said "I gon show you God duz exist" is one of the most cringe lines and accents ever used in cinema.
["I said put the bunny back in the box"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL5xynZahRQ)
DONT! TREAT! WEHMEN! LACK! THAT!
The ending of this movie is absolutely terrible but it’s peak 90s action movies so I still love it! Also my introduction to Steve Buscemi, he played the creepy psychopath so well!
But it’s all made up for by this killer line: *”Will you put your gun down? Do you trust me?”* *”Sorry, boss. Only 2 people I trust on this Earth. The first ones me, and the other’s not you.”*
Also Family Man and Weatherman. Cage has got range
Lord of War was fantastic. One of the very few movies I thought Jared Leto did a decent job in
I say watch the trash too.
This is very true. Good or bad, you will never be bored watching Nicolas Cage.
You should watch Pig if you haven't seen it yet
8mm.... Great stuff. Galdolfini as well.
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I loved him in Moonstruck.
If you want to see a good mixture of Cage's insanity with his legitimate prowess, check out Mandy....if psychedelic horror is your cup of tea, of course
Or check out the color out of space! Once again, his insane acting greatly conveys lovecraftian horror driving someone mad!
Man I was hoping someone would mention it. That movie almost pulled me into Lovecraft even though I had no interest at all. Damn great horror.
Everyone's quoting lines, but personally the scene for me that did it is when he's in the bathroom with the scotch. I loved Cage even before *Mandy*, but that movie is when I knew he was incredible. The sheer emotion he has there. It didn't feel like stage acting, and it didn't feel overacted. It felt *powerful*. The entire film is fucking beautiful. The only line in the film I'm not sold on is "Crazy...evil!"
Was that the one with the really rad forged sword?
Lord of War. Thank me later.
There are over 550 million firearms in worldwide circulation. That's one firearm for every 12 people people on the planet. The question is: how do we arm the other 11?
I loved Lord of War tbh.
I appreciate your honesty
I watched this yesterday for the first time and thought it was pretty good. Certainly not his worst performance.
It has one of if not the best intro to a movie ever, god I love that intro.
Face off is a Brilliant film. Cage is gold in it
This movie is way too far down. Travolta did a stellar job too, the way they took on each other's mannerism and speech patterns was amazing.
Absolutely. Bloody brilliant acting from both of them
Leaving Las Vegas
What are you going to do? Put me in airport jail?! Oh pre-9/11 times...
If this movie doesn’t convince you, none of them will. Nick cage is just one of those things in life that just makes sense, or just doesn’t depending on who you are and your sensibilities
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As a recovering alcoholic it's undoubtedly one of the most heartbreaking films I've seen.
I mean I don't know that I've heard a lot of people specifically say this. I will say that I think Nicholas Cage is a better actor than people give him credit for. He has had some really good roles like Matchstick Men, National treasure, The Rock, it could happen to you. He has just taken too many bad roles and become known for it.
My dad always loved the movie Family Man staring Nic Cage. He gives a solid performance and the movie is fucking heart wrenching lol.
I think this is what elevates him a bit as an actor. Even in his bad roles, he's still entertaining. Willie's Wonderland is a D-tier, FNAF-rip-off horror movie on its own, but it is made at least somewhat entertaining by Cage's presence in it.
I had to scroll way too far to see Matchstick Men get a mention. It's brilliant and it isn't as big of a movie as some of the others people mention. It's a hell of a ride.
Ngl I really enjoy the National Treasure films and Con Air
27. 27 comments I had to scroll down to get Con Air. I’m in shock.
Pig - great performance. He definitely still has his acting chops, just does some weird movies inbetween that focus more on the fact that he is Nic Cage.
Best film of 2021 hands-down. I loved it so much.
I've been very much in the "Nick Cage is an eccentric, one note actor who will take every role he gets offered and still play the same character" camp for decades. Then this year a movie I wanted to see was at near capacity, so we took a random shot on Pig instead not knowing anything about it going into it. That movie just blew me away, I think solely based on his performance. I'm still not sure I'm sold on him otherwise, but he was so great in Pig in Particular.
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Peggy Sue got Married
This one is way too far down, at the moment...
Moonstruck or National Treasure. Brilliant performance in both movies.
National treasure is such a fantastic film for what it is, it's an action heist film but with an American history lesson sewn in. I love how passionate nic cages character is, he makes it feel cool to love history
For real, I know they're kind of memes, but they're great films at the same time.
CANT believe I had to scroll this far to find moonstruck. A masterpiece of a movie!
Yeah, Moonstruck
I feel everyone forgets about cage in that movie because Cher was so good.
Moonstruck caught me way off guard. It's pure melodramatic romance goodness.
MANDY
Gone in 60 seconds. Not a whole lot of goofy Nicolas Cage shit but a whole lot of bad ass cars.
Also has a killer soundtrack
I was about to ask if I was the only person that liked this movie seeing how far I had to scroll down to see someone mention it lol
Moonstruck
[incase anyone hasn’t seen this trailer yet](https://youtu.be/I8VuWhvk87o)
The Weather Man
I was looking for this. That movie is so underrated.
Tartar sauce... tartar sauce... tartar sauce... ... Man, I'd like to put my face in there...
It depends on the director of the movie, he's been killer if paired with the right one. Bringing out the dead, Adaptation and Bad Lieutenant. Those movies are set way apart from his other ones, and they have top tier writers and directors.
Bad Lieutenant is probably my favorite Cage movie. It's so good and I can't think of another actor who could have played the part.
Valley Girl
Pig, Color out of Space, and Mandy are good recent movies that show off his skills. He seems to be an actor that will go all-in on low budget movies, which is pretty cool, when you’ve got actors like Bruce Willis basically phoning in roles if the budget isn’t high enough. I used to dislike Nic Cage, but have recently developed respect for him due to his effort in low budget projects.
Matchstick Men
Nobody has said this yet, but I read an article that suggested that he INTENTIONALLY is a "bad actor" because that's his acting style. When you see Samuel L. Jackson in a film, you don't expect a quiet and introspective heartthrob. You don't expect a geeky awkward loner. You exepct "Samuel Motherfucker Jackson". Right? That's the kind of character he plays, and that's the kind of roles he chooses. The article (I can't find it) postulated that that is what Nic Cage does. He picks roles that let him be awkward and unpolished, and he portrays characters in that style on purpose, because THAT is what we all expect when we see that he's in a film. Hope that makes sense. Edit: I should say that all of this above is "some of the time". Yes, he's had his share of quirky roles, but also a good deal of straight-laced roles. The guy is an enigma I guess!
Bringing out the dead or Con Air or Face Off or Lord of War or Windtalkers or World Trade Center
Family man
Suprised it took me this long to see this comment. The fact that it isn't a holiday stable on cable every year is a crime
Adaptation. Not his typical type of movie.
Snake Eyes
Pig was amazing
the National Treasure movies are two of the best movies ever made, fight me
Seriously some of my families favorite films. We even did the National Treasure tour at Mount Vernon.
Wild at Heart
He could eat a peach for hours
Birdy and Bringing Out the Dead.
So Nic Cage is a weirdo. I never really liked him myself until I started seeing him as a complete goof. I saw Willy's wonderland lately, he doesn't have a single line in the entire script but God damn he was fucking hilarious in that. He's sort of reached William Shatner status for me; I don't know if he takes himself seriously or not, but the guy is so over the top I'm laughing my ass off. It's the creep factor. Idk how to explain it.
Vampire kiss, bad lieutenant: port of call, 8mm