Cage has appeared in over 110 films throughout his career. Nicolas cage defends the idea that actors are artists. It stars nicolas cage, john cusack, and john malkovich. The film stars michael biehn, nicolas cage, charlie sheen, james coburn, and peter fonda. Roger ebert called cage fearless which was an understatement. Nicolas cage, colin firth, stanley tucci, morgan freeman, peter sarsgaard and christoph waltz hash it out at our awards season roundtable. Nicolas cage stars as a con man with an obsessivecompulsive disorder whose. In the early years of his career, cage starred in films such as valley girl 1983, racing with the moon 1984, birdy 1984, peggy sue got married 1986, raising arizona 1987, moonstruck 1987. Roy also suffers from agoraphobia, yet despite these problems, is an efficient con man. This film is one of nicolas cages finest, whom i have long questioned as to ability in acting. A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the formers teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly. The film, which michael sarnoski will direct from his own script, will also star.
If you want to get at the essence of nicolas cage, youll find it in his new, bananas revenge thriller, mandy. In 2018s between worlds, his character reads from the book memories by nicolas cage. Nicolas cage on pay the ghost and why horror movies help him relax. Dont expect any grandiose and overblown cons like in oceans eleven. Con air 1997 nicolas cage, john cusack, john malkovich d. Nicolas cage was born nicolas kim coppola in long beach, california, the son of comparative. Uninvited by tony harnell extnt city of angels is a 1998 american fantasy romantic drama film directed by brad silberling.
Choose your favorite nicolas cage designs and purchase them as wall art, home decor, phone cases, tote bags, and more. Nicolas cage defends the idea that actors are artists youtube. A con man, irving rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner sydney prosser, is forced to work for a wild f. Two con artists try to swindle a currency collector by selling him a.
Cage at the 66th venice film festival in september 2009. As the nephew of filmmaker francis ford coppola, cage altered his last name to avoid accusations of nepotism. Actor nicolas cage has always strived to make a name for himself based on his work, rather than on his lineage. Deadfall is a 1993 crime drama film directed by christopher coppola.
He has performed in leading roles in a variety of films, ranging from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action films. Nic cage is the meryl streep of batstcrazy characters. Aug 07, 2019 nicolas cage on his legacy, his philosophy of acting and his metaphorical and literal search for the holy grail. He received an academy award for his work in leaving las vegas 1995. Nicolas cage is an actor forever associated in the popular imagination with his most outrageous scenes.
The film stars nicholas cage, who is making up for some lost years thanks to his role here and of course in adaptation. He is an obsessivecompulsive con artist, with an insane need for neatness. May 12, 2011 uninvited by tony harnell extnt city of angels is a 1998 american fantasy romantic drama film directed by brad silberling. Unlike most movie stars who are walking answers, machines who. Nicolas cage plays roy, a con artist, who has numerous psychological issues. Nicolas cage is a truffle hunter who wants his pig back in pig, which started production monday in oregon. Cage received an academy award, a golden globe, and screen actors guild award for his performance as an alcoholic hollywood writer in leaving las vegas 1995 before coming to the attention of wider audiences with mainstream films, such as the rock 1996, faceoff 1997, con air 1997, city of angels 1998, and national treasure 2004.
All nicolas cage artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30day moneyback guarantee. Rank of nicolas cage s movies by box office performance. Captain corellis mandolin nicolas cage pictures cbs news. I would have to say that nicolas cage is my favorite actor partly based on the fact that i have 20 of his blu ray movies, more movies by him than any other actor. Top 7 movies about con artists showbiz cheat sheet. A mildmannered chemist and an ex con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from alcatraz against san francisco. Perhaps the con artist movie to end all con artist movies. His whole career may well have been leading up to this moment. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Nicolas cage and wife, alice kim, secretly separated in early january 2016, after 11 years of marriage. Matchstick men isnt the movie nicolas cage will be remembered for.
Knowing is a 2009 science fiction thriller film directed by alex proyas and starring nicolas cage. Cage changed his name early in his career to make his. His other notable movies include raising arizona, the rock, faceoff, adaptation, and national treasure and its sequel. Nicolas cage opens up about playing two nicolas cages, reenacting old scenes for new film tom gormicans the unbearable weight of massive talent promises to be the most nicolas cage movie ever made. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. When a childless couple of an ex con and an excop decide to help themselves to one of another familys quintuplets, their lives become more complicated than they anticipated. Matchstick men is a 2003 black comedy crime film directed by ridley scott, and based on eric garcias 2002 novel of the same name.
In 2016s dog eat dog, for example, cage sprays ketchup and mustard bottles on a shirtless willem dafoe. Two women, one song, one nicolas cage movie, and one grammy award. Much like in luc bessons leon 1994, matchstick men adopts the same theme of a criminal figure taking. Academy awardwinner nicolas cage adaptation, ghost rider stars with sam. Nicolas kim coppola born january 7, 1964, known professionally as nicolas cage, is an american actor and filmmaker.
City of angels uninvited tony harnell version youtube. Nicolas cage, american actor, perhaps best known for his performances in action films and bigbudget summer blockbusters. Sep 23, 2019 nicolas cage is a truffle hunter who wants his pig back in pig, which started production monday in oregon. The filmography of american actor, director and producer, nicolas cage includes the year the film was or will be released, the name of his character, the director, and other related notes. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Into the spiderverse 2010 and love, antosha 2019 were adored by critics. There are 5 separate blu ray discs, each movie on its own disc. So, ill just give a quick little synopsis of the plot, but really if youve seen any trailers for the movie, you know the plot pretty well. Nicolas cage, holly hunter, trey wilson, john goodman. Nicolas cage on acting, philosophy and searching for the holy.
Jun 23, 2017 two women, one song, one nicolas cage movie, and one grammy award. He was awarded a star on the hollywood walk of fame at 7021 hollywood boulevard in hollywood, california on july 31, 1998. There is also a list of films he has produced and his appearances in television. The film stars nicolas cage, sam rockwell, and alison lohman. Mar 27, 2014 perhaps the con artist movie to end all con artist movies. Get all the lyrics to songs by nicolas cage and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Con air 1997 nicolas cage, john cusack, john malkovich. The filmography of american actor, director and producer, nicolas cage includes the year. From the tragic to the comic, here are seven great films about con artists listed in order of each movie s critical ranking on rotten tomatoes, from lowest to highest.
Neurotic con man roy nicolas cage suffers from several emotional. The project was originally attached to a number of directors under columbia pictures, but it was placed in turnaround and eventually picked up by escape artists. Nicolas cage plays roy, a con man or, as he likes to say, a con artist. A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative. One of the nicolas cage films thats without a doubt worth watching, matchstick men follows roy waller cage, a neurotic, phobiaprone con artist, as he and his protege are just about to pull off a con when wallers teenage daughter unexpectedly shows up, foiling everything.
Rank of nicolas cages movies by box office performance. Nicolas cages twitchy con man takes the dad rap observer. Nicolas cage gave a careerdefining performance in matchstick. In captain corellis mandolin 2001, following the italian invasion of the greek islands during world war ii, an italian army officer nicolas cage falls for a beautiful woman penelope cruz. Matchstick men isnt quite a con movie, its more like a movie about con men. Nicolas cage reenacting his own films for meta movie. The little problem that matchstick men has is that there is not a real highpoint in the movie if the ending wasnt there. British director stephen frears brilliantly takes on a very american setting of gamblers, racetracks and scams in an adaptation of jim thompsons pulpy noir. Nicolas cage biography, movie highlights and photos. But roys academy award winner nicholas cage personallife is a mess.
Nicolas cage in his academy awardwinning performance as a suicidal alcoholic in leaving las vegas 1995. He is of italian father and polish, german, and english mother descent. Cage has been nominated for numerous major cinematic awards, and won an academy award, a golden globe, and screen actors guild award for his performance in leaving las vegas 1995. Is it a film about con artists or is it a treatise on the oedipal complex.
Shop for nicolas cage art from the worlds greatest living artists. Roy nicolas cage, a depressed con artist with obsessivecompulsive disorder, and frank sam rockwell, his partner, find their line of work complicated by the arrival of roys teenage daughter. Nicolas cage is an actor known for films like national treasure 2004 and faceoff 1997. With nicolas cage, alison lohman, sam rockwell, bruce altman. He chose cage both out of admiration for avantgarde musician john cage and en homage to comic book hero luke cage. Roy waller nicolas cage and frank mercer sam rockwell are con artists and the movie opens with showing how they collect some money. Production was financially backed by summit entertainment.
If youve ever thought to yourself boy, i sure do enjoy the collected works of nicolas. This nicolas cage 5 movie collection is a great value. Nicolas cage was born nicolas kim coppola in long beach, california, the son of comparative literature professor august coppola whose brother is director francis ford coppola and dancerchoreographer joy vogelsang. However, in a lot of recent con movies, the viewers are no longer being allowed to follow the exploits of the con artists, theyre merely being shown an incomplete series of events just so the filmmakers can have a big reveal at the end and say, we got you. The best and worst nicolas cage movies, ranked by critics. Matchstick men dvd ws meet roy and his ambitious protege frank, a couple of con artists.
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