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Nic Cage - NEVER afraid to go over the edge
modage:
i love Nic Cage. he rules. he is never afraid to go TOO FAR and throughout his career he has done so on several occasions. i would just like to point out a few performances of special interest to me.
VAMPIRES KISS this is one of the unintentionally funniest movies ive seen, maybe ever. mainly what sticks out about this movie is Nics performance. priceless. his diatribe to his therapist where he proceeds to go through the entire alphabet while signaling different hand movements is rolling on the ground funny! you can practically see him rehearsing this in the mirror the night before (which in the commentary track he confesses to doing so). the sadistic relationship with his secretary is what pretty much makes this hilarious all the way through.
RAISING ARIZONA umm. everyone who has seen this movie, knows the genius of cage. we have a coen thread, so i dont need to describe this one.
LEAVING LAS VEGAS this movie is so sad, that if in the proper state of intoxication yourself it also can turn into quite a funny movie. my girlfriend once caught about half of it on cable and described it as "hilarious".
PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED uhh, a small part, but another example of his wild experimentation in the 80s and willingness to pretty much try anything with a character. he has even recently confessed to a "what was i thinking?" attitude. (he says he "thought he was a method actor".)
CON AIR "Put the bunny in the box" (southern accent). i dont think i need to say any more.
KISS OF DEATH another small part, in this godawful remake with a Uge cast. but he is pretty funny as"Little Junior Brown, a violent and powerful villain"
FACE OFF tell me you DIDNT love cage doing travolta? travolta doing cage? the movie may not be your cup of tea, but the acting is worth the price of admission.
ADAPTATION cant believe i almost forgot about this one. what could be better for a cage lover than this. the pinnacle of all cage performances as 2 hilarious and completely different brothers. even if the 3rd act didnt work for you, the banter between the brothers was certainly a highlight of every scene they were in together. *edit added
SoNowThen:
Hello, Bringing Out The Dead??
Yeah, I like Cage.
modage:
no no im not saying he wasnt great in lots of other movies. i was just trying to name a few where he was especially OVER THE TOP. he was a little more subdued in BRINGING OUT THE DEAD and WILD AT HEART and tons of other flicks.
Raikus:
How can you forget Adaptation?!?!
If any movie solidifies Cage's acceptance as a great actor it's Adaptation. And this is coming from not-so-big Cage fan.
Derek237:
'Never afraid to go over the edge' describes him perfectly. In Vampires Kiss he actually ate that cockroach. Ew.
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