Nicolas Cage's best movie

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I would have to say the best work of Nic Cage was in Wild at Heart, followed distantly by 8MM and Lord of War. I haven’t seen Adaptation but I have heard he gives a good performance in it.

Unlike many people, I do not detest Cage (or Kevin Costner, another very polarizing actor) - I think he’s good at playing a certain kind of character, and he fits some roles very well. I was never a fan of his flashy action flicks; I don’t think his hangdog countenance and delivery is a good fit for those roles. But I think he’s great in the above films I mentioned.

Does anyone here like him or have a favorite Nicolas Cage film, or is he as reviled here as he is among most of my peers?

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I find Face/Off quite watchable, but his best is probably Raising Arizona.

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I’ll go with…Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

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Did he have two seconds of screen time in that movie or what? Because I sure as hell don’t remember him in that movie. Little help?

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Without a doubt: Raising Arizona.

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Second best: Moonstruck.

He’s had some decent rolls lately, like Adaptation, but he was better (fresher?) when he had his youth backing him up. Now he’s just sort of stale.

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Yeah I was just joking, he had a cameo but that’s it. The funny thing is after he became much more famous, my brother noticed an ad for the movie (maybe it was in a TV guide, or on a VHS box, or something) that said NICHOLAS CAGE like he was the star of the movie or something.

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Wild At Heart. He has a lot of the same power E had.

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One of Spiccoli’s buddies. Eric Stoltz is another one.

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Cool, I obviously didn’t even know he had a cameo.

And yeah, I’ve seen that happen a couple of times with some older movies that had a cameo by a future big star. Nothing comes immediately to mind, but I’ve definately seen it happen.

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Anthony Edwards was the other stoner, not Nicolas Cage. He was one of Brad’s (Judge Reinhold’s) friends.

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Yeah, it showed him working behind the counter at the restaurant for just a few seconds. I don’t even think he spoke in the movie.

I haven’t seen Raising Arizona or Wild at Heart, but my favorite of his is Lord of War. Knowing was also pretty good.

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What, no votes for Con Air?
:confused:
:stuck_out_tongue:

I’m going to have to go with Leaving Los Vegas. Raising Arizona is close.

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Okay. It’s been a long long time since I’ve seen it.

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I’m gonna say The Family Man.

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Con Air sucked.
Moonstruck and esp Raising Arizona were his best.

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Ah, save 'em for somebody else, I’m probably a hopeless case.

True fact. I once won Season One of 24 from a radio station, and I took the DVDs to Wal-Mart, let them give me $35.00 for them and used the money to buy a dress.

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I can’t believe this thread actually got 17 replies. I’m going to have to start one for Kevin Costner tomorrow.

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Don’t forget Valley Girl.