15 Interesting Facts About Nicolas Cage Movies That Will Make You Like Him Even More

Cage accepted to play in Drive Angry when he found out his character would get his eye shot out.

Damjan

• Published in Film & TV
• April 26, 2022

Is Nicolas Cage a great actor or a bad one? This question could be a modern-day Schrödinger's cat.

On one hand, he has an Academy Award for Leaving Las Vegas in 1995, and he has collaborated with everyone from Martin Scorsese to David Lynch and Werner Herzog. On the other hand, his name has become synonymous with direct-to-streaming action pictures with little plot and a lot of explosions. 

But one thing is certain - he can't ever leave you indifferent. You either love him or hate him.

Have you ever heard anyone say they don't have an opinion about Cage? It's either "I love that guy!" or "I hate that guy!"

It is never "meh." Abed Nadir is cautioned not to watch too many Nicolas Cage movies in a row in the seminal hit Community.

That much unfiltered Cage is too much for the mind to comprehend. Instead of confronting all of the following Cage truths at once, you might prefer to spread them out over several days, if not weeks.

In total, he has made almost 60 films. We have selected 15 of the most interesting fact about his movies and we know you will love them.

Or hate them. One thing is certain - it won't be "meh."

1. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Nicolas Cage takes on the most unexpected challenge of his career in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. He plays "Nick Cage," a fictionalized version of himself who is on the verge of retiring from acting and living the life of a housecat after receiving one more rejection.

This Cage is an enthusiastic cinephile who can't stop talking about The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari, and he forms an unexpected bond with a Cage mega-fan (played by Pedro Pascal) who has paid him $1 million to appear at his birthday party, only to discover that his admirer is a dangerous drug lord.

2. Wild at Heart

When asked does he still have the jacket, Cage replied:

No, I gave it to Laura Dern. She was such an enormous part of Wild at Heart that I felt it belonged to her. But now I wish I had given it to my son instead. I would've liked him to have it. But it's okay, Laura has it.

3. Willy's Wonderland

The dialogue for my character in Willy’s Wonderland was very sparse, so I decided with Kevin, the director, to go full Harpo Marx and take all the dialogue out because I thought that would be a fun acting challenge to see how much I could communicate without words and only with movement and facial expressions. I’m very happy with the results of Willy’s Wonderland. It was a good experiment, Cage once said.

4. The Wicker Man

5. Valley Girl

6. Vampire's Kiss

7. Renfield

8. Drive Angry

9. Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

10. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

11. The Sorcerer's Apprentice

12. Sonny

13. Peggy Sye Got Married

14. Gone in 60 Seconds

15. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

As a movie star, Cage is a one-of-a-kind figure. He rose to prominence before the period of celebrity adoration, but he is now adored by internet "stan" culture.

He is connected with both high and low art; he is serious about his profession while also being mindful of his celebrity status. And that makes him awesome.

Damjan