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One Cage at a TimeDream Scenario - #058If you love Nicolas Cage like we do, then this is a great time to be a fan. We’re living in the middle of the third Nicolas Cage renaissance or the Ren-Nic-Sance as we call it. There was the indie darling Ren-Nic-Sance the culminated with Leaving Las Vegas, the action Ren-Nic-Sance that was kicked off by the holy trilogy of The Rock, Con Air and Face/Off and now we’re in what I’d like to call the “I’m Nic Cage and I do whatever I want because I’m Nic Cage” Ren-Nic-Sance. Films like Mandy, Pig and the Un...
2024-12-312h 53One Cage at a TimeThe Croods 2 - #057When we last left the world’s first family, The Croods were on their way to box office dominance and started a journey to find the perfect place to live. Unfortunately for the entire planet the continuation of their journey was pushed back due to development hell until the fall of 2020 which for some odd reason wasn’t a great time to be hanging out in movie theaters. Nevertheless The Croods managed to make another small fortune and learned to walk upright again just like the rest of us with The Croods: A New Age
The Croods cont...
2024-12-282h 03One Cage at a TimeSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - #056The last time Nicolas Cage did a Marvel movie we ended up with the disastrously awful 2011 film Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance, so in true Nic Cage fashion he followed up that blunder with a masterpiece. So throw on your spider suit, tie the belt on your trench coat and pop on a fedora as we take a brief journey to the incredible animated world of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
After getting bitten by a radioactive spider from another dimension, teenage Miles Morales is forced to take up the mantle of Spider-Man so he and a group...
2024-12-281h 41One Cage at a TimeTeen Titans Go! To the Movies - #055In the late 90’s Nicolas Cage’s boyhood dreams of playing Superman on the big screen were sadly crushed by studio production hell when the ill-fated Tim Burton Superman Lives film failed to get made but luckily for Nic, he’d get another chance…kinda. No, we’re not talking about that creepy CGI cameo in The Flash, we’re talking about the 2018 animated film Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
In a world where every superhero ever created is getting their own blockbuster movie the Teen Titans just want their shot at big screen immortality but the fat cats...
2024-12-281h 16One Cage at a TimeAstro Boy - #054As we’ve seen many times on this show, Nicolas Cage is an extremely nostalgic guy, so it makes perfect sense that he’d jump at the opportunity to play a role in an American film version of a Japanese Manga he grew up reading in the 60’s. So throw on your big red boots and join us as we dive into the dark dystopian world of Astro Boy
A brilliant scientist’s kid dies in an experiment gone wrong thanks to a meddling politician so he uses his knowledge to resurrect his son in the form of a sup...
2024-12-282h 11One Cage at a TimeG-Force - #053We’ve seen Nicolas Cage take inspiration from cartoon characters more times than you would think on this show such as Woody Woodpecker in Raising Arizona, Pinocchio in Never on Tuesday and of course Pokey from The Gumby Show for Peggy Sue Got Married but what if Nic reused that ridiculous voice when, you know, it actually made sense? We’re about to find out as we hop into our individual hamster wheels and roll through Disney’s first ever live-action/computer animated hybrid film: G-Force
A team of genetically engineered super spy guinea pigs and a genius...
2024-12-282h 09One Cage at a TimeThe Ant Bully - #052In the late 90’s and early 2000’s movie studios were cranking out animated bug movies like crazy for some inexplicable reason, so it makes sense that Tom Hanks decided to cash in on this short-lived craze and produce a theatrical version of a popular kids book while casting some of the heaviest hitters in Hollywood to star in it. Unfortunately, despite decent reviews the film ended up bombing at the box office and was largely forgotten about almost immediately. Strap on your ant goggles, grab a bowl of honey doo and join us as we clacktiel our way through the...
2024-12-282h 01One Cage at a TimeThe Croods - #051It might shock you to learn that Nicolas Cage’s highest grossing film didn’t come from his Holy Trilogy of The Rock, Con Air or Face/Off, nor his two turns as Benjamin Franklin Gates in the National Treasure series but rather from a 2013 animated film that racked up over half a billion at the box office. So come along with us as we Oonga Boonga our way through the first of two films starring Nic as an overprotective cave-dad: The Croods
A caveman father and his prehistoric family must face the hard truth that their way...
2024-12-281h 55One Cage at a TimeNever On Tuesday #050In 1989 Cary Elwes, Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson and Nicolas Cage were already bonified leading man Hollywood stars, so how in the name of God were they convinced to show up as bit characters in a horribly written cheesy as all hell 80’s “comedy” that feels like it was written by a horny 13 year old on acid? We’ll do our best to figure that out as we suffer through 90 minutes of wall to wall torture momentarily broken up by possibly Nicolas Cage’s most wacky over the top character of all time: Never On Tuesday
Two doofus...
2024-12-282h 05One Cage at a TimeUSS Indianapolis: Men of Courage - #049You’d think if you were given Nicolas Cage, Tom Sizemore, Thomas Jane and one of the most fascinating tales to come from easily the most memorable war in history it would make for one hell of a movie and an absolute slam dunk at the box office. You’d think. Instead, we got a boring, pandering mess with some of the worst CGI since Sharknado, a critical and box office bomb that sunk the careers of everyone involved. With that in mind let’s all take some sea sickness pills, clutch your dismembered body parts tight and try not to...
2024-11-022h 57One Cage at a TimeSonny - #048In the late 80’s, Nicolas Cage was sent a script about a male gigolo which he immediately fell in love with but sadly the script sat on the shelf for the next 15 years since no director wanted to touch it until Nic, at the height of his stardom, said, ‘you know what, screw it, why don’t I direct it myself’. So, grab yourself some protection as we take a long meandering look at the rarely explored world of male prostitution that only Nicolas Cage had the balls to direct: Sonny
After returning home from the Army to early...
2024-10-013h 00One Cage at a TimeRed Rock West - #047One of our favorite things about doing this show is that we get to talk about the incredible hidden gems of Nicolas Cage’s career that most audiences have never heard of and there’s possibly no better example of that than a small budget indie post-western neo-noir film from 1993 that, despite being Nic’s highest rated film on Rotten Tomatoes, has been largely forgotten. So hop in the car, light a cigarette and ride along with us as we examine the little masterpiece that is Red Rock West.
A down on his luck ex-marine goes in search...
2024-10-012h 21One Cage at a TimePeggy Sue Got Married - #046Francis Ford Coppola was already a legend in 1986 having made a slew of cinematic masterpieces like Apocalypse Now and the first two Godfather films so it’s not a shock that he was slightly pissed when he cast his nephew Nic in one of his films and he rewarded one of the most celebrated Director’s ever to live by turning his character into a live action cartoon character. Come along as we give all our love and kisses to the final collaboration Nicolas Cage and his uncle made together: Peggy Sue Got Married.
Peggy Sue Bodell and...
2024-07-303h 21One Cage at a TimeAdaptation - #045The last time Nicolas Cage played a struggling screenwriter it netted him Oscar gold, 7 years later he teamed up with one of the greatest writers working today and ended up with his second nomination while playing dual roles. That’s right, Nic plays twins in this film and is absolutely brilliant as both parts. Join us as we breakdown the incredibly hilarious and heartbreaking meta masterpiece that is Adaptation.
Charlie Kaufman is an overwhelmed Hollywood screenwriter tasked with writing a film adaptation of a book with hardly any plot or an ending while dealing with sexual frustration, se...
2023-12-263h 20One Cage at a TimeChristmas Carol: The Movie - #044What happens when you take a classic story from 1843 everyone has already heard a thousand times, pay a warehouse full of animators to painstakingly hand draw the animation in the era of Pixar box office dominance and toss two obnoxious mice doing their best Mr. Bean impression over half of the film? A critical and box office failure that would all but be forgotten if it wasn’t for Kate Winslet flirting with pop music stardom and Nicolas Cage showing up for two minutes to do his best impression of a British ghost with an American accent. So, join us...
2023-12-191h 25One Cage at a TimeRenfield -#043As a boy, Nicolas Cage grew up watching Nosferatu, Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and of course the original Dracula with his dad Augustus so being able to play the dark lord on screen had always been a lifelong dream. In 2023, after 40 years in film, Nic was finally able to sink his teeth into the role he was born to play and absolutely knocked it out of the park.
So come along with us as we breakdown the mother of all toxic relationships between Dracula and of course his familiar: Renfield Dracula’s servant Renfield tries to break fr...
2023-12-183h 03One Cage at a TimeNational Treasure Book of Secrets - #042In Hollywood you’d better believe if you make $350 million on a vaguely original idea you’re getting a sequel, so it’s no shock that Disney brought back the team from 2004’s National Treasure in 2007 for another history inspired treasure hunting adventure. Unfortunately, as is often the case with sequels, the follow up basically copy and pasted the script from the first movie, changed a few locations, slapped on a new coat a paint and called it good since who wants to mess with a great formula. And it absolutely worked, leading to the highest grossing film of Nicolas...
2023-12-053h 11One Cage at a TimeMom and Dad - #041Ghost Rider 2 broke Nicolas Cage’s spirit and sent him on a path to reignite the spark he had before breaking into big budget action blockbusters so it makes perfect sense that one of the main people responsible for Spirit of Vengeance would help Nic start his late career renaissance that would eventually lead him back to the mainstream. So join us as we breakdown Nic’s 2017 return to the horror genre: Mom and Dad.
A mysterious illness infects parents around the world switching their hardwired paternal instincts to protect their children into violent murderous rage that make...
2023-11-282h 49One Cage at a TimeGuarding Tess - #040In the early to mid 90’s films starring an antagonizing pain in the ass character who slowly drops their guard only to realize the object of their animosity was actually their best friend all along were all the rage. While Driving Miss Daisy and The Bodyguard managed to gain critical and financial success respectively, Nicolas Cage’s foray into this short-lived genre didn’t go quite as well. But does this film deserve its place in relative obscurity or is it a lost gem? We’ll find out as we breakdown the 1994 comedy-drama Guarding Tess.
A highly decorate...
2023-11-212h 14One Cage at a TimeTime to Kill - #039Sandwiched between Vampire’s Kiss and Wild at Heart is an Italian film largely forgotten by critics and audiences alike that is the only project Nicolas Cage has ever done outside of the Hollywood system and is nearly impossible to get your hands on these days. So why does this film exist? Was Vampire’s Kiss so detrimental to Cage’s career that he had to go to the other side of the planet to get a leading role? We’ll find out as we dive deep into the 1989 Italian film Tempo di uccidere or as it’s known in the US...
2023-11-152h 11One Cage at a TimeStolen - #038In 1997 Nicolas Cage and Simon West teamed up to make the first summer blockbuster action film to feature Nic as the leading man with Con Air, then a full 15 years later they teamed up again to make possibly the last with a critical and box office bomb. But does this film deserve the hate it got from critics and audiences alike? Yes, yeah it totally does. But join us anyway as we breakdown the 2012 action “thriller” Stolen.
Fresh out of prison a former bank robber must reluctantly go back to a life of crime in order to come...
2023-11-072h 47One Cage at a TimeIndustrial Symphony - #037Laura Dern and Nicolas Cage had amazing chemistry both on and off screen for Wild at Heart, so David Lynch decided to use that lightning in a bottle to set the stage for a little avant-garde concert film he had planned with sadly recently departed Twin Peaks actress/musician Julee Cruise.
So, without further ado let’s dive briefly into the delightfully weird 1990 concert film Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Broken Hearted.
2023-11-0126 minOne Cage at a TimeWild At Heart - 036Ah David Lynch. A man who can make every moment of a film memorable, albeit in most cases bizarre. But what happens when you team him up with an actor who is also capable of making every line and gesture equally as memorable? We’ll find out as dive deep into the weird wonderful wacky world of the legendary 1990 black comedy romantic crime thriller: Wild at Heart.
After serving time in prison for killing a man in self-defense, Sailor Ripley reunites with the love of his life Luna Fortune who decide to run away together but Luna’s mo...
2023-10-313h 36One Cage at a TimeThe Old Way - 035It’s hard to believe that Nicolas Cage has been acting professionally for 40 years, has over 100 credits to his name and he has never once been in a Western, well that was until now. In fact in 2022 Nic shot two of them back to back just to make up for lost time, one was Butcher’s Crossing and the other was a film one critic summed up by calling it the mild, mild west. So saddle up partner as we dive deep into 59 year old Nicolas Cage’s western debut: The Old Way.
A retired gunslinger is forced...
2023-10-242h 40One Cage at a TimeArsenal # 034What happens when you bring one of Nicolas Cage’s most insane characters back from the dead and drop him in the middle of a mediocre crime drama? Well, you get a mediocre movie with a bafflingly strange character who is a shell of what made him interesting in the first place. So join us as we journey through a boring slog that one critic called the worst movie of 2017: Arsenal
When a protective older brother gets in over his head with a sadistic mob boss his younger brother must risk everything to rescue him and unleash ve...
2023-10-172h 56One Cage at a TimeThe Rock #33Believe it or not, once upon a time Nicolas Cage was considered “too quirky” to star in an action blockbuster but luckily for us, Nic took this to be a challenge rather than a roadblock and in 1996 he embarked on a nearly 20-year action voyage that only Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance had the power to shipwreck. So how in the name of Zues’s butthole did a quirky indie film character actor, fresh off an Oscar winning performance as an alcoholic screenwriter become the action star of the 90’s? We’ll find out as we lock ourselves in solitary c...
2023-10-103h 13One Cage at a TimeConAir - #032Nic Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Steve Buscemi, Ving Rhames Danny Trejo and Dave Chappelle hopped onto an airplane with Jerry Bruckheimer and the guy who directed the Rick Astley video for Never Gonna Give Your Up, not a joke, and together they managed to get every freak and creep in the universe to churn out an action classic that may just be the most recognizable performance of Nicolas Cage’s career. Join us as we put the bunny back in the box for this season of One Cage at a Time with the timeless classic action thriller Con Ai...
2023-03-133h 05One Cage at a TimeThe Best of Times - #031Everyone has to start somewhere, even if you’re the grandson of a legendary composer and nephew of one of the greatest directors of all time, though I’m sure that helps with getting auditions. Nicolas Coppola was no different when he co-starred in a variety show television pilot opposite the one and only Crispin Glover long before his turn as George McFly in Back to the Future. So enjoy as we bask in the glory of Nicolas Coppola’s acting debut and an absolute treat for any Nicolas Cage fan: The Best of Times.
Meant to be a t...
2023-03-131h 02One Cage at a TimeThe Family Man - # 030Sandwiched between Rush Hour 1 and 2, a pre-accusations Brett Ratner tapped everyone’s favorite “Man” to star in a heartfelt loose adaptation of It’s a Wonderful Life that has largely been forgotten despite pulling in $125 million at the box office. We watched as he burned up in The Wicker Man then saw him get pelted by fast food in The Weather Man but before either of those roles Nicolas Cage starred as The Family Man.
Bachelor Jack Campbell lives a lavish, fast-paced life as a Wall Street executive but after a chance encounter on Christmas he’s given a gl...
2022-12-202h 42One Cage at a TimeGhost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance - # 029In 2011 Sony pictures, desperate to hold onto the film rights to Ghost Rider, made a movie so unbearably bad that it single handedly ended the franchise, lead to the rights of the character to revert back to Marvel Studios and forced Nicolas Cage to quit doing blockbuster films for good. Join us as we suffer through an absolute dumpster fire that not even Nic Cage, Idris Elba, Ciaran Hinds and Christopher Lambert could save featuring villains with the most punchable faces since...well since the original Ghost Rider: Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance.
Eight years after the...
2022-12-132h 52One Cage at a TimeLord of War - # 028In 2005, the man who brought us Gattaca and The Truman Show teamed up with Nicolas Cage to shine a light on the shady underbelly of illegal arms trafficking and produced a film is just as relevant now as it was then. So break out your Kalashnikov’s and pour a few lines of cocaine and gunpowder as we breakdown one of my all-time favorite Nicolas Cage films: Lord of War.
Yuri Orlov lived the American dream. He went from a child of immigrants barely squeaking by in New York to marrying his dream girl and settling down in...
2022-12-062h 30One Cage at a TimeValley Girl - #027What originally started as a sexy teen exploitation film to capitalize on the popularity of a 1982 Frank Zappa song turned into a surprise hit that has since become a cult classic but more importantly it featured the very first starring role of a man who would go on to become a legend. Sure, Nicolas Coppola had been in a few things, but Nicolas Cage wasn’t born until the 1983 romantic comedy: Valley Girl.
Julie Richman has it all, good looks, popularity and a hunky boyfriend but when a punk from Hollywood walks into her life she begins to...
2022-12-012h 19One Cage at a TimeThe Trust - #026Two years before his production company Spectrevision cast Nicolas Cage in Mandy and Color Out of Space, Elijah Wood teamed up with everyone’s favorite actor for a movie that was released exclusively to DirecTV that oddly enough features the final film performance of Jerry Lewis’ career. With those weird details in mind, kick back as we break down a 2016 crime thriller black comedy that’s, trust me on this one, way more fun than you’d expect: The Trust.
When a couple of low-level evidence room cops stumble upon a hidden vault they go all in on what...
2022-12-012h 19One Cage at a TimeThe Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent - #025A film about Nicolas Cage, starring Nicolas Cage as Nick Cage. Did someone steal our fan fiction novel? This may be the single most meta movie ever made and a Nicolas Cage fans wet dream but does this self-referential love letter to Nicolas Cage do the man justice? We’ll find out as we breakdown an aptly named homage to everyone’s favorite actor The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.
With his acting career going nowhere, his family life crumbling and facing financial ruin, a fictional version of Nicolas Cage accepts a $1 million offer to hang out at a...
2022-08-302h 46One Cage at a TimePrisoners of the Ghostland - #024What the hell even is this movie? A live action anime, a western, a samurai film, a post-apocalyptic grind house thriller, an art piece, an assault on the senses, the weirdest most annoying film I’ve watched in years? Maybe all of the above. So, strap in as we breakdown the movie Nicolas Cage says is the wildest film he’s ever made, for better or worse: Prisoners of the Ghostland.
In the frontier city of Samurai Town (not a joke) a ruthless bank robber named Hero (also not a joke) is sprung from jail by a weal...
2022-08-303h 09One Cage at a TimeMatchstick Men -#023Team the legendary Ridley Scott coming off Gladiator, Hannibal and Blackhawk Down with the one and only Nicolas Cage and you’re sure to have a smash hit on your hands, right? Not so much. Which is a shame because this largely forgotten critically acclaimed 2003 film features a phenomenal performance from Nicolas Cage that’ll make you want to laugh so hard you’ll PISS BLOOD! So, enjoy the insanity of Nic’s one and only collaboration with Ridley Scott as we break down Matchstick Men.
When an obsessive-compulsive con artist with Tourette’s syndrome named Roy Waller and...
2022-08-162h 24One Cage at a TimeMoonstruck -#022In Nicolas Cage’s illustrious career only one film he’s appeared in has ever been nominated for best picture. Sure, there have been plenty of snubs: Deadfall, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Jiu Jitsu, Never on Tuesday, Willy’s Wonderland, just to name a few. So what is it about this Cher starring romantic comedy that sets it apart? We’ll find out as we break down number 8 on AFI’s top 10 romantic comedies of all time: Moonstruck
When a desperate to settle down widow accepts a marriage proposal from her doofus of a boyfriend, she’s tasked wit...
2022-08-092h 32One Cage at a TimeJoe -#021In the midst of financial troubles, Nicolas Cage turned down a huge Expendables 3 pay day to team up with director David Gordon Green and a young Tye Sheridan to make a film most people have likely never heard of…and it’s an absolute shame because what they created is a hidden gem that might just be one of the best performances Nicolas Cage has ever delivered. So settle in as we dive deep into this brutal and heartbreaking forgotten indie film: Joe
When an ex-con takes a destitute young drifter under his wing he becomes an unli...
2022-08-022h 23One Cage at a TimeBad Lieutenant Port of Call New Orleans -#20Why make a follow up to a controversial film that even director Werner Herzog didn’t think should be named after it since they share little to nothing in common? Because without that established IP we’d never get a chance to see Nicolas Cage smoke crack in a mainstream film. So, get ready for a bumpy drug filled romp through the streets of post-Katrina New Orleans as we breakdown an unnecessary follow up with a ridiculously long name: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.
After a back injury, “good cop turned bad” Terrence McDonagh is having a...
2022-07-263h 20One Cage at a TimeFace/Off -#019ke two actors who can chew scenery like nobody’s business and team them up with one of the most over the top directors to ever film a guy jumping through the air whilst fire two guns in slowmo whilst going ahhh and what do you get? A 90’s action classic that is as much ridiculous as it is hilarious. So sit back as we face off against the mother of all face off films: Face/Off.
Obsessed with stopping a bomb from going off planted by his kid killing arch nemesis and notorious terrorist Castor Troy, Sean...
2022-07-193h 14One Cage at a TimeDark -#018Paul Schrader had Dying of the Light ripped away from him by a greedy studio desperately trying to recoup the $5 million dollars they gave him to make something even moderately coherent. But Paul Schrader would not be denied. Three years after he, his producer, the DP and the principal stars staged a silent protest on the sacred wall of Paul’s Facebook page, he hired an editor and recut the film using his original first cut, DVD’s from dailies, and some scenes gingerly lifted directly from the studios cut to make the film he originally intended audiences to see...
2022-07-122h 22One Cage at a TimeDying of The Light -#017What happens when the writer of such cinematic classics as Taxi Driver, American Gigolo, Raging Bull and….Dog Eat Dog taps Nicolas Cage to play a CIA agent battling dementia? A film deemed so bad due to “studio interference” that director Paul Schrader, the film’s director of photography and the principal stars took to Facebook to publicly disown it. With that glowing endorsement let’s all strap in for the bumpy ride that is Dying of the Light.
After being forced into an early retirement by terminal dementia, Evan Lake and his partner set out to settle a s...
2022-07-112h 38One Cage at a TimeNational Treasure -#016Who do you turn to when you need to cast Robert Landon from the DaVinci Code and Indiana Jones’ treasure hunting love child? Why, none other than Nicolas ‘Benjamin Franklin Gates’ Cage himself. To be fair, he’s more of a treasure protector than a treasure hunter. So get out your decoder ring as we break down the beloved family adventure classic: National Treasure.
After searching his entire life, Benjamin Franklin Gates stumbles upon a colonial ship that holds clues that lead him through the heart of American history and eventually to stealing the Declaration of Independence itself...
2022-07-042h 48One Cage at a TimeRaising Arizona - #015The greatest directing duo of all time teamed up with the legendary Nicolas Cage at the beginning of their respective careers and created a timeless masterpiece. That’s it. That’s all I’m going to say about it. So, sit back and enjoy as we breakdown the brilliant 1987 Coen Brothers classic and the film that made me a lifelong Nicolas Cage fan: Raising Arizona.
When an ex-cop and an ex-con find out they can’t have kids of their own they decide to steal the baby of a family who had quintuplets, but as you might expect t...
2021-12-282h 19One Cage at a TimeTrapped in Paradise - #014Dana Carvey, Jon Lovitz and Nicolas Cage are brothers in a comedy crime Hallmark Christmas mash up that I guess everyone hates but me. Let’s get into the holiday spirit with a film one critic said was “borderline unwatchable” Trapped in Paradise.
Two idiots convince their brother to return to a life of crime to pull off the perfect heist in the town of Paradise, Pennsylvania but wouldn’t you know it, things don’t go as planned and the brothers find themselves trapped with the kind and loving townsfolk they just robbed.
Trapped in Paradis...
2021-12-242h 37One Cage at a TimePig - #013How does Nicolas Cage possibly follow the brilliant, touching and life affirming masterpiece featuring prose that touches the very essence of the human soul that was Willy’s Wonderland? We’ll find out as we dive deep into Nic’s critically acclaimed return to Oscar contention: Pig.
Robin Feld has been hiding himself away deep in the Oregon woods but when his beloved truffle hunting pig is kidnapped, he’s forced to return to the world he left behind.
Pig features incredible performances from Alex Wolff AKA Spencer from the new Jumanji movies, Adam Arkin, and of c...
2021-12-222h 45One Cage at a TimeGhost Rider - # 012Nicolas Cage had been dreaming of playing Ghost Rider since he was a kid, unfortunately his dream came true only a year before The Dark Knight and Iron Man revolutionized the comic book movie genre forever leaving Ghost Rider in the pre-MCU dust. All that said, it’s not as bad as Daredevil, so let’s all penance stare into one of Nic Cage’s greatest passion projects: Ghost Rider.
There’s hell to pay when Johnny Blaze offers up his soul in exchange for curing his father’s cancer but Mephistopheles might have picked the wrong errand boy...
2021-12-213h 02One Cage at a TimeWilly‘s Wonderland - #011A mute Nicolas Cage fighting animatronics possessed by a satanic cult while gulping down gallons of energy drinks while dancing and playing pinball. Fever dream or actual Hollywood film? Maybe a bit of both. It’s your birthday and we want you to have fun as we breakdown Willy’s Wonderland.
After blowing out some tires on some suspiciously placed tire spikes, a mute Nicolas Cage agrees to clean up an abandoned family fun center in exchange for repairs, but things quickly get wacky when he finds himself battling animatronic mascots possessed by a demonic cult.
Wi...
2021-12-142h 41One Cage at a TimeGone in Sixty Seconds -#010How do you improve upon a movie from the 70’s with an almost incoherent plot that seemed to be made specifically to show off cool cars and then destroy them? By making a movie in the 2000’s with an almost incoherent plot that seemed to be made specifically to show off cool cars and then destroy them starring Nicolas Cage. So come along as we suffer through the most Michael Bay movie that wasn’t made by Michael Bay: Gone in 60 Seconds.
“Memphis” Randall Raines was once the best car thief in the business before walking away from his l...
2021-12-073h 21One Cage at a TimeMandy - #009A Nicolas Cage movie made in the last three years with a 90% on Rotten Tomatoes. Does this fantasy horror thriller blood bath live up to the hype? Spoilers: it absolutely god damned does and more. So sit back as we breakdown the 2018 Panos Cosmatos modern classic Mandy. T
he year is 1983 in the Shadow Mountains where Red Miller and Mandy Bloom live a peaceful and loving existence that is shattered when a sadistic cult leader takes an unhealthy interest in Mandy that eventually leads Red down a phantasmagoric journey of vengeance.
Mandy features incredible performances...
2021-11-302h 50One Cage at a TimeDog Eat Dog - #008Nicolas Cage and Willem Dafoe together in a movie written and directed by the guy who wrote Taxi Driver and Raging Bull. This movie must be incredible, right? WRONG! So come along with us see as we try to figure out the nonsensical aimless mess that is Dog Eat Dog.
Three recently released ex-cons join forces to pull off the crime of their lives by kidnapping a baby to hold for ransom but when the job doesn’t go as planned things quickly go sideways as they find themselves running from both the cops and the mob....
2021-11-232h 57One Cage at a TimeThe Weather Man - #007How can you possibly improve upon an amazing performance by Nicolas Cage playing a weatherman stuck in a downward spiral of self-loathing and shame? By pelting the poor bastard with fast food at every turn, that’s how! So come along as we get meteorological breaking down The Weather Man.
David Spritz is a local Chicago TV weatherman who has won the lottery at life but despite his success he feels constant shame thanks in part to the pressure to live up to his Pulitzer Prize winning father and his rapidly deteriorating family life.
The We...
2021-11-162h 31One Cage at a TimeBringing Out the Dead - #006How is it remotely possible that one of the greatest directors of all time could join forces with the human powerhouse that is Nicolas Cage at the height of his career and still manage to come out with a box office bomb? We’ll find out as we slog through two hours of Martin Scorsese hitting random on his jukebox and setting it to guys driving around in ambulances as we breakdown Brining Out the Dead.
After kind of killing some random teenage girl on the street by not choosing the proper medical course of action, Frank Pi...
2021-11-092h 17One Cage at a TimeColor Out of Space - #005What happens when you take a classic Lovecraft short story, sprinkle in a bit of Nic Cage insanity and toss it in a visually stunning stew? You get a modern classic and possibly the best HP Lovecraft story yet to be put to film. So buckle up as we break down the technicolored fever dream that is: Color Out of Space.
Nicolas Cage and his family moved to the sticks to get away from the rat race of life but when a meteorite filled with inter-dimensional wackiness lands on their farm, life takes a dramatic and horrifying...
2021-10-222h 09One Cage at a TimeVampires Kiss - #004What happens when you take a guy who can make a normal every day ordinary character seem insane and have him play an actual insane person? Absolute, unabashed, magic that’s what! So let’s break this masterpiece down from A, B, C, D all the way through Z as we talk about Vampire’s Kiss.
After a kinky night with a beautiful woman who loves extreme hickies, a full of himself lunatic literary agent and inexplicable ladies man begins to suspect he’s slowly turning into a vampire.
The film stars Maria Conchita Alonso of Runni...
2021-10-212h 44One Cage at a TimeDeadfall - #003How can a noir tale featuring three Oscar winners that was directed by a Coppola and written by the same guy who wrote Green Book possibly be bad? We’re about to find out. So come along with us as we have some fun time family fun breaking down Deadfall.
After accidentally killing his father during a con gone wrong Joe (played by Michael Biehn) attempts to carry out his father’s dying wish by tracking down something stolen by his dad’s twin brother years earlier, but things soon take a twisted turn as Joe gets drawn...
2021-10-202h 13One Cage at a TimeGrand Isle - #002Some might say consuming six full glasses of whiskey, a 12 pack of PBR, a bottle of wine and a mint julep is a tad much for one man to drink over a roughly 12 hour period but they forget that man is a God and his name is Nicolas Cage.
Today we’re looking at his only starring role to ever warrant the dreaded 0% on Rotten Tomatoes: Grand Isle A young father and husband has been charged with murder on Grand Isle and the only way he can prove his innocence is to recount a twisted and dark ni...
2021-10-192h 12One Cage at a TimeThe Wicker Man - #001How many women can a grown man punch, kick and elbow directly in the face before it’s no longer satisfying? We’ll find out the answer to this question and more as we breakdown The Wicker Man.
Edward Malus is a Northern California motorcycle cop, whose ex-fiancée Willow Woodward informs him that her daughter Rowan has disappeared and asks for his assistance in her search. When he arrives at the island where Rowan was last seen, he suspects something sinister about the neo-pagans who reside on the island. It is of course a remake...
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