Nicolas Cage is a film genre in itself – even if the films with him are bad, it’s certainly not his fault. We have the highlights of his wild career for you.
The many faces of Nicolas Cage (Source: Themoviedb.org / Collage: Netzwelt)
In the 90s and 2000s, Nicolas Cage was often seen in Hollywood blockbusters. These times of great success are now over, but Cage is far from retiring. On the contrary, while other actors make a maximum of two films in a year, Cage often does five or six.
Cage loves acting and makes no distinction between a small direct-to-DVD production or a feature film. As long as he likes the project (or the money is right), Cage will give it his all.
Cage’s acting is often a little “uninhibited”, but one should not forget that Nicolas Cage is an Oscar winner who has already proven several times what he is capable of. So Cage isn’t a bad actor, he’s just special. That’s why Cage films, no matter how different they may be, have now become their own genre.
In the following list you will find ten of the craziest or most interesting films in which Nicolas Cage was seen. It is often thanks to Cage alone that these titles stand out from the crowd and are remembered.
However, films like “Con Air” or “The Rock” are missing from our list because they are beyond reproach and although Cage is entertaining in them, he is not as unpredictable as we have come to expect from him.
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (Source: Themoviedb.org)
Nicolas Cage is a huge fan of comics and superheroes. His son has Superman’s birth name, Kal-El, and Cage himself also adapted his real name, Nicolas Kim Coppola, by borrowing Luke Cage’s last name.
In 2007 the time had finally come and Cage was allowed to play the lead role as Ghost Rider in a Marvel film adaptation. The film, which was released a year before “Iron Man” and therefore does not belong in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, was quite successful. Reason enough for a sequel, which opened in cinemas in 2011 with the title “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance”.
The new film was much more daring and aimed specifically at an adult audience. With a script by “The Walking Dead” producer Scott M. Gimple and “Crank” directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, the Ghost Rider was intended to be more brutal, scary and darkly humorous.
Of course, this gave Cage the chance to let loose as Johnny Blaze while protecting the devil’s son from his father. It’s a matter of honor that the motorcycle-riding fire skull didn’t miss the opportunity to pee a burning stream of urine into the audience – and in 3D!
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