Today is the birthday of the inimitable Nicolas Cage. On this occasion, we offer you seven anecdotes about the life of the actor who has a lot of them! It’s up to you to tell us if they are true or false.
Throughout his immense career, which began in the early 1980s, Nicolas Cage had the opportunity to work under the direction of some of the greatest directors of their generation.
We could, for example, cite Francis Ford Coppola (for Rusty James in 1983 and Cotton Club in 1984), Alan Parker (with a magnificent interpretation of Al Columbato in Birdy), David Lynch (the unforgettable Sailor Ripley from Sailor and Lula) or Brian de Palma (Snake Eyes), without forgetting Martin Scorsese (Open Grave).
If we can consider that the rest of Nicolas Cage’s career has been dotted with many less judicious film choices, and less strong roles than those of the 80s and 90s, the actor remains very prolific. , including participation in six feature films over the past two years.
Among these, Michael Sarnoski’s surprising Pig, in which Nicolas Cage plays Robin, a former chef in Portland, who now lives alone, isolated in his cabin in an Oregon forest with his pig, a truffle hunter Peerless. A peaceful retirement that will abruptly come to an end the day his pet is stolen from him, leading Robin to go looking for him.
Another original project in 2022 with A Talent in Solid Gold, a film by Mark Isham in which the actor plays his own role, that of an indebted actor accepting small roles to repay his debts. For several years, this extraordinary actor has been talked about as much for his professional life as for the many anecdotes that dot his private life.
Here are some of them in this quiz, which you will have to tell us if they are authentic, or totally invented. Let’s go !