Actor nicolas cage has always strived to make a name for himself based on his work, rather than on his lineage. Academy awardwinner nicolas cage adaptation, ghost rider. Matchstick men focuses more on the characters than on the con. A con man movie that isnt necessarily about the con but rather about the men, ridley scotts matchstick men is about as solid as they come. Nicolas cage, alison lohman, sam rockwell, bruce altman. Find films and movies featuring nicolas cage on allmovie allmovie. Cage has been nominated for numerous major cinematic awards, and won an academy award, a golden globe, and screen actors guild award for his performance in leaving las vegas 1995 during his early career, cage starred in a variety of films such as rumble fish 1983, valley. Ranger cameron poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner transport plane when the passengers seize control. A prequelsequel, arsenal, starring nicolas cage as his character eddie king, was. Matchstick men isnt the movie nicolas cage will be. In 2000, cage returned to action movies, starring in the car theft movie gone in 60 seconds. One of the nicolas cage films thats without a doubt worth watching, matchstick men follows roy waller cage, a neurotic, phobiaprone con artist, as he and his protege are just about to pull off a con when wallers teenage daughter unexpectedly shows up, foiling everything. The film stars michael biehn, nicolas cage, charlie sheen, james coburn, and peter fonda.
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Nicolas cages most memorable movie roles ranked gallery. He is of italian father and polish, german, and english mother descent. The filmography of american actor, director and producer, nicolas cage includes the year the film was or will be released, the name of his character, the director, and other related notes. Peter loew in vampires kiss 1989 ah, here it is, the original crazy nicolas cage. Cage has appeared in over 110 films throughout his career. All nicolas cage artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30day moneyback guarantee. A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the formers teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly. Con air is a 1997 american actionthriller film directed by simon west, screenplay and story by scott rosenberg, and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Nicolas cage biography, movie highlights and photos.
Ridley scott the renowned director of bladerunner has made a film of quite a. Nicolas cages twitchy con man takes the dad rap observer. It is also the prime influence on the song deadfall written by the american hardcore punk band snot. Deadfall is a 1993 crime drama film directed by christopher coppola. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Leaving las vegas 1995 this romantic drama is the story of an alcoholic screenwriter ben. Just as miramax and the rest of the indie upstarts were blowing up the traditional model of studio filmmaking, action movies transitioned from being confined to the world of. As the nephew of filmmaker francis ford coppola, cage altered his last name to avoid accusations of nepotism. Nicolas cage john cusack con air film 1997 youtube. Con air turned nicolas cage into the gonzo action star we. The film stars nicolas cage, sam rockwell, and alison lohman the film premiered on september 2, 2003 at the 60th venice international film festival and was released in the united states on september 12, 2003. Matchstick men is a 2003 black comedy crime film directed by ridley scott, and based on eric garcias 2002 novel of the same name.
With nicolas cage, joaquin phoenix, james gandolfini, peter stormare. Buy con air nicolas cage by dahlhus as a tshirt, classic tshirt, triblend tshirt, lightweight hoodie, fitted scoop tshirt, fitted vneck tshirt, relaxed fit tshirt, graphic tshirt, chiffon top, sleeveless top, graphic tshirt dre. Cage changed his name early in his career to make his. Roy nicolas cage, who suffers from obsessivecompulsive disorder, agoraphobia, panic attacks, you name it. Nicholas cage, sam rockwell and alison lohman are an electric, charismatic trio, with an unmistakable chemistry and complete handle on their respective characters. Nicolas cage stars as a con man with an obsessivecompulsive disorder whose orderly life and latest scam are threatened by the reappearance of a. It feels odd now to think there was a time when nicolas cage wasnt an idiosyncratic weirdo overacting his way through an endless procession of interchangeable action movies, but the 90s were a strange time in cinema.
The film stars nicolas cage, sam rockwell, and alison lohman. Into the spiderverse 2010 and love, antosha 2019 were adored by critics. Shop for nicolas cage art from the worlds greatest living artists. These days, its not often that i can see a movie and actually be surprised by the way it turns outunlike the films of my childhood that id catch at. Matchstick men a film directed by ridley scott, stars nicholas cage as a longtime successful conartist, roy, that has obsessive compulsive disorder and. Exemplifying the 90s strange fascination with sleazy crime thrillers, it features michael biehns con man joe going down a rabbit hole featuring a pool shark played by charlie sheen who mentions mark twain for no reason and reminds us that sometimes, one plus one equals one, phantasms angus scrimm with a claw for a hand and, well, whatever. The top 50 movies starring nicolas cage flickchart. While short on character development and plot, the film was big on fast car chases cage was a wellknown car enthusiast in his private life and was a mild hit at the box office.
Nicolas kim coppola born january 7, 1964, known professionally as nicolas cage, is an american actor and filmmaker. Here are a few examples of ways you can filter the charts. Find films and movies featuring nicolas cage on allmovie. The fun thing about con artist movies is that you get to be taken along with a crew as they mastermind and. The film stars nicolas cage, john cusack and john malkovich, with steve buscemi, colm meaney, mykelti williamson, rachel ticotin, ving rhames, danny trejo, dave chappelle, nick chinlund, jesse borrego, jose zuniga, and monica potter in supporting roles. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Nicolas cage gave a careerdefining performance in matchstick. Nicolas cage stars as a con man with an obsessivecompulsive disorder whose. A private investigator is hired to discover if a snuff film is authentic or not. With nicolas cage, john cusack, john malkovich, colm meaney. Matchstick men strikes a nerve cage a mass of tics as.
He chose cage both out of admiration for avantgarde musician john cage and en homage to comic book hero luke cage. A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the. Matchstick men isnt the movie nicolas cage will be remembered for. Matchstick men isnt quite a con movie, its more like a movie about con men.
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