What happened to Nicolas Cage?

[CTTT]

Kind of a shame he dropped from the A list. In the 80s and 90s he was working with people like Brian De Palma, Sean Connery Norman Jewison and Willem Dafoe. Now he's relegated to the Way-Mart DVD bin.

Two of my recommendations if you think he's a joke: Leaving Las Vegas and Adaptation.

[Beaubier]

Color Out of Space was amazing, and Mandy wasn’t bad. IMO Nicolas Cage has found a great niche that suits him.

[Kirby101]

He went bankrupt and had to start taking any movie that would pay him. He also went through some bad marriages.

[babyblob]

He went bankrupt and had to start taking any movie that would pay him. He also went through some bad marriages.

Well marrying the daughter of Elvis just because he is a huge fan boy was not the smartest thing he ever did. I mean I get that she was the ultimate piece of memorabilia for him. And then was shocked when it blew up in his face.

[Riv86672]

Good movies, bad movies...it doesn’t matter. The guy’s an institution.

[ed2962]

He made some really bad financial decisions ( I think at one point he bought an island) and had to take any/every role offered. He's done some bizarre commercials in Asia as well.

[numberthirty]

Kind of a shame he dropped from the A list. In the 80s and 90s he was working with people like Brian De Palma, Sean Connery Norman Jewison and Willem Dafoe. Now he's relegated to the Way-Mart DVD bin.

Two of my recommendations if you think he's a joke: Leaving Las Vegas and Adaptation.

From the sound of it, you need to front burner seeing the film 8mm.

[AnakinFlair]

From the sound of it, you need to front burner seeing the film 8mm.

That was a terrible film.

I've enjoyed him in most everything I've seen with him in it, but I remember really hating that movie.

[numberthirty]

That was a terrible film.

I've enjoyed him in most everything I've seen with him in it, but I remember really hating that movie.

I could totally see that.

That said, his role in that film is one most actors wouldn't even touch. That he did a halfway solid job is just gravy.

[j9ac9k]

I'll always think of him as the punk from the 80's classic "Valley Girl."

[WebLurker]

Liked him in National Treasure. Never saw it, but I do find it funny that he was in the big screen Left Behind adaptation.

[Jackalope89]

Movies like Army of One probably didn't help. Never watched it, but I heard quite a bit about it anyway.

Side note; I actually know the guy that Cage played as in that film. Hence how I already knew what it was about. And Gary, last I talked to him, really was kind of "out there". Though, he did get a kidney transplant since that movie was made, so he might be better. Because prior, if he missed dialysis, it would screw with his head pretty good.

[batnbreakfast]

From the sound of it, you need to front burner seeing the film 8mm.

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That was a terrible film.

I've enjoyed him in most everything I've seen with him in it, but I remember really hating that movie.

Would you mind to elaborate? It was probably the most terrifying thing I've seen back then but it got me interested in movies/shows like Zodiac, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and True Detective.

[Valentis]

One time I heard he was now doing straight to DVD movies. For an Academy Award Best Actor winner, I thought it was odd.

[Midvillian1322]

8mm is the one where he's looking for a Snuff film?

Side note unrelated. But there's a movie where a guy stumbles across people shooting a snuff film in a barn in the woods. For some reason I'm picturing Wesley snipes but I dont think its him. Anyone have any idea what I'm thinking off? Iono why this is in my head must be a movie I saw a kid and never watched again.