Nicholas Cage
Nicolas Cage
Famous American actor
Nicolas Cage has won an Oscar for The Golden Man, but has also been called a "box office poison". He was not handsome, but he was a man full of heroism.
Cage is like a distinctive, but not very stable football player, in good shape. He habitually did a great job in this movie, and then he did a terrible job in the next movie, and even sometimes in the same film, his level of performance fluctuated greatly.
Born january 7, 1964 in California, USA. His real name is Coppola, born in a family of arts, his father is Auguste Coppola, the former dean of the University of San Francisco's College of Letters, and his uncle is Francis Coppola, a great director known for films such as The Godfather and Apocalypse Moderne. His cousin, With films such as Lost in Tokyo and The Incredible Queen, she has finally become the most original and promising young female director in the United States, Sophia Coppola. A member of the Coppola family, he grew up in an environment full of music and books, and developed a keen interest in acting and photography. He entered the film industry at the age of 17, and in order not to be influenced by his uncle's fame, he changed his surname from his favorite composer John Cage. Another theory is that at the age of 19, he changed his surname to commemorate his favorite comic book character, a black mercenary who can't stand up to guns: Luke Cage.
In 1980, Nicholas made his first appearance in the film industry, playing an anonymous extra in "The Dark Hell". What really made him into the film industry was a role in "Open American Academy" in 1982, which was his first work from film, and the film will be permanently preserved by the Library of Congress.
Open American institutions
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
In 1983, he also participated in the performances of the films "Valley Girl" and "Fighting Fish". Fighting Fish is a film directed by Cage's uncle Coppola. In order to distinguish himself from his uncle, Cage decided that he needed a personal identity of his own, and finally decided on the name Cage.
Valley Girl
Valley Girl (1983)
Fighting fish
Rumble Fish (1983)
In 1984, in the business card "Birdman", Cage played the lead role, fully demonstrating his outstanding acting skills, began to attract people's attention, the film won the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1985. Cage's performance in the film was recognized and began to move towards success. In the same year, Cage also made films such as "Cotton Club" and "The Call of Love".
Birdman
Birdy (1984)
Cotton Club
The Cotton Club (1984)
The summoning order of love
Racing with the Moon (1984)
The young rock musician he played in Kaubora's nostalgic film Peggy Sue To Get Married in 1986 was not well received, but now it seems like a process of practicing his craft. In the same year, Cage starred in "The Melancholy Boy".
Peggy Sue is going to get married
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
Melancholy boy
The Boy in Blue (1986)
In 1987, he first played a man who wanted to steal someone else's baby because he could not have children in the film "Raising Alexandra", and then played a baker who lost the palm of one hand in "Moonlight".
Raising Arizona
Raising Arizona (1987)
The moonlight is seductive
Moonstruck (1987)
In 1988, he starred in Vampire's Kiss. In the film, Cage plays a New York yuppie who later becomes a vampire, which is arguably Cage's most "excessive" performance since the film, because he even swallowed a cockroach alive during filming. But the hapless cockroach seemed to bring him good luck. After that, his somewhat tired, somewhat low-key image began to be accepted.
Vampire's Kiss
Vampire's Kiss (1988)
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In 1990, he performed another film in "Firebird Strikes". That same year, Nicolas Cage played the lead role in the film My Heart Wild, directed by avant-garde American director David Lynch. Cage's character in the film is based on the rock legend Elvis Presley. The film has a strange and strong image style. At the same time, it has a surreal atmosphere. At the end of the film, Cage stood on top of the rolling traffic in a snakeskin jacket and sang Elvis Presley's famous song "Love Me Tender", which became a classic scene in the history of cinema. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 43rd Cannes Film Festival in 1992, a turning point in Cage's creation. However, after "My Heart Is Wild", Cage did not repeat this rebellious youth approach, because his appearance was not suitable for this type of role. He continues to experiment with various roles in small production films.
Firebird strikes
Fire Birds (1990)
My heart is wild
Wild at Heart (1990)
However, after "My Heart Is Wild", Cage did not repeat this rebellious youth approach, because his appearance was not suitable for this type of role. He continues to experiment with various roles in small production films.
Pick wild roses
Zandalee (1991)
In 1992, he played a detective in the film "Casino Honeymoon" who tried his best to win back the beauty after losing his fiancée to the casino. In 1993 Cage starred in films such as Red Rock Town of the West, Black and White Pursuit, and Super Gambler. He was nominated for The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical Comedy for "Casino Honeymoon."
Casino honeymoon
Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
Black and white pursuit warrant
Amos & Andrew (1993)
West Red Rock Town
Red Rock West (1993)
Super gamblers
Deadfall (1993)
In 1994, Cage played an agent protecting the former president's wife in First Lady's Bodyguard. In "Allure Story", he played an honest policeman who kept his promise and gave half of the prize he won the lottery to a waitress as a tip. In "Heaven is Difficult", he played a robber who was inspired by the townspeople to abandon evil and follow good.
The first lady's bodyguard
Guarding Tess (1994)
Allure story
It Could Happen to You (1994)
Heaven has difficulties
Trapped in Paradise (1994)
1995 was a crucial year for Cage, starring in "Leaving Las Vegas," a small-budget film that cost just $3.5 million, and Cage invested not just his soul, he only paid a small salary. In this film, Cage was paid only one-tenth of his usual salary! But his soul-piercing performance earned him a glittering Academy Award, which is incalculable for money, and the film made him the hottest male star. After that, he changed his path and marched into action movies.
Depart Las Vegas
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Starring in the 1996 action film "Brave to Die Island", he became a global international box office superstar, proving that his play path is quite broad, and he is a real Oscar movie emperor. In 1996, in the film "Brave to The Island", Cage played a chemical weapons expert who used his acting skills to make up for the director's lack of characterization. Nicolas Cage became another action star in Hollywood. After the completion of "Daredevil Island", he took over the contract of two action films "Face Change" and "Prison in the Air".
Brave the Island of Death
The Rock (1996)
In 1997, he dominated the summer box office with "Prison in the Air" and "Change of Face". Nicholas Cage became another action box office star in Hollywood overnight. Since then, he has starred in a number of blockbuster films, and certainly did not give up his favorite independent films.
Prison in the Air
With Air (1997)
Face
Face/Off (1997)
In 1998, Nicolas Cage co-produced the romance film "City of Angels" with actress Meg Ryan, which became a good story, and the affectionate image of the angel was deeply rooted in people's hearts. At this point, Nicolas Cage's acting career reached its peak.
City of Angels
City of Angels (1998)
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