The Nicolas Cage Outburst
03-19-04 | 05:03 PM
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The Nicolas Cage Outburst
Everytime I see a Nicolas Cage movie, why does he always has to have an outburst in his dialoge. He'll be talking normally and then bam! an outburst. Is he trying to make it his trademark or something, if so, its annoying and stupid. Anyway, just had to rant.
03-19-04 | 05:14 PM
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I liked his outbursts in "Honeymoon in Vegas" when he encounters the "wise man"... "Wise man? He lives in A SHACK!!!!"
Other than that, I guess his outbursts are done in character and it doesn't bother me.
However, the trademark for irrelevant outbursts belongs to this guy:
Other than that, I guess his outbursts are done in character and it doesn't bother me.
However, the trademark for irrelevant outbursts belongs to this guy:
03-19-04 | 05:16 PM
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Originally posted by Darkfriend
I liked his outbursts in "Honeymoon in Vegas" when he encounters the "wise man"... "Wise man? He lives in A SHACK!!!!"
Other than that, I guess his outbursts are done in character and it doesn't bother me.
However, the trademark for irrelevant outbursts belongs to this guy:
I liked his outbursts in "Honeymoon in Vegas" when he encounters the "wise man"... "Wise man? He lives in A SHACK!!!!"
Other than that, I guess his outbursts are done in character and it doesn't bother me.
However, the trademark for irrelevant outbursts belongs to this guy:
03-19-04 | 06:30 PM
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Originally posted by Oraphus
the outbursts are money..live it alone.
the outbursts are money..live it alone.
03-20-04 | 08:26 PM
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My favorite Nick Cage outburst: In The Rock
"But how, in the name of Zeus's BUTTHOLE, did you get out of your cell? I only ask because it might prove useful in our current situation MAYBE!"
"But how, in the name of Zeus's BUTTHOLE, did you get out of your cell? I only ask because it might prove useful in our current situation MAYBE!"
03-21-04 | 12:21 AM
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Originally posted by Darkfriend
I liked his outbursts in "Honeymoon in Vegas" when he encounters the "wise man"... "Wise man? He lives in A SHACK!!!!"
I liked his outbursts in "Honeymoon in Vegas" when he encounters the "wise man"... "Wise man? He lives in A SHACK!!!!"
"Is it 'Ka-pa-ah-AH' or 'Ka-pa-ah-ah-AH'?!?"
03-21-04 | 06:39 PM
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I still think the best outburst is....
"I know you gentlemen have been through a lot, but when you find the time, I'd rather not spend the rest of this winter TIED TO THIS ****ING COUCH!"
"I know you gentlemen have been through a lot, but when you find the time, I'd rather not spend the rest of this winter TIED TO THIS ****ING COUCH!"
03-22-04 | 12:31 AM
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Originally posted by Buck Turgidson
The bit with the phone, where his frustration is really rising, is classic.
"Is it 'Ka-pa-ah-AH' or 'Ka-pa-ah-ah-AH'?!?"
The bit with the phone, where his frustration is really rising, is classic.
"Is it 'Ka-pa-ah-AH' or 'Ka-pa-ah-ah-AH'?!?"
Last edited by Jack Straw; 03-22-04 at 12:38 AM.
03-22-04 | 10:51 AM
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I don't mind actors outbursting, but with Nicolas Cage, its getting quite old, everytime I see one of his movies, its like "oh here he goes again"
03-22-04 | 12:32 PM
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'You've got lights, you've got cameras... BITCHIN TECHNOLOGY!!!'
03-22-04 | 02:36 PM
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Originally posted by DealMan
I still think the best outburst is....
"I know you gentlemen have been through a lot, but when you find the time, I'd rather not spend the rest of this winter TIED TO THIS ****ING COUCH!"
I still think the best outburst is....
"I know you gentlemen have been through a lot, but when you find the time, I'd rather not spend the rest of this winter TIED TO THIS ****ING COUCH!"
03-30-09 | 05:18 PM
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Re: The Nicolas Cage Outburst
There was an interesting article about his choice of movie roles
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...032004513.html
Why is Nicolas Cage a movie star? And why do we care?
The answer, in part, is that Cage -- whose latest, "Knowing," opened Friday -- won an Oscar in 1996 for playing a suicidal alcoholic in "Leaving Las Vegas," a gritty, brutal, honest movie, wonderfully acted (by both Cage and Elisabeth Shue) and which confirmed what a lot of people had long believed: that Cage was the most interesting actor in American movies.
Does the average moviegoer care how much money Nicolas Cage makes? Probably more than he or she should; given the celebrity-besotted culture we live in, it's inevitable. But it seems the unavoidable conclusion that Cage, once held up as an example of the intrepid artistic impulse, has become something of the poster boy for blind ambition, cynical role selection, questionable judgment and, worst of all, humorlessness:
If Cage were replaced tomorrow by Ben Stiller, we'd get all of the above plus a couple of laughs. Instead, we have an actor who used to be able to do something remarkable -- overcome a lack of native charm by embracing his inner outsider, creating affectionate portraits of unlikely heroes, and soldiering on despite a seemingly unmerciful universe. It may not pay as well. But that's a Nic Cage we could use.
The answer, in part, is that Cage -- whose latest, "Knowing," opened Friday -- won an Oscar in 1996 for playing a suicidal alcoholic in "Leaving Las Vegas," a gritty, brutal, honest movie, wonderfully acted (by both Cage and Elisabeth Shue) and which confirmed what a lot of people had long believed: that Cage was the most interesting actor in American movies.
Does the average moviegoer care how much money Nicolas Cage makes? Probably more than he or she should; given the celebrity-besotted culture we live in, it's inevitable. But it seems the unavoidable conclusion that Cage, once held up as an example of the intrepid artistic impulse, has become something of the poster boy for blind ambition, cynical role selection, questionable judgment and, worst of all, humorlessness:
If Cage were replaced tomorrow by Ben Stiller, we'd get all of the above plus a couple of laughs. Instead, we have an actor who used to be able to do something remarkable -- overcome a lack of native charm by embracing his inner outsider, creating affectionate portraits of unlikely heroes, and soldiering on despite a seemingly unmerciful universe. It may not pay as well. But that's a Nic Cage we could use.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...032004513.html
