Nicolas Cage

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q42869: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: Moonstruck (1987); Wild at Heart (1990); Trespass (1992); Kiss of Death (1995); The Rock (1996); Con Air (1997); Face/Off (1997); 8mm (1999); Adaptation (2002); World Trade Center (2006); Ghost Rider (2007); Kick-Ass (2010); Mandy (2018); Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018); Captain Corelli's Mandolin; Left Behind; Long Legs; National Treasure; Prisoner of the Ghostland; The Croods; The Family Man; Untitled Al Davis / Madden film (David O. Russell); Vengeance: A Love Story.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Adam West: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · them, directly: Adam West ⇒ Nicolas Cage (the maker said so: a Reddit AMA). Cage says he modeled his Kick-Ass performance on West and West teased him for it.
    “Adam West was like, I saw you try to channel me.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:00:57 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them)

Beverly Hills Cop II (1987): 1 line

  1. theme (scrapped premise) · through The Rock (1996), which they acted in: Beverly Hills Cop II ⇒ The Rock (the host's read). The abandoned England/Scotland Yard concept with Sean Connery became the backbone of The Rock a decade later.
    “initially written Beverly Hills Cop 2 to be Eddie Murphy in England, solving crimes with Sean Connery, actually, which basically, I think, winds up being like essentially the backbone for what the rock is 10 years later or whatever.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop II’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 1:00:18 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

Hardcore (1979): 1 line

  1. lineage (rip-off) · through 8mm (1999), which they acted in: Hardcore ⇒ 8mm (the host's read). Says 8mm directly rips off Hardcore, in the style of Se7en.
    “It's ripping off hardcore in the style of seven.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free) · 0:42:12 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Panic Room (2002): 1 line

  1. unmapped (set the template for) · through Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), which they acted in: Panic Room ⇒ Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (the host's read). A host says Fincher's all-previs approach on this film created the pipeline for how blockbusters are made.
    “But that disc 2 is so much about that he basically created the pipeline for how all fucking blockbusters are made on this movie.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Panic Room with Eva Anderson (Ad-Free) · 0:31:38 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), which they acted in: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World ⇒ Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (the host's read). Sean says Deadpool, the Lego movie and Spider-Verse could not happen without this film having broken the fourth wall first.
    “Deadpool, for example, can't happen or like the Lego movie can't happen or into the Spider-Verse.”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 0:17:53 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)

Seven (1995): 1 line

  1. lineage (rip-off) · through 8mm (1999), which they acted in: Seven ⇒ 8mm (the host's read). Calls 8mm Schumacher ripping off Se7en.
    “8 millimeter is Schumacher ripping off seven.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free) · 0:41:48 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

The Wizard of Oz (1939): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Wild at Heart (1990), which they acted in: The Wizard of Oz ⇒ Wild at Heart (the host's read). Wild at Heart is a homage to the Wizard of Oz.
    “kind of a blanket homage to Wizard of Oz”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:11:10 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Unfriended: Dark Web (2018): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through 8mm (1999), which they acted in: 8mm ⇒ Unfriended: Dark Web (the host's read). Dark Web, about buying snuff on the dark web, is an unofficial sequel to 8MM.
    “It's sort of an unofficial sequel to 8 millimeter.”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:48:23 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (30) everyone in acting

Other (1) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

lineage (1)

  1. lineage (lineage): Nicolas Cage → Adam West. Cage says he modeled his Kick-Ass performance on West and West teased him for it.
    “Adam West was like, I saw you try to channel me.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:00:57 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them)

people (2)

  1. people (performance mode): Long Legs → Nicolas Cage. After Long Legs, directors hand Cage lit firecrackers, so the Madden movie is expected to be over the top.
    “It's just the thing with Cage is it's just like, you're handing him lit firecrackers.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Color of Money with Chris Ryan · 2:40:04 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. people (people): Mandy → Nicolas Cage. Mandy stars Nicolas Cage.
    “He made a movie this year called Mandy starring Nicholas Cage.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:13:06 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

  1. what-if (what-if): Nicolas Cage → Michael. Swap Cage and Travolta: Cage in Michael, Travolta in City of Angels, since Cage is weirder and Travolta the better romantic lead.
    “I think Nicholas Cage should have played Michael and John Travolta should have been in City of Angels with Meg Ryan.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · You've Got Mail with Bobby Finger & Lindsey Weber (Ad-Free) · 1:24:12 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Nicolas Cage: Cage told a Reddit AMA his Kick-Ass performance was modeled on Adam West, who later teased him.
    “Adam West was like, I saw you try to channel me.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:00:57 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Nicolas Cage: Griffin's pitch: Cage and Travolta swap roles so Cage is Michael and Travolta is in City of Angels.
    “Nicholas Cage should have played Michael and John Travolta should have been in City of Angels with Meg Ryan.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · You've Got Mail with Bobby Finger & Lindsey Weber (Ad-Free) · 1:24:12 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them)