The Role: Brad’s Bud
Why It’s The Best: It’s Nic’s first screen credit, and his last using his original name Nicolas Coppola. Mostly notable as his entry into the movie world rather than for the actor’s earth-shattering performance. He wasn’t the only movie newbie, though – this was also Eric Stoltz’s first film.
Iconic Moment: The whole film’s full of iconic lines/dialogue/scenes, sadly not so much for Cage/Coppola, though.
Nicolas Says: “I was getting a lot of pressure from other actors who basically thought I only wanted to be an actor because my uncle was Francis [Ford Coppola]. It was always a bit uncomfortable for me.
“When I changed my name and went into an audition and got the part, it was this incredible weight off my head because Amy Heckerling didn’t know I was related. It felt like I’d been given this opportunity because of what I did, not because of what he did.”
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Hadouken76
Feb 25th 2011, 9:00
"I'd take pleasure in gutting you boy. I'd take pleasure in guttin' you .....boy."
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davidrobbo
Feb 25th 2011, 10:02
The Rock????
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ash333
Feb 25th 2011, 12:05
Yeah, where is The Rock?? Way better than Con Air.. Plus some of these movies were in your 27 Terrible Films of Nicolas Cage feature a couple of weeks ago
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Hadouken76
Feb 25th 2011, 12:47
Also Honeymoon in Vegas deserves a mention, Cage at his Panicky best..."Influential? He lives in a SHACK!" always makes me laugh.
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haz616
Feb 25th 2011, 15:40
ash333, that's kind of the point with Cage. His best and worst roles are often the same. I love watching him, he's absolutely magnetic.
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Nealsreviews1
Feb 26th 2011, 14:54
This was his best role the lines he had in this are hilarious. He had such charisma in this film. I still watch it now and again I have the special edition DVD, it's timeless. One of my favorite movies of all time. Neal Damiano Armchair Critic
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Nealsreviews1
Feb 26th 2011, 14:54
This was his best role the lines he had in this are hilarious. He had such charisma in this film. I still watch it now and again I have the special edition DVD, it's timeless. One of my favorite movies of all time. Neal Damiano Armchair Critic
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Nealsreviews1
Feb 26th 2011, 15:02
Valley Girl was his best role the lines he had in this are hilarious. He had such charisma in this film. I still watch it now and again I have the special edition DVD, it's timeless. One of my favorite movies of all time. Neal Damiano Armchair Critic
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