Nicolas Cage: Hollywood's Wild Talent

by Brian J. Robb

Brian Robb follows the wildly different phases of Cages film his oddball roles in cult movies like Raising Arizona and Wild At Heart, his unconventional leading man parts in Moonstruck and Guarding Tess, his Oscar- winning performance in Leaving Las Vegas, and his new direction as an action hero in The Rock, Con Air and Face/Off. He also examines Cages fascinating off-screen life, including his wooing of andsubsequent wedding to Patricia Arquette.

160 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1998

About the author

Brian J. Robb is the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling biographer of Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, and Brad Pitt. He has also written books on silent cinema, the films of Philip K. Dick, Wes Craven, and Laurel and Hardy, the Star Wars movies, Superheroes, Gangsters, and Walt Disney, as well as science fiction television series Doctor Who and Star Trek. His illustrated books include an Illustrated History of Steampunk and a guide to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth (Winner, Best Book, Tolkien Society Awards). He writes and edits the Chaplin: Film by Film centenary blog site and is co-editor of the Sci-Fi Bulletin website. He lives in Edinburgh.

Reviews

[Anthony · Rating 1 out of 5]

I hate N. Cage...as an actor, as a person...as a human. This book was a gift from a friend and I must say it confirmed every negative feeling I've ever had about Mr. Cage.