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- Amos & Andrew
This should have been a horror movie.
Amos & Andrew - 1993
When erudite black playwright Andrew Sterling (Samuel L. Jackson) moves to a predominantly white suburb, the buffoonish local police surround his home, assuming he's a burglar. To avoid a scandal, unscrupulous Chief Tolliver (Dabney Coleman) conscripts low-rent criminal Amos Odell (Nicolas Cage) to break in and take Sterling hostage. But Amos and Andrew soon realize Tolliver has no plans to let either survive, so they must put their differences aside and work together to get out alive. (Synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes)20 min - 8MM
"Especially the bat nipples."
8MM - 1999
Private detective Tom Welles (Nicolas Cage) lives a normal life with his wife (Catherine Keener) and young daughter, until he receives a startling new case. A widow named Mrs. Christian (Myra Carter) has found what appears to be a snuff film among her late husband's belongings, and she wants Welles to determine if the movie is real or fake. Welles heads to California, where a video store employee (Joaquin Phoenix) helps him infiltrate the dangerous and depraved world of illegal porn movies.27 min - Gone in 60 Seconds
Wherein we spend 5 minutes talking about Doctor Who.
Gone in 60 Seconds - 2000
Randall "Memphis" Raines long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after an ominous visit from an old friend, he finds he has no choice but to return to what he does best -- stealing cars -- in order to save his brother's life. It all comes down to one night, 50 cars and a contract. (Synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes)19 min - It Could Happen To You
I wish someone would split their lottery winnings with me!
It Could Happen to You - 1994
Charlie Lang (Nicolas Cage) is a simple, kindhearted New York City cop. When he realizes he has no money to tip waitress Yvonne Biasi (Bridget Fonda), Lang offers her half the winnings of his lottery ticket. Amazingly, the ticket happens to be a winner, in the sum of $4 million. True to his word, Lang proceeds to share the prize money with Biasi, which infuriates his greedy wife, Muriel (Rosie Perez). Not content with the arrangement, Muriel begins scheming to take all the money. (Synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes)24 min - National Treasure - Book of Secrets
It's our first sequel!
National Treasure 2 - Book of Secrets
When a long-missing page from the diary of assassin John Wilkes Booth suddenly resurfaces, it implicates the great-great grandfather of treasure hunter Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) as a conspirator in Lincoln's death. Ben's globetrotting quest to prove his ancestor's innocence leads him to a closely guarded book containing the nation's deepest secrets. (Synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes)40 min - Industrial Symphony No 1: The Dream of the Broken Hearted
We're sorry about this one, you guys. It's our shortest episode, by far, because it is difficult to talk about an avant-guard, experimental art piece.
The performer of Twin Peaks theme Julee Cruise's experimental concert film, which opens with a short intro where a man breaks up with his girl over the phone, which devastates her. The concert is set in her nightmarish subconscious mind.13 min - Ghost Rider
We're super sloppy on this episode, but Johnny Blaze isn't!
When motorcycle rider Johnny Blaze sells his soul to the Devil to save his father's life, he is transformed into the Ghost Rider, the Devil's own bounty hunter, and is sent to hunt down sinners. (Synopsis from IMDB)33 min - The Retirement Plan
We would like to nominate Nic Cage's hair for an Oscar.
When Ashley (Ashley Greene) and her young daughter Sarah (Thalia Campbell) get caught up in a criminal enterprise that puts their lives at risk, she turns to the only person who can help -- her estranged father Matt (Nicolas Cage), currently living the life of a retired beach bum in the Cayman Islands. (Synopsis via Rotten Tomatoes)
29 min - Snowden
We spied on you while watching this.
Snowden (2016)
Disillusioned with the intelligence community, top contractor Edward Snowden (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) leaves his job at the National Security Agency. He now knows that a virtual mountain of data is being assembled to track all forms of digital communication -- not just from foreign governments and terrorist groups, but from ordinary Americans. When Snowden decides to leak this classified information, he becomes a traitor to some, a hero to others and a fugitive from the law. (Synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes)24 min - Zandalee
Ew. Gross. Just... ew.
An artist (Nicolas Cage) drifts to New Orleans and explores the theme of lust with his poet buddy's (Judge Reinhold) wife (Erika Anderson). (Synopsis courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes)23 min
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Not The Bees - THE Nicolas Cage Filmography Podcast. Each week we go through one amazing Nic Cage film.