Which movie did Nicolas Cage become famous for?

Nicolas Cage (original name: Nicholas Coppola) was born on January 7, 1964 in an artistic family in California, USA. His father was Augustus, the former dean of the School of Liberal Arts at the University of San Francisco. Coppola, his uncle is the great director Francis Coppola, who is famous for films such as "The Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now". As a member of the Coppola family, he grew up in an environment full of music and books, and developed a strong interest in acting and photography. He began to enter the film industry at the age of 17. In order not to be affected by his uncle's fame, he changed his surname to his favorite composer John Cage.

In 1982, Nicholas made his first appearance in the film industry, playing a role in "The Open School." The following year he starred in the films "Village Girl" and "Betta". In 1984, Cage played the leading role in the famous film "Birdman", which fully demonstrated his extraordinary acting skills and began to attract people's attention. The film won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1985. Cage's performance in the film was recognized and he began to succeed. In the 1980s, his performance as a young rock musician in Coppola's nostalgic film "Su Pei Antimony Got Married" (1986) was not favored, but now it seems that it is a process of practicing his skills. In the Coen brothers' comedy "Raising Arizona" (1987), and in David Lynch's "The Odyssey", "Wild at Heart" (1990), his playing of the goufus was once again surprising. In the following years, he filmed films such as "The Cotton Club", "The Order of Love", "Melancholic Boy", "Peggy Sue is Getting Married", "Moonlight", etc. In these films, he The handling of different characters is extremely skillful and has a good performance.

Although he was criticized for his role as the inarticulate but philosophical baker in the 1987 film "Crazy", his strange charm is that of Andrew Lowe. Ergen's comedy "Honeymoon in Las Vegas" (1992) was key to the success.

In 1988, he played a New York yuppie who later became a vampire in the film "Vampire's Kiss". The film can be called Cage's most "excessive" performance in his career, because He even actually swallowed a cockroach alive while filming. But that unlucky cockroach seemed to bring him good luck. After that, his tired, low-key image began to be accepted by people. In 1990, he performed "Firebirds Attack" and "Wild at Heart". "Wild at Heart" has a strange and strong image style and a surreal atmosphere. At the end of the film, Cage, wearing a snakeskin jacket, stood on top of rolling traffic and sang Elvis Presley's famous song "Love Me Tender", which became a classic scene in film history. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 43rd Cannes Film Festival in 1992 and became a turning point in Cage's creation.

However, after "Wild at Heart", Cage did not repeat the path of this rebellious youth because his appearance was not suitable for this type of role. He continued to try out various roles in small-budget films. In 1992, he played a detective in the movie "Are You Lonely Tonight" who tried his best to win back the beauty after losing his fiancée to a casino. In 1993, Cage starred in films such as "Red Rock West", "Black and White" and "Super Gambler", all of which were small-scale productions that were either well-received or not well-received.

Cage's several films shot in 1994 aroused good response. In "The First Lady's Bodyguard", he played an agent who protects the former president's wife. In "Allure," he played an honest policeman who kept his word and gave half of his lottery winnings to a waitress as a tip. In "Trouble in Paradise", he played another robber who was influenced by the residents of a small town and turned from evil to good. Cage's performance in the film is also quite outstanding. However, he seemed to be tired of playing this kind-hearted little guy, so in 1995, his image changed dramatically. In the movie "Kiss of Death," Cage played a cold-blooded killer. In order to play the role of this fierce and strong killer, he also specially strengthened his physical exercise to achieve the appearance effect.

1995 was a crucial year for Cage. He starred in "Escape from Las Vegas", a small-production film with a cost of only US$3.5 million. Cage not only invested his soul, but also received a meager salary. In this film, Cage received only one-tenth of his usual salary! However, his soul-deep performance won him a glittering Academy Award, which is beyond money's worth, and the film made him the hottest male star. After that, he changed his acting career and moved into action movies.

He starred in the 1996 action film "Breaking Bad", which made him a global box office star, proving that his acting career is quite broad, and he is a genuine Oscar winner. In 1997, he dominated the summer box office with "Prison in the Sky" and "Face/Off". Nicolas Cage became another Hollywood action box office star overnight. Since then, he has starred in many blockbuster films, and of course has not given up on his beloved independent films.

What’s interesting is that the tall and straight Nicolas Cage is always brave and good at fighting in action movies. He can go up mountains and seas and deal with enemies in any way. However, this screen hero has suffered from acrophobia since he was a child and has a deep fear of heights.