Coming of Cage

Coming of Cage

A podcast series dedicated to the actor Nicolas Cage. Every other week, we spin our Wheel-O-Cage to find out which Nic Cage movie we're discussing next on the show. His entire filmography is on the list and at the end of each episode we score the film on quality and Cageness. We even have bonus content including our CAGE-O Bingo game!

Episodes

July 8, 2025 72 mins

Have you seen The Outsiders? Well, this is kind of like that. No really. It's based on a book by the same author and stuff. We're talking 1983's Rumble Fish which focuses on Rusty James who idolizes his brother and, for some reason, gangs. This one stars an incredible cast that includes Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, Dennis Hopper, Laurence Fishburne, Tom Waits, Sofia Coppola, and of course, Nicolas Cage! Directed by the F...

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This week, we take a look at a 1989 war flick that takes place in 1936, Time to Kill... not to be confused with A Time to Kill. That's a different movie. This one stars Ricky Tongnazzi, Franco Trevisi, Giancarlo Giannini, Patrice-Flora Praxo, Robert Liensol, and of course, Nicolas Cage! Thanks for joining us. Let’s hit it.


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June 10, 2025 70 mins

Our 3rd year of Nicolas Cage flicks is in full swing! For our 77th episode, we take a look at the rather strange fantasy, mystery, thriller, Between Worlds from 2018. The movie stars Franka Potente, Penelope Mitchell, Garrett Clayton, Lydia Hearst, Gwendolyn McCann, and of course, Nicolas Cage! Thanks for joining us. Let’s hit it.


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May 27, 2025 96 mins

It's our 3-year anniversary and our 75th Nicolas Cage movie!

Silent Nicolas Cage. Lots of soda. A pinball machine. And killer animatronics! That's what 2021's Willy's Wonderland has in store for us as we sit down to check out this odd flick that is essentially an action film set inside a Chuck E. Cheese. The movie stars Emily Tosta, Beth Grant, Ric Reitz, Chris Warner, Caylee Cowan, Kai Kadlec, and of course, Nicolas...

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During World War II, a single ship was responsible for delivering the atomic bomb across the ocean, the USS Indianapolis. Their fate didn't end with that delivery as we see Nicolas Cage take on the role as captain in 2016's USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage co-starring Tom Sizemore, Thomas Jane, Emily Tennant, James Remar, and Matt Lanter! Thanks for joining us. Let’s hit it.


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April 29, 2025 66 mins

Would you borrow money from someone you don't know during a game of poker until you're tens of thousands of dollars in debt? Would you then put your soon to be wife up as payment? These are the questions Nicolas Cage's Jack Singer must answer in 1992's Honeymoon in Vegas co-starring James Caan and Sarah Jessica Parker from Andrew Bergman! Thanks for joining us. Let’s hit it.


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April 16, 2025 87 mins

Joe is an assassin in Thailand working on his final jobs before retirement when love strikes and the tables turn. Can he escape Bangkok alive? We find out as we watch the 2008 remake, Bangkok Dangerous from the Pang brothers starring Nicolas Cage, Charlie Yeung, and Shahkrit Yamnarm! Thanks for joining us. Let’s hit it.


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April 1, 2025 73 mins

As we near our 75th Nicolas Cage film, we take on one of his more serious and heavy roles, 2017's Vengeance: A Love Story. Big trigger warnings for sexual assault, physical violence toward women (and a girl), and more in that realm. The film stars Nicolas Cage, Anna Hutchinson, Talitha Eliana Bateman, and Don Johnson. Thanks for joining us. Let’s hit it.


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March 18, 2025 56 mins

Remember that time Nicolas Cage and Crispin Glover tried to make a sitcom? It's true! In 1981 they both stared in a teen sitcom called The Best of Times! Join Ryan & Derreck as they break down this failed TV pilot that shows our hero's very first credit.


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March 4, 2025 76 mins

From Martin Scorsese, Nicolas Cage is joined by Patricia Arquette, John Goodman, Ving Rhames, Tom Sizemore, Marc Anthony, and more in the 1999 drama/thriller from Paul Schrader, Bringing Out the Dead! Join Ryan & Derreck as they break down this dark Nic Cage flick.


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February 18, 2025 76 mins

It's that one time Nicolas Cage shared the screen with the legendary Nicole Kidman! It's also Nic's second outing with Ben Mendelsohn! Join us as we talk Joel Schumacher's final feature length film, Trespass!


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February 4, 2025 92 mins

It's finally time for one of the Holy Trinity! We swing back to 1997 for the classic Nicolas Cage action flick, Con Air! This iconic Cage film stars a slew of people including John Cusak, John Malkovich, Colm Meaney, Ving Rhames, Danny Trejo, and Steve Buscemi, among others! Now, put the bunny back in the box and enjoy the ride!


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January 20, 2025 77 mins

The fun continues as Nicolas Cage plays Eddie in 1993's Deadfall! This eccentric con artist is joined by Michael Biehn, Sarah Trigger, and James Coburn. Thanks for joining us. Let’s hit it.Then we run our little computer system thingy to find out what movie joins the Wheel-O-Cage next! Don’t forget to check out our social media pages to see the next Wheel-O-Cage spin and find out what movie we’re reviewing next on the show! Plus, C...

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January 7, 2025 39 mins

Happy New Year, Cagers! Welcome to the first Coming of Cage of 2025! To kick off the new year, we check out David Lynch's experimental performance, Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted starring Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern!


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December 24, 2024 69 mins

Happy holidays and happy new year, Cagers! To celebrate the holiday season and closeout 2024, we're taking a look at Trapped in Paradise on its 30th anniversary! This holiday crime comedy stars Jon Lovitz, Dana Carvey, and our boy Nicolas Cage! Can these three brothers successfully rob a small town bank just before Christmas? We find out!


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December 10, 2024 75 mins

A couple years before Kiss of Death, Nicolas Cage and Samuel L. Jackson shared the screen in the satirical crime comedy, Amos & Andrew! They are joined by a young Giancarlo Esposito as well as Bob Balaban, Brad Dourif, Michael Lerner, and Margaret Colin, directed & written by E. Max Frye!


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November 26, 2024 65 mins

Nicolas Cage in peak physical health, shirtless, sweaty, rowing boats, and bootlegging. That's the movie. It's time for 1986's The Boy in Blue! It stars Christopher Plummer, Cynthia Dale, David Naughton, and of course, Nicolas Cage, directed by Charles Jarrott!


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November 11, 2024 61 mins

Derreck & Ryan watch the 2019 action/thriller Primal that sees Nicolas Cage battle a trained assassin AND a CGI white leopard! It stars Famke Janssen, Kevin Durand, Michael Imperioli, LaMonica Garrett, and of course, Nicolas Cage, directed by Nick Powell!

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October 28, 2024 84 mins

Derreck & Ryan watch the 2020 action, sci-fi- thriller Jiu Jitsu starring Frank Grillo, Tony Jaa, Alain Moussi, and of course, Nicolas Cage, directed by Dimitri Logothetis!

Thanks for joining us. Let’s hit it.

Then we run our little computer system thingy to find out what movie joins the Wheel-O-Cage next! Don’t forget to check out our social media pages to see the next Wheel-O-Cage spin and find out what movie we’re reviewing ...

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October 13, 2024 70 mins

Derreck & Ryan watch the 2023 action/thriller Sympathy for the Devil starring Joel Kinnaman, and of course, Nicolas Cage, directed by Yuval Adler!


Then we run our little computer system thingy to find out what movie joins the Wheel-O-Cage next! Don't forget to check out our social media pages to see the next Wheel-O-Cage spin and find out what movie we're reviewing next on the show! Plus, CAGE-O Bingo!


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