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

October 14, 2025 67 mins

It's our 86th episode but that means it's our 85th Nicolas Cage movie! This time, we travel to the old west again for 2025's Gunslingers where a town of fugitives try to start a new life but how long can they hide from their fates? It stars Stephen Dorff, Heather Graham, Randall Batinkoff, Tzi Ma, Jeremy Kent Jackson, and of course, Nicolas Cage! Directed and written by Brian Skiba! Thanks for joining us. Let’s hit it.

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In our 85th episode, Nicolas Cage owns a motel with his wife and it turns out some less than ideal things are going on at said motel. Will Nicolas Cage be part of the problem or the solution? Let's find out in 2018's Looking Glass! It stars Robin Tunney, Marc Blucas, Ernie Lively, Kassia Conway, and of course, Nicolas Cage! Directed by Tim Hunter and written by Jerry Rapp! Thanks for joining us. Let’s hit it.


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September 16, 2025 61 mins

It's time for Nicolas Cage's (first?) Western! We travel back to the old west of Kansas and Colorado for 2022's Butcher's Crossing! Nic plays a buffalo hunter determined to bring back the biggest haul of skins in history! It stars Fred Hechinger, Jeremy Bobb, Xander Berkeley, Rachel Keller, and of course, Nicolas Cage! Directed by Gabe Polsky! Thanks for joining us. Let’s hit it.


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September 2, 2025 50 mins

This week, we travel to the wide open state of Montana as Nicolas Cage plays the down on his luck Michael who just maybe is getting his big break! It stars Dennis Hopper, Lara Flynn Boyle, J.T. Walsh, and of course, Nicolas Cage! Directed by John Dahl! Thanks for joining us. Let’s hit it.


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August 19, 2025 66 mins

Did you know Nicolas Cage starred in a Coen brother's film alongside Holly Hunter and John Goodman? It's true and we're talking all about it! It's time for the mustached classic, Raising Arizona! It stars Holly Hunter and John Goodman, as we said, as well as William Forsythe, Frances McDormand, Sam McMurray, Trey Wilson, Warren Keith, and of course, Nicolas Cage! Directed by Joel Coen! Thanks for joining us. Let’s h...

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August 5, 2025 93 mins

Our 80th Nicolas Cage movie is also our 2nd in his Holy Trinity! We're finally talking the amazing 1997 action flick, Face/Off! It stars John Travolta, Joan Allen, Gina Gershon, John Carroll Lynch, Nick Cassavetes, and of course, Nicolas Cage! Directed by THE John Woo! Thanks for joining us. Let’s hit it.


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July 22, 2025 51 mins

An assassination during a championship boxing match in Atlantic City! Only one dirty cop can save the day, Nicolas Cage... with a little help from his military buddy Gary Sinise! This one stars John Heard, Carla Gugino, Stan Shaw, Kevin Dunn, Luis Guzman, Mike Star, Gary Sinise, and of course, Nicolas Cage! Directed by Brian De Palma! Thanks for joining us. Let’s hit it.


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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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June 24, 2025 61 mins

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 Cage! Thanks fo...

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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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