num_pages: 267
description: Icon. Celebrity. Artist. Madman. Genius.Nicolas Cage is many things but love him or laugh at him there's no denying two things: youve seen one of his many films and you certainly know his name. But who is he really and why has his career endured for over forty years with more than a hundred films and birthed a million memes?Age of Cage is a smart beguiling book about the films of Nicolas Cage and the actor himself as well as a sharp-eyed examination of the changes that have taken place in Hollywood over the course of his career. Critic and journalist Keith Phipps draws a portrait of the enigmatic icon by looking atwhat else?Cages expansive filmography.As Phipps delights in charting Cages films Age of Cage also chronicles the transformation of film as Cages journey takes him through the world of 1980s comedies (Valley Girl Peggy Sue Got Married Moonstruck) to the indie films and blockbuster juggernauts of the 1990s (Wild at Heart Leaving Las Vegas Face/Off Con Air) through the wild and unpredictable video-on-demand world of today.Sweeping in scope and intimate in its profile of a fiercely passionate artist Age of Cage is like the man himself surprising insightful funny and one of a kind. So snap out of it and enjoy this appreciation of Nicolas Cage national treasure.
language: English
title: Age of Cage
publisher: Henry Holt and Co.