Nicolas Cage, the proverbial “best thing in a bad movie,” starred in five (!) films in 2016: The Trust, Snowden, USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage, Dog Eat Dog, and Army of One. There’s a decent chance you didn’t catch any of them (Snowden was the only one to make over $1 million at the box office, and it still lost money); you may not have seen Cage in anything since 2013’s Joe.
But trust me, Nic Cage is still out there being the best Nic Cage he can be.
On Sunday, the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas, hosted a one-day marathon dedicated to the Ghost Rider himself. But what separated C4GED 4-EVER — the obvious fourth-year follow-up to CAGED, CAGED 2: UNCAGED, and CAG3D — from previous installments is that not only did Cage pick which films of his would be shown (Bangkok Dangerous, Joe, Bringing Out the Dead, Army of One, and Lord of War), but he dropped by the theater. To read Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” in front of a birthday cake, naturally.
There was also a wedding proposal, shot glasses, and blessings.
Marriage proposal during #C4GED! @drafthouse pic.twitter.com/yPq2p381bW
— John Gordon (@indiecom) January 30, 2017
So it's my understanding Nic Cage blessed an entire audience of people today for a marathon of his own movies. Men are still good #C4GED
— Diego Crespo (@thediegocrespo) January 30, 2017
One HELL of a day at #C4GED, one of the all time greats. Thanks @themaclennan and of course the affable, good-natured CAGE himself. pic.twitter.com/XXA8m1A4ku
— Alamo Drafthouse (@alamodrafthouse) January 30, 2017
Bravo to @drafthouse and @themaclennan. #C4GED was a hell of an experience. Cage himself was gracious, funny and warm, truly a special time. pic.twitter.com/4vucUcGlBY
— Jon Partridge (@Texas_Jon) January 30, 2017
Nicolas Cage's stated influences for his tics & mannerisms are Jerry Lewis, Daffy Duck & Marlon Brando. #c4ged pic.twitter.com/GJZeoudsuj
— ʙobb x ʜa (@b6421) January 30, 2017
https://twitter.com/PeterSHall/status/825904679422881793
I love @drafthouse audience. They did this to the South Lamar bathroom. #C4GED pic.twitter.com/m4R1x3VuV9
— Greg MacLennan (@themaclennan) January 30, 2017
Cage participated in a nearly-hour-long Q&A session, where I’m assuming every question was about Face/Off 2. (For what it’s worth, my five-film Cage marathon would be: Raising Arizona, Vampire’s Kiss, Con Air, Face/Off, and Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans). You can next catch Nicolas Cage in Vengeance: A Love Story or, if you wish hard enough, a theater near you.
