The massive new horror film popping out this weekend is Longlegs, starring Maika Monroe as an FBI agent and Nicolas Cage because the titular serial killer, who we assume has a formidable set of gams.
Cage’s character is outwardly so creepy that no pictures of him have been included within the trailer or any of the movie’s advertising. So as an alternative, right here’s a clip of him getting so attractive that his mind explodes in a Japanese electronics business:
However Longlegs is way from the primary time that Cage has performed an enormous creep. In actual fact, you would argue that one among his creepiest roles was that of Nicolas Cage, host of Saturday Night time Reside.
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Cage has solely hosted the present as soon as, for the Season 18 premiere again in 1992. He did have earlier TV comedy expertise, having starred alongside Crispin Glover within the pilot for a teen collection referred to as The Better of Instances. On reflection, it’s too dangerous that he by no means confirmed off these dance strikes in any of the Nationwide Treasure motion pictures.
Cage’s SNL monologue discovered the star launching right into a speech about his obsession together with his Honeymoon in Vegas co-star Sarah Jessica Parker’s “stunning, huge breasts.” Then he talks about Moonstruck, particularly Cher’s “extremely stunning ass,” all whereas the viewers grows more and more uncomfortable.
Earlier than Cage is ready to objectify Kathleen Turner, he’s referred to as backstage to speak to Lorne Michaels who chastises Cage for his sexist feedback. Cage finally ends up apologizing, however solely after Michaels makes a lewd comment about Cage’s 21-year-old cousin Sofia Coppola — presumably as a result of male writers in 1992 thought that one of the simplest ways to resolve misogyny was with extra misogyny.
All in all, it was a gross sketch which will or could not clarify why Cage has by no means hosted the present since.
By the way, Cage’s monologue led to a tense scenario for SNL author/thief Al Franken. Throughout Cage’s tête-à-tête with Michaels, he laments that the viewers in all probability thinks that he’s the “greatest jerk who’s ever been on the present.” However Michaels reassures him, “No, no, that will be Steven Seagal.”
Not lengthy after the Cage episode aired, Franken was booked on The Tonight Present with Jay Leno, and the opposite visitor that evening was none aside from Seagal. In keeping with Franken, Seagal requested, in all seriousness, “Why did Lorne say that about me? That I used to be the worst host ever?”
Franken froze, whereas Leno tried to pacify Seagal, telling him that it was simply “since you’re such an enormous star!”
After proving that he was keen to painting himself as a lecherous Hollywood pervert, Cage did briefly return to Studio 8H, to not host, however to look alongside Andy Samberg’s “Nicolas Cage” throughout Weekend Replace. As soon as once more, he was keen to poke enjoyable at himself, suggesting that he and Samberg have a “three-way with the Declaration of Independence.”
Which might be extra disturbing to observe than something in Longlegs.
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