Overview
Timelines
Overview and main events
Production and Directing Ventures
Cult Following and Versatility
Mainstream Success and Franchise Films
Personal Life and Relationships
Career Beginnings
Critical Success and Action Star
Voice Acting and Animated Films
Financial Challenges and IRS Issues
Diverse Roles and Critical Recognition
Early Life and Family
Chronicle
Articles
Nicolas Cage. Critical Success and Action Star
Critical Success and Action Star
The late 1980s and 1990s marked a significant period of critical acclaim and the establishment of Nicolas Cage as an action star.
1987
Critical Acclaim
Cage received critical success for his roles in 'Moonstruck' and 'Raising Arizona'.
1990
David Lynch Collaboration
He led the David Lynch film 'Wild at Heart', which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
1995
Academy Award Win
Cage won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in 'Leaving Las Vegas'.
1996-1997
Action Film Success
He starred in mainstream action films such as 'The Rock', 'Con Air', and 'Face/Off'.
